Designated driver income

Let’s relax our distance… Delivery and proxy operation income decreased by 2.31 million → 2.17 million

Fuel costs have increased due to inflation

The real income of people (platform workers) who get work through digital platforms such as food

Delivery and chauffeur service has decreased since the lifting of social distancing.

According to a survey of 600 platform workers engaged in tasks such as food delivery (200 people)

Chauffeur service (200 people), taxi driving (100 people), and housework (100 people) conducted in

September last year by the Federation of Korean Trade Unions’ Central Research Institute and the

Korea Platforms Freelance Labor Mutual Aid Association, their average monthly income was 2.995 million won as of

October-December 2021 before the distance was lifted, but after the distance was lifted

It increased by 447,000 won (14.9%) to 3.442 million won in June-August last year. 스마트스토어상위노출

However, as the cost of working for platform workers increased, their real income decreased.

The average monthly cost was 688,000 won in 2021 but increased by 468,000 won (68.0%) to 1,156,000 won last year.

This was due to an increase of 89.7% and 81.4%, respectively, in fuel and food expenses, and a 43.6% increase in

Repayment of various loans related to platform employment. As a result, the actual income of platform

Workers decreased by 139,000 won (6.0%) from 2,306,000 won in 2021 to 2,167,000 won last year.

Considering the cost, the actual hourly wage was close to or lower than the legal minimum hourly wage

(9,620 won last year). The food delivery business was 11,000 won the chauffeur service was 10,000 won

And the hourly wage for housework and taxi driving was 8,700 won and 8,100 won, respectively.

The researcher said, “The cost of platform labor has increased and real income has decreased

Due to rising prices and rising interest rates,” adding, “Considering that platform labor is ‘number of labor’

(which is paid according to the number of jobs worked), (workers) can face long hours of work.

” If platform workers remain without leaving the industry, they can spend more time working to make up for their reduced income than before.

According to a survey of 50,000 platform workers conducted by the Korea Employment

Information Service between October and November last year, 48.0% of the respondents

Said their income decreased compared to 2021, before social distancing. The decline in income was noticeable in delivery, delivery, and driving jobs

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