This photograph taken on July 6, 2026 shows All India Gig and Platform Workers Union President, Sanjay Gaba speaking with AFP during an interview at his office in New Delhi. For decades, households in India have relied on an informal army of domestic workers hired through word of mouth to mop floors, wash dishes and cook meals. Now a growing crop of startups, such as Snabbit, Pronto and Urban Company, is attempting to bring structure to the largely unregulated sector that employs an estimated 30 million workers, most of them women. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP via Getty Images)