One day in the life of China Food Delivery
Liu Chunyan, four years ago, Pandemia lost his demand for food delivery in China. Although the hours were long, the money was good.
Now he is one of more than 10 million nutrient supplies in a country where the economy is contracted. He hurts more and earns less.
Like many delivery drivers, Mrs. Liu thinks how long it can last. The New York Times asked to document a typical day by taking a video and writing their thoughts.
Prior to being a driver, Ms. Liu, 48, ten years of working factory work. In one, he attached to the small components to smartphones and cut the edges of wooden doors in the other.
Bad defect of his family lives in a small town near Shanghai and was involved in the business because it looks good. “I will live the life I want with my efforts,” he writes in a social media profile.
After starting as a driver, Ms. Liu scored his greatest salary of his life: 10,583 Renminbi, about $ 1,500. It was almost three times what the factory work was in. One day he began to believe that he could make enough money to support his husband and son, but also helps his parents and sisters living in the village village.
Today these goals slide from him.
The economy of his work has suffered significantly. Mrs. Liu works for Meituan, which manages 70 percent of the market for food delivery in China. The company pays two million drivers in 2023 in 2023, the latest information and average drivers.
Drivers, if there is anything necessary, to supply, save, and the red lights are tight pressure. Late orders mean fines and low customer ratings that can cause small salaries.
In recent months, videos of the videos of excessive drivers who cried for help opened China’s Internet and the government is trying to adjust the industry very worried with public demonstrations of our map. Within the framework of the test program, Gig employees will receive an expanded social security coverage. And Meituan tries to require mandatory breaks in long slides.
But so far Ms. Liu’s work life is not more difficult than ever. That’s what it looks like.
8:59
Commands today: 0
Net income: – $ 0.41
Mrs. Liu automatically signs the implementing Meituan application
9:40
Each order comes with its own deadline. Lady Liu, once he was delayed, once he was delayed, he said he was fined 40 percent of his earnings.
Today is far from a good start: it’s time for all three orders in the first handle, although it comes for the last three minutes for the last. Call the parcel.
Wins about
The work may be taxed physically. This building at the beginning of the day has an elevator, but there are no majority. Ms. Liu often has to run down the stairs to make their last date.
The streets also receive money. Took a large number of traffic accidents to broke at least two scooters. “It brings me to tears to talk about these experiences,” he said.
Mrs Liu, a group of other drivers waiting for the tasks, a common landscape increased as the number of delivery workers in the city. Remembers when orders are continuously. Now he feels lucky to sit and wait.
10:15
Orders: 3rd
Net income: $ 1.18
Its next order set comes. This time is five!
The delivery driver is the increase in the increase in the increase. He does not know how Ms. Liu doesn’t work – but he knows he wants to stay on his good side.
Did he hurt his leg while working once but did not take time, not to be motivated. To prevent low assessments in the application, drivers comply with additional requests of customers such as a package smoking and taking a trash.
Today this second order set wins lady liu to successfully deliver
1:31
Orders: 26
Net income: $ 13.16
After working on the lunch cane, he decides to take a break. He eats a box porridge he brought with him. It is often lunch to earn money. Eating him in a minute.
The requirements of the work sat down to rarely eat with his family, and even dinner. On the eve of the last Lunar New Year, many families gathered to celebrate, Ms. Liu’s husband, son and their brothers had to wait for her.
2:51 pm
Orders: 31
Net income: $ 16.10
Uh oh. Mrs. Liu says the scooter’s battery is running less. Several orders to change the battery and lead the nearby charging station. Pays about a monthly subscription to use charging stations
Only a few hours later the new battery works down! It shows that there is a problem with the power connection, but there are commands to deliver.
A recent has a close, calls for an apology to the customer. But one minute before it can be delivered. Another close call.
5:31
Knowing that the battery will not last for another bunch, Mrs. Liu is going to repair his bike.
Replaces the mechanics connector and charges him
5:45
Orders: 42
Net income: $ 17.53
The food is in a hurry, but lady liu does not receive any order. It decides to call a day between problems with this and the bicycle.
Nine hours earned less than $ 18 after payment for supply and repayment of the bike.
Ms. Liu recently decided to retreat at the time she gave food. “It’s really hard.” “I am 48 now. It is not delivered for a longer term.”
Now he is looking for other ways for living. He paid to learn how to learn how to learn how to learn money for an online course, although he paid to learn how to learn how to popularize it, it is a difficult way to make money.
“Everything I can do is try it.” Ms. Liu said.
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