According to Kumar, the biggest issue is that gig workers are still not recognised as workers under three of India's four labour codes—the Industrial Relations Code, the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, and the Wage Code. As a result, they remain outside the legal framework governing wages, working conditions and industrial relations. The Social Security Code, 2020 is the only labour law that recognises gig workers, but even six years after its enactment, its implementation is yet to begin