The Fairwork ratings provide an independent perspective on labour conditions of platform work for policymakers, platform companies, workers, and consumers. Our goal is to show that better, and fairer, jobs are possible in the platform economy. [...] Irrespective of their employment classification, workers should have the right to organise in collective bodies, and platforms should be prepared to cooperate and negotiate with them. [...] The rationale for a return to the CoSS definition is on the grounds that platforms do not exercise any “degree of control, commitment and accountability” over independent contractors i.e. [...] Therefore, this right to reject work appears to be a redundant proposal.”22 However, the claim that platforms do not exercise control over platform workers ignores evidence to the contrary, as workers’ time, and by extension, their earnings, are increasingly subject to tighter controls. The Theme in Focus section of this report describes this process in more detail. [...] Indeed, as others have recently pointed out,57 and examples from other countries indicate,58 the provision of minimal standards for workers does not necessarily mean that their employment status has to change. [...] The platform takes appropriate steps to ensure both of the following: • Payment must be on time and in-full. [...] The e-Shram portal is a digital registry rolled out by the Union Government on 26th August 2021, for all unorganised workers including ‘gig and platform workers’. Available at: ( Accessed: 30 September 2024). 5. [...] For instance, on 19 January 2024, the Labour Minister of Karnataka called for a meeting to consult with the Fairwork India team and the Bangalore Political Action Committee (BPAC). [...] In order to evidence this, where the platform is responsible for paying workers the platform must either: (a) have a documented policy that ensures the workers receive at least the local minimum wage after costs in their active hours; or (b) provide summary statistics of transaction and cost. 65. [...] In order to evidence this, where the platform is responsible for paying workers the platform must either: (a) have a documented policy that ensures the workers receive at least the local living wage after costs in their active hours; or (b) provide summary statistics of transaction and cost data evidencing all workers earn a minimum wage after costs. 66.
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