The deaths of Xiaojun Chen and Uber Eats rider Dede Fredy have highlighted gig economy workers’ precarious conditions
Local residents have helped raise thousands of dollars for the Chinese family of a food delivery rider whose death in Sydney last month has thrown a spotlight on the precarious conditions facing gig economy workers.
Xiaojun Chen, a 43-year-old from a small village in rural China who worked for the delivery app Hungry Panda, was struck by a bus in the Sydney suburb of Zetland on 29 September.
Continue reading…The deaths of Xiaojun Chen and Uber Eats rider Dede Fredy have highlighted gig economy workers’ precarious conditionsLocal residents have helped raise thousands of dollars for the Chinese family of a food delivery rider whose death in Sydney last month has thrown a spotlight on the precarious conditions facing gig economy workers.Xiaojun Chen, a 43-year-old from a small village in rural China who worked for the delivery app Hungry Panda, was struck by a bus in the Sydney suburb of Zetland on 29 September. Continue reading…