THE IMPACT OF LABOUR ON GIG WORK IN TAMILNADU
AUTHOR- NISHANTHI.M SCHOLAR AT SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE IN LAW, THE TAMIL NADU DR AMBEDKAR LAW UNIVERSITY, CHENNAI. EMAIL – Sweetgirlsha1206@gmail.com
BEST CITATION – NISHANTHI.M, THE IMPACT OF LABOUR ON GIG WORK IN TAMILNADU, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 5 (4) OF 2025, PG. 576-579, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344.
ABSTRACT:
The necessity for legislative changes to guarantee gig workers equitable treatment and social security has been highlighted by the gig economy’s explosive growth in India, especially in Tamil Nadu. This study examines how recent changes to Tamil Nadu’s labor laws, such as the creation of the Tamil Nadu Platform-Based Gig Workers’ Welfare Board and the expansion of the Tamil Nadu Manual Workers Act to platform-based workers, have affected gig work in the state. These programs seek to alleviate the precarity of platform-based work, legalize the gig economy, and grant access to welfare benefits. The study also looks at state-led initiatives like worker lounges, group insurance plans, and electric scooter subsidies, evaluating how well they improve the livelihoods of gig workers. Notwithstanding these forward-thinking actions, issues with awareness, implementation, and the informal character of gig employment still exist. This study emphasizes how inclusive legal frameworks and ongoing policy innovation are necessary to guarantee the long-term safety and empowerment of gig workers in Tamil Nadu. Legal changes that guarantee gig workers fair treatment, respectable working conditions, and social security are desperately needed, as seen by the gig economy’s explosive growth in India, especially in Tamil Nadu. This essay examines how recent changes to Tamil Nadu’s labor laws have affected gig work in the state. These changes include the Tamil Nadu Manual Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Work) Act’s expansion to include platform-based gig workers and the groundbreaking creation of the Tamil Nadu Platform-Based Gig Workers’ Welfare Board. In order to address the inherent precarity and lack of job security in platform-mediated employment, these institutional and legal innovations mark important steps toward the formalization of gig work. They seek to grant access to welfare benefits like health insurance, accidental coverage, and pension plans.
Key words: Gig work, gig worker welfare board, group insurance scheme, social security, manual workers.