the difference between china and third world countries like the us is massive tho. clearly even though his wage in china is shit the overall living conditions are way better, otherwise he’d be homeless essentially.
third world countries like the us
This made me chuckle.
This is normal in most countries now. Totally reckless. Why use these services as a customer? I’ll only order food if I’m sick or recovering after being sick, but it’s better to make a full order from the supermarket, rather than order a single cup of coffee.
“I used to work in security,” he said.
"I worked at the subway for a year and quit because the working time was too long and tiring, so I would even fall asleep standing up.
“Now, just riding a bike every day delivering food is pretty good. It’s not as complicated as security checks.”
While Mr Qi accepts pressure as part of the job and says he’s generally “pretty happy” with his work, the challenges of the gig economy and competing with millions of others for orders can be too much for some.
Centrelink payments to unemployed people in australia are about $54 a day, but if you work a full day at minimum wage, you’d make over $200
Rent in melbourne is on average $500 a week
According to this, uber delivery drivers in australia make 3-5$ per delivery, plus a small fee per km https://earnsmartau.com/guide/how-much-does-uber-eats-pay-australia
Rents are similar in beijing and melbourne, but you can get a plate of food in bejing for sub $10, and in australia youd be hard pressed to eat out for under $30
https://www.livingcost.net/china/beijing?currency=AUD
https://www.livingcost.net/australia/melbourne
i hate the abc
Obviously the ABC made this article to seem like conditions for food delivery workers is worse than china, but regardless better than capitalism is not a high bar.
Sometimes I think the cpc gives the market too much free rein.
