Uber and Amazon are being heavily criticized for the shockingly inadequate working conditions faced by their gig workers in India.
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On Tuesday, Fairwork India had scathing words for Ola, Uber, Dunzo, PharmEasy and Amazon Flex after its report revealed that these companies received zero marks in its assessment of whether they provide good working conditions to gig workers.
After conducting an intensive research project in collaboration with partners at the University of Oxford, it was found that some businesses do not provide gig workers with fair pay, contracts, management practices, representation or working conditions.
After examining 12 companies, the firm awarded Urban Company seven out of ten points, Bigbasket received six points, Flipkart and Swiggy received five points each, Zomato received four points, Zepto two, while Porter – backed by Tiger Global – received one point.
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The fourth annual Fairwork India report highlighted that only Bigbasket, Flipkart and Urban Company received the opening point this year due to their public commitments to ensure that workers receive at least the local minimum wage, after taking into account all related costs.
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Gig economy workers have grown exponentially over the past decade, but these workers are excluded from many employee benefits, such as health insurance. Many researchers believe that companies that exploit this workforce are not paying their fair share .
Information source: techcrunch.com
