NSW unveils tough new safety laws for food delivery companies following spate of deaths

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However the proposed laws have been slammed by the Transport Workers’ Union, which fears the 'targeting and punishment of exploited riders' will only add to the pressures they already face on the job. evanb_y

Food delivery platforms will need to provide workers in NSW with protective equipment and induction training under new proposed safety laws hailed by the state government as the toughest anywhere in Australia., including four in Sydney, put renewed scrutiny on the industry and its working conditions.

A recent education and safety blitz found widespread non-compliance with road and workplace safety laws, NSW Minister for Better Regulation Kevin Anderson said, with almost nine in 10 riders not wearing high-vis clothing.“Enough is enough,” he said in a statement on Saturday. The state government says food delivery platforms have already committed to 50 actions to improve their riders' health and safety as part of the taskforce's work.

“These new laws are not about protecting the most exploited workers in our society. This is a shield for Silicon Valley behemoths and their sham business models which are literally killing riders on our roads,” he said in a statement.

 

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evanb_y A Call to Protect People and Nature! Thread to Watch/read, T'h'a'c'k'e'r Pass, Nevada:

evanb_y Of course it's a shield. It's basic business risk minimisation to document token training conversations that are referred back to for culpability defence to unsafe workplace practices. Also, 'gig economy businesses offering sham contracts' is a condition of their immigration.

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