ILO Adopts Convention 193 on Platform Work; India Abstains

• •The 114th International Labour Conference in Geneva adopted ILO Convention No. 193 (Decent Work in the Platform Economy) on 12 June 2026 — the first binding international treaty setting a universal floor of rights for gig and platform workers.
• •India abstained from voting, citing its policy of ratifying ILO conventions only after domestic laws fully conform, reliance on its own Code on Social Security, 2020, and federalism concerns since labour is a Concurrent subject.
• •India's gig workforce (~7.7 million in 2020-21) is projected by NITI Aayog to reach 2.35 crore by 2029-30; only about 15% of gig workers currently have access to any social security.