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Gig Economy Workers in Asia Gain More Legal Protection
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zàixīn jiā pō新加坡mǎ lái xī yà马来西亚zhèng fǔ政府kāi shǐ开始wèilíng gōng jīng jì零工经济gōng rén工人zhì dìng制定xīnfǎ lǜ法律

In Singapore and Malaysia, governments have started to create new laws for gig economy workers.

zhè xiē这些gōng rén工人bāo kuò包括sòng cān yuán送餐员wǎng yuē chē网约车sī jī司机zì yóu zhí yè zhě自由职业者

These workers include food delivery riders, ride-hailing drivers, and freelancers.

yǐ qián以前tā men他们méi yǒu没有zhèng shì正式deyuán gōng员工shēn fèn身份dé bú dào得不到zuì dī最低gōng zī工资yī liáo bǎo xiǎn医疗保险gōng shāng工伤péi cháng赔偿děngjī běn基本bǎo hù保护

Previously, they did not have formal employee status and lacked basic protections like minimum wage, health insurance, and work injury compensation.

xiàn zài现在xīn jiā pō新加坡mǎ lái xī yà马来西亚dexīnfǎ lǜ法律yāo qiú要求píng tái平台gōng sī公司gōng rén工人yì qǐ一起jiǎo nà缴纳shè huì bǎo xiǎn社会保险gōng rén工人néngdé dào得到yī liáo医疗gōng shāng工伤péi cháng赔偿

Now, the new laws in Singapore and Malaysia require platform companies and workers to jointly pay social insurance, and workers can receive medical and injury compensation.

hé tóng合同nèi róng内容yàoxiěhěnqīng chǔ清楚gōng rén工人kě yǐ可以zàiduō gè多个píng tái平台gōng zuò工作háinéngjiā rù加入gōng huì工会

Contract terms must be clearly written, workers can work on multiple platforms, and they can join labor unions.

píng tái平台gōng sī公司yàobǎo zhèng保证gōng rén工人degōng zuò工作ān quán安全

Platform companies must also ensure the safety of workers at work.

zhè xiē这些xīnfǎ lǜ法律rànglíng gōng零工gōng rén工人yǒulegèngduōdebǎo zhàng保障

These new laws provide more protection for gig workers.

suī rán虽然hái yǒu还有yī xiē一些wèn tí问题méi yǒu没有wán quán完全jiě jué解决dànzhè xiē这些biàn huà变化ràngyà zhōu亚洲qí tā其他guó jiā国家kāi shǐ开始guān zhù关注rú hé如何bǎo hù保护líng gōng零工gōng rén工人

Although some issues are not fully resolved, these changes have made other Asian countries start to pay attention to how to protect gig workers.

By Yosuke Uchiyama Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok / 360info|CC BY 4.0|Modified & AI-assisted