DEVELOPMENT OF A PERSONA-BASED SOCIAL PROTECTION GUIDEBOOK AND DIGITAL DASHBOARD FOR PLATFORM WORKERS IN KARNATAKA AND KERALA-PILOT INITIATIVE

Under Project, “Realizing decent work in the platform economy through e-formalization, a terms of reference has been developed for the development of a persona-based social protection guidebook and digital dashboard for platform workers in Karnataka and Kerala pilot initiative

A detailed terms of reference is attached.

The objectives of the study are given below:

• Develop a live, digital dashboard that displaying the scheme compendium for use  by respective stakeholders.
• Identify relevant social welfare schemes/initiatives, implemented by different government entities (state level) in Karnataka and Kerala to promote decent work for platform workers.
• Document information on the objectives/rationale, scope, key components, coverage (geographical area and demographic group) & benefits, eligibility criteria, application process, beneficiaries’ documents requirement for accessing (each of the identified) schemes, relevant department for accessing these schemes, funding sources, implementation mechanism.
• Assess the accessibility and effectiveness of the schemes/initiatives in terms of outreach and benefit to the target population. Documentation of good practices (if any)
• Analyze areas of duplication, overlap, or gaps in/ among the existing schemes/initiatives.

Interested individuals/institutions are requested to send the above-mentioned documents as per Section 13 of the TOR along with a detailed methodology, brief write up on how the deliverables will be achieved in the contract period and a covering letter responding to the Terms of Reference to Mr. Karun Gopinath on gopinath@ilo.org by 03 March 2025 (by 5.30 p.m.) with a subject line: Development of a persona-based social protection guidebook and digital dashboard for platform workers in Karnataka and Kerala- a pilot initiative