By launching the Rajasthan Platform-based Gig Workers (Registration and Welfare) Bill, 2023, Rajasthan has become the first state to propose a law to protect the rgig workers' rights.
The draft bill proposes to form a welfare board for the platform-based gig workers to register them and their aggregators.ù
The board will also hear grievances of platform-based gig workers, monitor all payments generated on platforms, and penalise errant aggregators.
The bill also mentions that if the aggregators fail to comply with any of the provisions made by the Board, they will have to pay a fine of Rs 10 lakh or can be suspended or prevented from functioning within Rajasthan.
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