Wages are a perennial issue in the Indian market, and this was exemplified during the recent labour unrest in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, during the month of April, which brought attention back to India's changing labour laws and the difficult realities of putting them into effect. What started as a protest over pay problems slowly turned into tense fights in some parts of the industrial area. There were reports of injuries and damage to public property, including cars being set on

The recent strike by delivery partners on New Year's Eve brought the inherent issues of the gig economy to the surface. The strike conducted by thousands of delivery partners working on delivery-based apps put forward their demands for a fair minimum income, compensation including fuel & maintenance, better health and insurance coverage for accident protection, along with formal recognition as “workers” rather than merely “partners.” Illustration by The Geostrata These dem