Motorcycle delivery riders, more essential than ever, have seen job security elude them
Reporter ARIES JAY C. DE GUIA, 28, a motorcycle delivery rider in Valenzuela City, considers himself lucky these days to clear P500 a day — less than half of what he used to earn before the pandemic, and below the prevailing minimum wage for Metro Manila. Mr. De Guia said before the crisis he typically had four to seven bookings a day, peaking at 13 during busy periods. Now demand has turned uneven, and he is down to two or three. The ordinary risks undertaken by delivery couriers, like road hazards or scam orders, have only multiplied during the pandemic, but their plight has become a grim...
Source: bworldonline.com