What are the speed-breakers faced by Indian gig-workers on the fast lane?

The Congress party has recently promised to bring in a new law for the gig and platform economy. Take a look at the lives of gig workers as they navigate through an unregulated sector

Laid off from his job as a repairman at a Gurugram-based security firm, Raman Mann (41) now drives a cab for an application-based cab aggregator in Delhi. Mann, who started as a cab driver in August last year, is working longer hours than his earlier salaried job as a security guard and gets no paid leaves or pensionary benefits.

Mann is part of India’s nearly 8-million workers who are part of the gig and platform economy. The number of such workers is expected to grow to 23.5 million by 2029-30, according to a NITI Aayog report released in 2022.  Another