Egypt’s educated youth turn to delivery work

A search for the phrase “delivery rider killed” on Egyptian search engines will quickly reveal a long list of reports in local news outlets documenting the deaths of dozens of people working in what many Egyptians call the “flying coffin” profession.

Egyptians refer to delivery riders as “pilots” because they speed through the streets on motorcycles, resembling “flying coffins”, racing against time to deliver as many orders as possible.

They do so amid growing risks caused by the lack of safety standards, long working hours, and the absence of legal protection or insurance coverage.

Six million delivery riders There are no official estimates of the number of Egyptians working in the delivery sector.

However, a parliamentary briefing submitted by Egyptian […]