Family of Uber Eats rider killed in Sydney files workers’ compensation claim in test for gig economy

Widow and son of Dede Fredy file claim in what could become a landmark case against multinational Goliath'

The family of one of many Uber Eats riders killed in Australia this year has filed a workers' compensation claim against Uber, in what could become a landmark case for the gig economy.

Five delivery riders have died in Australia since the end of September. Dede Fredy, a 36-year-old Uber Eats worker from Indonesia, died on 27 September after he was hit by a car in Sydney while delivering food.