“There are too many drivers on the road and fares are low,” he says while driving a black rented Mazda. “I might or might not stay long term; it depends on the job market. If the job market is bad, I won’t have a choice.”
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SINGAPORE (July 29): In the last three years, Riza* has spent 12 hours on the road most days as a private-hire driver. He has switched from Uber to Grab to Gojek in search of what he deems a decent income. Right now, the 45-year-old makes just under $4,000 a month on average — slightly less than the $5,000 he could take home during the heady, early days of ride-hailing in Singapore, but still far better than what he used to earn as a driver of a company car.
