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Motorcycle couriers risking lives for fast service
Blatantly disregarding traffic rules in a race against time to deliver parcels quickly, motorcycle couriers are on the agenda once again over road safety issues.
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Regulator mulling steps to improve couriers’ work conditions
A Turkish regulator is planning to take actions to improve the work conditions of delivery workers and couriers who have been protesting against low wages, demanding wider rights and benefits.
45 pct of motorbike couriers work without social security: ILO
About 45 percent of motorcycle couriers in Turkey started to work during the pandemic, and this trend led to growing problems and risks of occupational safety and health on the part of delivery employees over an increasing volume of orders and customer expectations of fast delivery, with sizeable numbers of them working in precarious conditions.
Drug dealers disguised as motorcycle couriers to break curfews
With motorcycle delivery services becoming widespread in Turkey due to the COVID-19 restrictions, drug dealers have found it as new shipping and sales method to run their business under the disguise of motorcycle couriers.
Number of deaths of delivery riders rises tenfold during pandemic
The number of motorcycle couriers who died in traffic accidents amid the pandemic has risen 10 times compared to the previous year, according to data obtained from the Federation of All Anatolian Motorcycle Couriers (TAMKF).
Motorcycle couriers fight for life on Istanbul’s icy roads
Turkey's prominent metropolis, Istanbul, has been hit by a week-long heavy snowfall and subzero winds, adding to the trouble of motorcycle couriers who are struggling to deliver orders in such harsh weather conditions, daily Milliyet reported on Feb. 17.
Motorcycle couriers requesting insurance
Many motorcycle couriers who work on a freelance basis are demanding that the companies they work for integrate them into the social security system.
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