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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Words by Diane Taylor. Photographs by Ayman Alhussein

Life as a food delivery worker: ‘Sometimes men open the door naked’

A Deliveroo rider in London
‘Doing this job makes you feel that you are not a human being, just a delivery machine.’ Photograph: Ayman Alhussain

“I earn more cleaning toilets than I do from being a Deliveroo rider,” says Marina, a Brazilian woman who juggles two jobs to support her 12- and 18-year-old daughters.

It’s a “bullshit, horrible job”, says Adam, from Sudan, who combines riding for Deliveroo with studying for a law degree. “On a good day I can earn £50 or £60, although it’s really hard doing deliveries using a pedal bike.”

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