Social Media Ideas for Gig Workers Act 2025

Rethinking Gig Worker Classification: How the 2026 ILO Negotiations Could Reshape Labour Rights

Introduction Over the last ten years, the world has seen a huge transformation in the global economy with the explosive growth of the platform or gig economy. Millions of people ar...

Gig worker social security cover active after first task acceptance, says Socso

 KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 — Social security protection for gig workers under the Gig Workers Act 2025 (Act 872) w...

Gig Workers in China Need More Than Promises

Click to expand Image Food delivery workers are lining up to collect orders in Shanghai,...

Hong Kong to extend injury protection to gig delivery workers

Hong Kong’s army of gig workers in food and goods delivery services will be entitled to compensation for job-related injuries under proposed legislation aimed at improving labour p...

Gig workers get an über-lift

Massachusetts has become the first state to approve collective bargaining for drivers for ride-hailing services, while maintaining flexibility and contractor independence. This mig...

Telangana urged to create flexible and growth-oriented gig economy framework

Forum calls for wider consultations for rules on Gig Workers Bill

May 25, 2026

Intuit announces layoffs; CA Governor Newsom issues executive order.

ILO Adopts Landmark Treaty on Gig Work

Click to expand Image Delegates of the Standard-Setting Committee on Decent Work in the...

Louisiana eyes workers' comp shake-up for gig workers and solo LLCs

A January 2027 report could pull thousands of solo operators into the system

May 26, 2026

Massachusetts rideshare drivers become the first in the nation to unionize; the Pope warns of AI risks to workers. 

June 2, 2026

Illinois passes rideshare driver unionization bill; DOL issues new union financial reporting rule; unions push back against AI data center regulations.

Making Gig Work Pay: ILO Convention 193 and Remuneration

Last month, the International Labour Organization (ILO) adopted ILO Convention 193, the first international legal instrument regulating digital platform work. C193 is a boon for th...

Karnataka HC directs Swiggy, Zomato, Zepto and others to deposit gig workers' welfare fee within 3 weeks

Refusing to grant an interim stay on the Karnataka Gig Workers Welfare Act, the Karnataka High Court has directed Swiggy, Zomato, Zepto and other app-based aggregators to deposit t...

ILO Adopts First Global Labor Standard for Platform Work: What U.S. Companies Need to Know

Minimum Wage Fail

Not long ago, new kinds of jobs appeared: app-based gig work. They include jobs like dog walking on Rover, Taskrabbit work, DoorDash food delivery, Uber and Lyft driving … Lots of...

May 24, 2026

A majority of House Representatives sign a discharge petition for the Faster Labor Contracts Act, and the House Transportation Committee adopts a railroad safety amendment in the B...

New York passes a bill aimed at halting ‘ghost jobs’

S8877 would subject employers and third-party platforms to steep fines if their job posts don’t include a time frame for if, and when, they expect the job to be filled.

Gig work is booming - so why are injured workers still falling through the cracks?

The protection gap for injured workers has never been more urgent - or more complicated to fix

Gov sets June 22 deadline for gig platforms to sync worker data with e-Shram portal

The Joint Secretary stated that the e-Shram portal provides the database of the registered aggregators which helps in understanding on real time basis the benefits a worker can or...

Rising Gig Workers in China Still Denied Right to Organize, Activists Say

The International Labour Organization (ILO) adopted the world’s first convention on decent work in the platform economy, also called the gig economy on June 12. The Chinese delegat...

Illinois AG Recovers Unpaid Wages for Misclassified Temporary Workers

GigSmart Inc. has entered into a settlement with the office of Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, under which it will pay around $95,000 to resolve allegations that it misclass...

Victorian Work from Home Bill Introduced

On 16 June 2026, the Victorian government introduced the Equal Opportunity Amendment (Work from Home) Bill 2026 (Vic) (the WFH Bill). The WFH Bill proposes a significant shift in w...

June 15, 2026

Apple wins summary judgment on FLSA and state law worker claims; Werner truckers reach $18 million settlement; California court uphold finding that Tesla yard hostlers are exempt f...

California Lays the Groundwork for More Sweeping AI Workforce Regulation—Employers Should Start Preparing Now