Swiggy, Zomato to pay welfare fee to gig workers as Karnataka notifies 1% levy on aggregators

Bengaluru, 17/2: The Karnataka government notified the quantum of Gig workers’ welfare fee which different aggregator platforms must pay as a contribution to the gig workers’ welfare fund.

Following this, aggregator platforms such as Swiggy, Zomato, Ola, Uber and so on will have to pay the necessary welfare fee to the Gig workers’ board from February 13. The board is headed by Labour Minister Santosh S Lad.