Delivery Blackout: Riders Take #24jamoff

Fong Wai Hong, Chieftain and Co-Founder, Storehub

05-Aug-22 18:00

Delivery Blackout: Riders Take #24jamoff

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The Food Delivery Blackout, a 24 hour nationwide strike of food delivery riders took place today. We look at the issues at play, discuss how we’ve become increasingly reliant on food delivery riders and how they’ve shaped the way we live.

Image Source: Friko Keori | Shutterstock

Produced by: Alia Zefri

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharmilla Ganesan

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Categories: economy, Law/Activism

Tags: grab, foodpanda, gig workers, gig economy, worker rights, labour rights,

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