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Jack Gramenz and Phoebe Loomes

NSW Labor to give rights to gig workers

Uber delivery drivers and casual employees will be able to claim compensation if injured at work and take entitlements from job to job, if Labor wins the NSW election.

New entitlements would make gig workers more resilient and the labour environment less precarious in general, the state opposition said on Sunday.

"The rise of the gig economy has revolutionised the way people can access work but that shouldn't mean workers should be left more vulnerable," leader Chris Minns said.

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