India’s gig workers are in an uproar, alarming for tech firms

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 A lady swiggy driver on the way to deliver the order. (Twitter )
 wsj 2 min read . Updated: 30 Jul 2022, 12:01 PM IST Megha Mandavia, The Wall Street Journal

Delivery drivers, crucial to the country’s burgeoning tech sector, are starting to push back harder for financial protections

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When the Indian government imposed a brutal lockdown in 2020, gig workers were hailed as Covid-19 heroes. The accolades masked gig workers’ growing discontent with fluctuating payouts and incentives. Now they want their share of the winnings.

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