Egypt gig economy workers face rough ride

A delivery worker rides his motorbike in the Egyptian capital Cairo. In Egypt, where 60% of the 103-million-strong population are under 30 and 14.5% of university graduates are unemployed, digital labour platforms have attracted 100,000-200,000 workers. — AFP

CAIRO: Young men on bikes and scooters zip through Cairo, Egypt’s sprawling megalopolis, dodging cars to deliver more than a million orders each day, with little physical or legal protection.

Egypt’s digital gig economy is growing, as economic pressures push more of its key demographic – educated, urban youth – into the work-on-demand model.