The gig economy in India is a complex dichotomy, a source of flexible income for millions, yet their protection is absent and collective action by gig workers remains challenging due to their dispersed nature and ambiguous legal status.
Author - Bushra
is currently working with Mondelez International as a People Experience Advisor . She is a Ph.D. Research Scholar in HR and Industrial Relations from Charusat University, Gujarat and an alumnus of PGDM-HRM from XISS, Ranchi. She also been a presenter of his/her study at ILO, Geneva in 2025 focusing on industrial relations.
240 Days is a weapon in the hands of any worker which safeguards them from termination. The author clarifies that the impact of it has to understood in right perspective.



