Fair Work Agency: CEO appointed to lead new employment rights taskforce
Lisa Pinney has been appointed to lead the government’s new Fair Work Agency (FWA) when it launches in April.
By Belinda Liversedge on 13 March 2026
Employment rights
Karnataka IT workers demand end to companies’ exemption from labour rules
Ahead of India’s general election, hundreds of IT employees held a demonstration against alleged “anti-worker practices” in Karnataka’s information technology (IT) and information technology-enabled services (ITeS) sector outside the Labour Commissioner’s office in Bengaluru.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 09 May 2024
Social security benefits for gig workers: Rajasthan promises action
Rajasthan’s government has announced a proposed levy on customers’ bookings on app platforms to fund social security schemes for gig workers – and commentators say it’s time the central government adopted a similar scheme nationwide.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 06 July 2023
Labour law reforms stalled until 2024 general election
Although new codes aimed at modernising India’s labour laws have yet to come into force, some states have begun to reform their legislation in a bid to boost economic growth – though critics say vital worker rights are being eroded.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 07 June 2023
11 million people living in modern slavery in India, warn campaigners
Although the world’s 20 richest countries are fuelling forced labour and account for over half the estimated 50 million people living in modern slavery globally, there are currently more people living in modern slavery in India than in any other country in the rest of the world, an international human rights group has warned.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 07 June 2023
A tough gig
Although India’s gig workers have long campaigned for better employment conditions and social security benefits, commentators say progress in wgaining them is painfully slow.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 08 February 2023
Domestic workers: indispensable but unprotected
Many of India’s domestic workers face exploitation, poor working conditions and low wages, and campaigners say the one of the main reasons is the central government’s failure to introduce nationally applicable laws to protect them.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 07 March 2023
India’s gig workers launch legal bid for social security benefits
An Indian trade union has launched a legal bid to win social security benefits for people working for food delivery and taxi apps such as Zomato, Swiggy, Ola and Uber.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 12 October 2021
Indian workers strike in bid for improved employment rights
A coalition of India’s central trade unions held a two-day nationwide strike on 28-29 March to protest against what they say are the Indian central government’s “anti-worker, anti-farmer, anti-people and anti-national policies”.
By on 06 April 2022
Indian gig workers fight for social security benefits
The government has promised to provide social security benefits to workers employed by app platforms, but trade unions say progress in delivering them is painfully slow.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 08 March 2022
