In Ninh Kieu District alone in the Mekong Delta province of Can Tho, there are four restaurants featuring 30 waiters and waitresses who deliver meals to customers on roller skates.

Each roller skating waiter works 7 to 8 hours a day, earning a monthly salary of VND1.7 million ($80).

Additionally, if an employee is not involved in an accident during a month, he or she will be offered a bonus of VND500,000 ($24), according to Bui Ngoc Yen, manager of Ho Sen restaurant, located in the district.

The employees move an average distance of 10 kilometers per day while working. During the weekend, it is not uncommon to see the roller skating waiters fall to the ground while serving.

Tran Duc Hung – a student – travels an average distance of 10 kilometers a day on his roller skates. Photo: Tuoi Tre

A waiter carefully climbs a slope. Photo: Tuoi Tre

The roller skating waiters often have to crouch due to the short tables. Photo: Tuoi Tre

They put the roller skates aside when they eat. Photo: Tuoi Tre

Falling to the ground while serving is a common thing, especially for newcomers. Photo: Tuoi Tre

Keeping the roller skates in good repair is important. Photo: Tuoi Tre Two waiters work together to move chairs. Photo: Tuoi Tre

They even roller skate inside the kitchen. Photo: Tuoi Tre