Abstract
Vulnerable employment is estimated to comprise 72.76% of India’s total employment (World Bank). Given high informality, climate change and technology are adding other dimensions to employment vulnerability, especially in urban areas. While research highlights precarious working conditions in the platform economy, climate vulnerabilities of online food delivery workers is relatively less discussed. Adverse weather days often imply transfer of climate stress from consumers to workers, who disproportionately bear work-risks. This study discusses climate vulnerability of food delivery workers (through 326 worker-interviews). Highlighting social security provisions to workers, and greenwashing by platforms, it emphasizes role of state and businesses in ensuring “decent” work and labour rights in India’s platform economy.
Presenters
Neha AryaPhD Scholar, Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
2026 Special Focus—Unseen Unsustainability: Addressing Hidden Risks to Long-Term Wellbeing for All
KEYWORDS
Platform work, Food delivery, Climate vulnerability, Health impact, Labour rights
