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SINGAPORE – Food delivery rider Roger hates standing still, especially when it is hot. “If I stop moving, that’s when the fatigue hits,” he said. The hotter weather is taking a toll on him mentally, he said. “If you keep getting orders, you’ll f'Mentally, you just have to push through': Longer hours, hotter days taking a toll on delivery riders
SINGAPORE – Food delivery rider Roger hates standing still, especially when it is hot. “If I stop moving, that’s when the fatigue hits,” he said. The hotter weather is taking a toll on him mentally, he said. “If you keep getting orders, you’ll forget all the tiredness,” said Roger, 45, a full-time delivery rider for Deliveroo. And he has to work harder these days just to make the same amount of money as a couple of years ago. He works 12 hours a day to make about $150 and earns about $3,000 a month to support his family. “My wife works as well. If not, we really cannot survive,” the father of two told The Straits Times. Like other riders who spoke to ST for this report, he did not want to use his full name. Every day, thousands of motorcycle delivery riders like Roger take to the streets to satisfy the nation’s food cravings. The ultra-convenience of having anything from bubble tea to chicken rice, briyani and pizza delivered costs a few dollars. Peak times are lunch and dinner hours, and pretty much all day on Saturdays and Sundays. Read more
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