Work, Health, and Safety Conditions of Delivery Riders in the Philippines during COVID-19 Pandemic Virgel C. Binghay, PhD, 1 Sophia Francesca Lu, MOS 1 and Jinky Leilanie Lu, MOH, PhD 2 1 School of Labor and Industrial Relations, University of the Philippines Diliman 2 National Institutes of Health, University of the Philippines Manila ABSTRACT Introducton. The delivery sector has experienced a remarkable expansion in recent years, owing mainly to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, numerous elements, like practces, regulatons, and health and safety conditons, impact their efciency. Similarly, the issues and complaints of delivery services, notably its on-the-ground workers/ riders, have grown. Objectve. This research aims to describe delivery riders' work-related health and safety conditons in the Philippines. Method. An online survey was conducted for delivery riders to inquire about working conditons, and health and safety issues. Eighty survey respondents were included via snowball sampling. The survey focused on seven variables: precautons at work, health risks due to work, accident involvement, bad driving practces, road conditons, potental dangers for riders, and employer regulatons and support. Descriptve statstcs were used to analyze the data. Results. Most riders are low-income married men who have fnished at least high school and work more than eight hours a day, six days a week. Most of them also work for food delivery businesses during the day. The fndings show a general adherence to trafc and safety laws, a propensity to push oneself to work despite poor conditons, and a lack of company support for riders' health, safety, and other requirements. The regular delivery rider's everyday difcultes include dirt roads, a lack of trafc signals, the presence of wandering animals and irresponsible pedestrians, and an insistence on showing up to work despite weather or health concerns. Furthermore, responders have high esteem for and thoroughly grasp local trafc laws. Conclusion. Although the riders are generally perceived to comply with safety standards, their employers’ rules and support indicate that delivery frms are defcient in providing adequate safety and health measures for their workers. There is low importance on strategies to prevent transmission and contracton of COVID-19, such as vaccinatons, testng, face masks, face shields, and sanitzers, among others. Keywords: food delivery, delivery drivers, working conditons, safety climate, occupatonal safety and health Corresponding author: Virgel C. Binghay, PhD School of Labor and Industrial Relatons University of the Philippines Diliman Diliman, Quezon City 1101, Philippines Email: vcbinghay@up.edu.ph INTRODUCTION Electronic commerce (E-commerce) trades goods, fnances, and information through an electronic medium. 1 E-commerce has grown more popular in the Philippines over the years. In recent years, Filipinos have become more open to using the internet to purchase goods. Since many entrepreneurs, business owners, and job hunters also shifted their plans toward e-commerce, various delivery services became more popular and used. 2 Now, many people count on dependable and efcient delivery concerning a wide range of services such as delivering essential goods, meals, and other purchased products and transport services. As de facto frontline workers, riders have always taken the brunt of food delivery work. From road hazards to unfair VOL. 56 NO. 19 2022 79 ORIGINAL ARTICLE