Gig workers in China are the driving force behind the country’s booming food delivery market, which has doubled over the last three years to 1.5 trillion yuan, or $208 billion, according to a report from Nikkei Asia.
However, the laborers behind the surging industry face conditions similar to those in the country’s factories, facing low wages, long hours, and risky, repetitive work, according to numerous reports.
In China, the average salary for a factory worker is 28 yuan per hour, or $3.94, according to statistics from the Economic Research Institute.
Lu, a 19-year-old Meituan delivery driver in Guangzhou, told Nikkei Asia he earned just 7 yuan per delivery, less than a dollar. He averaged about 30 deliveries daily, making his wages lower than employees at a local factory in Guanzhou, the outlet reported.
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