Most gig workers still lack health insurance, paid leave and maternity benefits. Govt effort to ensure welfare and security for this expanding category of workforce is still a work in progress
Contract workers at the University of Hyderabad have launched an indefinite protest demanding equal pay, abolition of the contract system, and proper implementation of EPF and ESI benefits. They allege that new labour codes and contractor policies have worsened job security and working conditions.
India’s new labour codes promise simplification and economic growth, but gaps in implementation, diluted worker protections and increasing centralisation raise serious concerns
The IT company reported a 2.2 per cent decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 6,654 crore in the October-December quarter of FY26, as compared to Rs 6,806 crore in the year-ago period
At a round table in Hyderabad, BRS leaders and union representatives strongly criticised the Centre’s four labour codes, branding them anti-worker and a threat to job security. Speakers accused both BJP and Congress of eroding workers’ rights and urged mass protests similar to the farmers’ movement.
