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THE INVISIBLE ALGORITHM: POLICY GAPS IN INDIA’S 2025 LABOUR CODES AND THE URGENT NEED TO REGULATE AI-DRIVEN WORKPLACE MANAGEMENT

Tanishq Tiwari and Abdul Lateef Khan I. Introduction The advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its resultant automation in labour regulation have resulted in a paradigm shift in manual procedures such as hiring, workplace management and task allocation, particularly in sectors such as manufacturing, logistics and gig economy. This automation has bolstered productivity, efficiency and […]

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The Karnataka Gig Worker’s Protection Bill: Laudable Yet Conspicuously Imperfect

S.V. Ghopesh Introduction The Karnataka state government recently issued a draft of the Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Bill, 2024, a rights-based bill that seeks to protect the rights of platform-based gig workers and places obligations on aggregators in relation to social security, occupational health, and safety of workers. It also acts […]