HUMAN RIGHTS CHALLENGES IN GIG ECONOMY: A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN INDIA AND UK
AUTHOR – K.S.S.S BHARGAV, STUDENT AT SCHOOL OF LAW, VELS INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND ADVANCED STUDIES CHENNAI
BEST CITATION – K.S.S.S BHARGAV, HUMAN RIGHTS CHALLENGES IN GIG ECONOMY: A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN INDIA AND UK, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 6 (6) OF 2026, PG. 120-131, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344. DOI – https://doi.org/10.65393/IJLRV6I614
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
1.1 Topic and Significance
The world of work has changed in ways that the law has struggled to keep pace with. Over the past two decades, digital technology gave rise to what is broadly called the ‘gig economy’: work mediated by platforms, performed on demand, and paid per task rather than through a continuous employment relationship. No employment relationship, technically. Just the app, the algorithm, and the worker. Platforms like Uber, Ola, Zomato, Swiggy, Deliveroo, and Amazon Flex have drawn millions into this arrangement, offering flexibility as the headline benefit while retaining considerable control over the terms on which work is actually done.[1] In the United Kingdom, between 4 and 5 million people engage in some form of platform work.[2]
[1]NITI Aayog, ‘India’s Booming Gig and Platform Economy’ (NITI Aayog 2022) 9.
[2]Office for National Statistics, ‘Coronavirus and Homeworking in the UK’ (ONS 2021).