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This World Disability Day, we celebrate the resilience and autonomy of individuals with disabilities. Through Kimaya’s Home, we highlight the importance of supported decision-making, bringing attention to the need for an inclusive world where every choice matters. The need for this discourse is crucial in challenging the assumption that reduced intellectual capacity equals a lack of understanding. Intellectual disability may limit certain abilities, but it doesn't erase the potential for growth, learning, and meaningful participation in decision-making.

This comic book is inspired by our study on legal guardianship for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), a collaboration between Pacta and Enable India, which we’ll share with you soon.

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Let’s reflect, act, and advocate for a future where every voice is heard and every individual is empowered. 💙

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This milestone allows us to operate as a not-for-profit-charitable in pursuit of bold and rigorous social science research.

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👁️‍🗨️ Pacta's Vision for Fair Work in the Platform Economy

At Pacta, we believe in a comprehensive approach to Fair Work that goes beyond just minimum standards. Our framework focuses on these key principles:

💰 Fair Pay – Ensuring all workers, no matter their classification, earn a decent income after work-related costs.
🏥 Fair Working Conditions – Platforms must adopt proactive policies to protect the health and safety of workers.
📄 Fair Contracts – Contracts should be clear, accessible, and free from clauses that exclude liability for the platform.
📊 Fair Management Practices – Workers must have a voice, be able to appeal decisions, and benefit from transparent algorithms.
🗣️ Fair Representation – Workers should have the right to organize and negotiate collectively, with platforms providing channels for worker voices to be heard.

In a rapidly growing gig economy, these principles are crucial to creating fairer, safer, and more sustainable work environments for all. 🌍✨

👁️‍🗨️ Take a look at Pacta’s key recommendations from our recent webinar on addressing worker issues in the platform economy .

We look beyond solely legislative solutions and propose the following:

💼 Legislation for guaranteed base income & anti-competitive regulations
🧑‍💻 Strengthening of algorithmic decisions & protection for worker data
🤝 Regulatory sandboxes for collective worker representation & solutions for dispersed workers
🏥 Provision of social security, health insurance, & paid leave through social security funds
📄 Effective grievance redressal mechanisms to ensure accountability
💡 Promoting responsible investment for fair & equitable working conditions

By rethinking the current platform economy, we can build a better future for workers!

In her closing remarks, Nivedita Krishna ( Founder, Pacta) highlighted the establishment of committees to proactively address work-related issues and reforms. She extended her gratitude to all participants for their valuable contributions.

Dr. Arun T Pocumpully added that the panelists' invaluable contributions will be included in Pacta's final report, aiming to create impactful inclusive policy changes in the future. 🙏

 

🌐 Panelists present an in-depth exploration of the gig economy's challenges and possible solutions during Pacta's Webinar:

1. Sujatha Ramani (Pollinate Group) highlighted the potential of smaller organizations to drive innovative solutions in the gig economy. She emphasized the role of CSR in addressing root causes such as education and opportunities for gig workers, and the importance of upskilling programs.

2. Varini G (Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy) focused on the critical need to build state capacity and intervention, stressing the importance of strengthening data collection practices.

3. Morgan Rhys Powell (Leeds Index of Platform Labour Protest) discussed the resilience of labor unions in a platform-based economy, emphasizing the reemergence of collective action as a crucial tool for vulnerable workers.

4. Abdul Shaban (TISS) addressed the challenges posed by corporate capitalism and the specific issues faced by the urban poor in the gig economy.

5. Anusha R (India Labourline & Aajeevika Bureau) emphasized the forced nature of migration in urban gig work, identifying limited opportunities, informal practices, and the lack of social safety nets, and advocating for increased representation of gig workers.

6. Jai Bharathi (MoWO) highlighted the gendered challenges faced by women in the gig economy, stressing the need for tailored support and policies to ensure their safety and empowerment.

7. Saharsh Agarwal (ISB) and Aproov Kulkarni (OMI) also contributed their invaluable insights on the emerging trends within the gig economy and noted the heightened concern for evidence-based legislation that will help bridge the existing gaps in India's labour laws, fostering a more inclusive and fair ecosystem.

 

🚀 Pacta's webinar 'Beyond Regulatory Fixes: Ways to Advance Better Working Conditions for Platform Workers' on 10/11/24, sought to explore possibilities of better working conditions for platform workers.

Anogh Roy Acharya introduced speakers and our study on social security and fair work for gig workers.

Dr. Arun T Pocumpully set the stage for the discussion, by introducing the growing relevance of the platform-based gig economy in India and highlighting the need for nuanced approaches beyond laws to ensure fairness in wages, treatment, and opportunities.

🎯 Our goal? Dignified working conditions and home-grown business growth.

🤝 Key recommendations: guaranteed base income, anti-competitive regulations, algorithmic explainability, data protection, regulatory sandboxes for worker representation, social security, health insurance, paid leave, grievance redressal, and responsible investment.