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Online food delivery deaths prompt calls for better worker’s compensation for gig economy workers
Four-year-old Azka is getting used to a new phrase in his vocabulary: “My father has passed away.” They are an enormous five words for a small boy to carry.
Key points:
- Over recent months there have been five deaths involving food delivery riders
- As independent contractors, delivery riders are not entitled to the same rights as employees
- The deaths have underscored a union campaign for stronger protections for gig economy workers
In September 2020, Azka’s dad, 36-year-old Dede Fredy, was hit by a car in Sydney’s Marrickville while working as a food delivery rider for Uber Eats.
He was the first of five riders across various companies to die while on the job nationally in the coming months, renewing scrutiny on the multi-million-dollar online…
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