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Sudipa DuttaAIR 41· 2092

Question 11GS1GS1

What is the rise of the gig economy greatly benefits the new generation of employees, as it provides them with new job opportunities and multiple sources of income. It is a common trend for fresh graduates who move out of smaller towns and cities and take up gig work to make ends meet till they land a permanent job. Organizations are also opting for temporary professionals over training their own employees for a specific skill set. What solutions can be offered for gig workers like Rahul?

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Main Body

gig workers can be defined as the workers who are engaged on unstructured basis either medium to semi skilled forming core of informal economies.

Structure:

1Rahul's family
2gig workers
3gig economy
4Red sourcing
5Ethical issues involved

Ethical issues involved:

1Economic development vs workers' rights
2Exploitation of workers

Financing stability vs society status

Work satisfaction vs living family responsibilities

Formalization of economy

Hampering of workers employability

Unused stress and work becoming business

Working class participating vs Bourgeois accumulation of wealth

Limitations of welfare state and government

Measures to resolve the problem:

1Formalization of economy
more responsibilities if government on big scale contract there.
2Skill development
through classes such as Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Yojana etc.
3Availability of credit
through missing under lending practics
4Enjoyment of business ethics
through adherence to code of ethics & code of conduct.
Wage enhancementthrough enforcement of minimum wages at site.
Skill developmentthrough classes such as Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Yojana etc.
Availability of creditthrough missing under lending practics
Enforcement of business ethicsthrough adherence to code of ethics & code of conduct.
Proper development of educational institutionsthrough reducing glass out rates
Employment securingthrough overall economic development.

The problem of gig workers should be on the basis of bold bills for maxim of not killing anyone just through the acts of society.

239 words20 paragraphs
  • clear structural organization
  • identifies key ethical issues
  • provides definition
  • comprehensive list of measures
  • references relevant scheme
  • addresses multiple dimensions
  • multiple solutions addressed
  • holistic approach
  • refers to schemes

Topper

Sudipa Dutta

AIR 412092

Subject & Paper

GS1GS1

Topic

Role of Women and Women's Organization, Population and Associated Issues, Poverty and Developmental issues, Urbanization, their problems and their remedies

Gig economy and informal workers

Defining gig workers and ethical issues

Writing Stats

239

Total words

20

Paragraphs

prescriptive

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