SG minister: Majority of those who rely on platform work aged 50 and older


About four in five of gig workers – mostly delivery workers, cabbies and private-hire car drivers – view such work as their preferred job, said Singapore Senior Minister of State for Manpower Koh Poh Koon in Parliament on Tuesday (April 5). — The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE: Most workers who relied on online platforms for income last year were aged 50 and older, though delivery workers tended to be younger given the physical nature of their work, with the majority aged below 40.

About four in five of these workers – mostly delivery workers, cabbies and private-hire car drivers – view such work as their preferred job, said Senior Minister of State for Manpower Koh Poh Koon in Parliament on Tuesday (April 5).

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