Hyderabad, Feb. 15 -- The Indian Federation of App-Based Transport Workers (IFAT), on Sunday, February 15, submitted its suggestions to Union Labour and Employment Minister Mansukh Mandaviya regarding the draft rules framed under the Code on Social Security, 2020, for gig and platform workers.

IFAT General Secretary and Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU) President Shaik Salauddin submitted the recommendations on behalf of gig and platform workers across the country.

The Union Government released the draft rules on December 30 last year. Salauddin welcomed the move but called it long awaited step. "We have flagged several gaps in the proposed draft," he said.

Key suggestions

IFAT has called for the removal of a clause tha...