Tag: Code on Social Security 2020

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UPSC Editorial Analysis: Supreme Court Ruling on Adoptive Maternity Leave

General Studies-1; Topic: Role of women and women’s organization   Introduction The Supreme Court of India, in a significant judgment has struck down the restrictive “three-month” age limit for adoptive mothers to claim maternity leave. It moves India’s legal framework from a purely biological understanding of family to a more inclusive, rights-based approach. Context of the …

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UPSC Editorial Analysis: The Gig Economy Conundrum in India

General Studies-3; Topic: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.   Introduction The recent nationwide strikes by gig workers, particularly on New Year’s Eve, have cast a harsh spotlight on India’s booming gig economy. With NITI Aayog projecting the gig and platform workforce to expand exponentially from roughly 1 …

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A call for ban on 10-minute deliveries

Source:  IE Subject: Urbanization, their problems and their remedies. Context: Gig workers from platforms like Swiggy, Zomato, Blinkit and Zepto went on nationwide strikes on Christmas and New Year’s Eve, demanding a ban on 10-minute delivery models. About A call for ban on 10-minute deliveries: What it is? The 10-minute delivery model promises ultra-fast doorstep …

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Insights into Editorial: A collage of laws that leaves the worker out in the cold

    Context: As COVID-19 destroys lives and livelihoods, an unprepared government has rendered low-paid, informal workers, who constitute 91% of the workforce, totally hapless, pushing them further into poverty. Imagine if these same informal workers had social security (including free basic curative care in public clinics and hospitals, the elderly had old age pensions, …

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