Fieldwork done in Delhi and Mumbai with cab drivers and food delivery workers who told us fascinating and at times heartbreaking stories of their lives, all packed into this report, finally out and available to read on the CIS website. So happy this work is out!

How to balance the researcher’s agenda and needs vs a union’s agenda and needs? Today on Platypus, @antishree and @ishabhallamudi introduce a new series: The Politics of Writing About Platform Workers’ Organizing. Read more here: https://t.co/lSJeH3kblS

💸 Gig workers can’t even see their own earnings history Platforms + vendors delete, hide, or distort wage data Without data, there’s no way to fight unfair pay. A first of its kind analysis on wage data of gig work companies in India Link to the analysis in the next twt

📢Dark Store Audit Report in Delhi NCR RAWU conducted an audit of basic amenities and safety standards across 51 dark stores operated by major quick-commerce platforms, including Blinkit, Zepto, Instamart, Big Basket, and Flipkart Minutes.🧵 Report link in last twt

How did the pandemic reshape ethnographies and doctoral journeys? This post, by @antishree, offers reflections on adapting research during global upheaval, highlighting the importance of partial vision for patchworking the field and enabling engagement. https://t.co/2fcrFBvfHl

🚨One of the country’s largest quick-commerce platforms, @ZeptoNow, is shamelessly imposing a system of “digital bonded labour” on a section of its workers through its Rural Mobilization program — at a time when it's all set to go for a fresh round of IPO Full statement 👇

देखिए प्लेटफॉर्म कंपनी की सच्चाई @PeekTV_in #gigworker #labourrights #Workers

Clear violation of the anti discrimination policy of @urbancompany_UC as declared in @TowardsFairWork India, 2024 Report Policy also has deterrent provisions for customers UC must stand behind its workers!! ✊ @abhirajbhal @zoo_bear @MaktoobMedia https://t.co/AWWbElaK5w

I’m taking a break from my mental health to focus on my academic work

Playwright @BoodhuRamu spends an entire day with Babasaheb on 14 April - his 135th Birth Anniversary - at some of the known and not so known addresses in the city. He takes a look at how Bombay shaped Babasaheb. As you go through the photo-essay you realise how the city provided

One of our members @AmbikaTandon was recently quoted in a @timesofindia story by @notketakidesai on @urbancompany_UC 's "Insta Maid" service

If @zomato workers took over its marketing team

Why are Ola, Uber, Rapido cab drivers in Hyderabad starting a ‘no AC campaign’ from March 24? Source: Hindustan Times https://t.co/rtzLENTFA2

.@TGPWU presses for robust gig Platform workers law. Union reps highlighted long-standing demands for fair wages, transparent algorithms, social security, and a dedicated welfare board. Union reps joined the stakeholder meeting with the labour Dept Prl. Secretary. Press Note 👇

It is rare though not impossible to bring academic and trade union voices together. Absolutely glad to have been part of this panel with @GayatriNsocio @antishree @ShaikTgfwda and advance collaborative voices in platform economy scholarship

The panel explored critical issues like algorithmic control, fair pay, worker organizing, and the future of platform labour. 📢 @TGPWU stands firm in advocating for #WorkersRights in the #GigEconomy. #PlatformLabour #DigitalLabour #WorkerSolidarity #FairWork

Thematic Panel 5 at #IASSIConference2024 highlighted the evolving dynamics of Digital Platforms & Labour. Moderated by @GayatriNsocio, the session featured insightful discussions by @EKunduri, @antishree , @ShaikTgfwda, and Surendra Singh.

Hi, We are looking for Early Career Researchers to send in their abstracts for this panel. A week to go: 22nd October 2024 (Tuesday) #Asianmedia #marginality #precarity #vulnerability. We also aim to take this forward as a special issue. Feel free to reach out for any concerns.

Here's the core idea: If talent is uniformly distributed and opportunity is equal, then Nobelists will come out of the woodwork, from random families & places. If every laureate is born rich, or in the West, or has a teacher mom, it means a lot of our geniuses are being missed.

Landmark ruling by the Karnataka High Court! Finally, recognition of app-based cab drivers as employees, not just independent contractors. Aggregators like @Olacabs must now take responsibility as employers. This is a huge step forward for workers rights! https://t.co/he3lhxBbNU

💔 to see Gig and Platform workers pushed to such extremes! An @Uber @Olacabs driver now forced to sell grocery items out of his cab just to survive. This is what happens when fair wages and worker rights are ignored. Gig economy must change to ensure dignity, fairness for all!