Hyderabad, June 27 -- Telangana minister for Labour and Employment Vivek Venkataswamy on Friday, June 27, announced that the state will soon establish a welfare board for platform-based gig workers.

The decision was announced at a high-level stakeholder consultation meeting attended by various unions, platform companies, experts, and worker representatives.

Attending the meeting, Telangana Gig and Platform Workers' Union (TGPWU) put across their demands, asking for minimum wage guarantees, legal recognition and mandatory registration of workers in order to be covered under all welfare provisions.

They also called for algorithmic transparency from the platform companies to ensure fairness in task allocation, payments, and account deacti...