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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Christopher Knaus

ACTU demands urgent protections for food delivery riders after Sydney worker’s death

Food delivery bike rider with an insulated backpack
The Australian Council of Trade Unions has demanded more rights for gig workers after the death of a food delivery rider in Sydney on Saturday. Photograph: Carly Earl/The Guardian

Unions have demanded urgent reforms for the protection of food delivery riders after a worker died on Saturday, Australia’s 12th known death in the sector since 2017.

A motorcyclist, aged 22, died on Saturday night after a collision with an SUV in Epping, New South Wales. Police said the man was treated at the scene but later died at Royal North Shore hospital.

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