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Battle the algorithms: China's delivery riders on the edge / V000_9QD6M6
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"I always see road accidents on the news. People always say: treasure your life, stay away from being a delivery driver,” Chinese food delivery driver Zhuang Zhenhua tells AFP.
Shortened delivery times have caused more accidents in recent years, amid promises of swift service.
Authorities have launched a crackdown demanding firms including Meituan and Alibaba's Ele.me ensure basic labour protections such as proper compensation, insurance, as well as tackling algorithms that effectively encourage dangerous driving.
“At the beginning, it was 40 to 50 minutes to complete an order, now for an order within a distance of 2km, with the same distance and time as before, the time we are given is shorter by 20 minutes,” Zhuang says.
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