Four delivery riders die on Sydney roads in three months in 'massive crisis' for gig economy
ABCThe NSW Government has set up a taskforce to investigate a number of recent deaths of food delivery riders. Key points: A man's death overnight brings the delivery driver death toll to five in three months Uber Eats described the fatality as "devastating" and vowed to improve safety The union called the gig economy "unregulated" while Opposition has called for industry reform Five delivery riders have died nationally in the past three months, four of them in Sydney. Minister for Better Regulation Kevin Anderson said the taskforce would "assess the safety measures currently implemented by each food delivery operator". Uber Eats has admitted the industry needs to do more to improve worker safety, in the wake of another death of a food delivery rider in inner Sydney overnight. "On Monday evening we learned the incredibly sad news that an Uber Eats delivery partner had passed away following a road accident in the Sydney CBD," the spokesperson said.
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The IndependentAkshay came to Australia to support his family. He died on the job while delivering food
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