These gig workers should be recognised as workers, not merely as partners, and be given the protection and dignity they deserve, demanded Dr Raghunath Kuchik, general secretary of the Bharatiya Kamgar Sena, which is affiliated with Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)

The manufacturer’s defence of attempting to resolve the issue was not supported by substantial proof, indicating a “lackadaisical approach”, the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, South Mumbai said in an order passed earlier this month