The Congress on Saturday (January 3, 2026) termed the Centre's proposal for a 90-day work rule for gig workers to become eligible for social security "too little, too late", as the Opposition called for the need for legislation to protect the rights of workers in the unorganised sector.
The party said it stood with the gig workers and has been an ardent champion of the rights of those in the unorganised sector.
In a post on X, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said reports that the Central government proposes a 90-day work rule for gig workers to get social security are "too little, too late".
Gig workers’ strike reveals intolerable working conditions
"Amidst a larger movement by gig workers to secure dignified working conditions, the (Narendra) Modi government has belatedly woken up to the need to do so. But its vision is too little, too late and falls far short of the provisions made out by Congress governments in Telangana, Rajasthan, and Karnataka to support gig workers," he said.
