MANILA, Philippines — A lawmaker Monday urged the Department of Labor and Employment to swiftly issue guidelines and labor standards that will better protect and promote the welfare of delivery riders. Another food delivery app left its riders with nothing after it ceased operations earlier this year, the senator added. "Delivery riders are responsible for so many transactions under community quarantine. It's not right that there is no clarity as to who answers for our delivery riders if anything happens to them while on the job." “Let's not forget that our delivery riders are also frontliners.

Source: Philippine Star May 17, 2021 05:14 UTC