Representatives from Uber Eats and other platforms, unions and NSW government agencies have met to discuss driver safety following a string of deaths.
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The state government described Thursday's meeting as the first industry roundtable on improving safety in the gig economy and food delivery industry.
The meeting comes after five cyclists died in NSW while delivering food in the gig economy in the past few months.
It was the first step of the gig economy taskforce, announced by the government late last month.
The meeting was attended by representatives from the major platforms including Uber Eats, Deliveroo, Menulog and Dominos.
Government agencies including Transport for NSW, NSW Police, SafeWork and NSW Fair Trading were also present, as were drivers' associations and trade unions.
The taskforce will now develop the state's first Food Delivery Rider Safety Action Plan. The government promises the plan will include tangible actions for drivers and operators.
Better Regulation Minister Kevin Anderson said the roundtable allowed regulators to deliver clear messaging on workplace health and safety, road safety and other compliance measures.
"This is a new sector of the economy, and yesterday's meeting started the important work of establishing best practice safety and clarifying the roles and responsibilities of all parties under the NSW work health and safety laws," Mr Anderson said in a statement on Friday.
Mr Anderson said safety was managed differently from platform to platform and from rider to rider.
The plan will look at what it is working well and transform that into practical guidelines, he says.
"Everyone deserves to return home safely to their families at the end of the working day and it's our priority to work alongside every operator in this sector to put safety first," he said.
Australian Associated Press
