In a growing concern for workers' rights, delivery riders in Italy's major cities of Milan, Bologna, and Florence are banding together to demand better protection for their health and fairer wages. The riders, who have become essential to the country's food delivery culture, claim to be facing hazardous working conditions, including long hours, heavy loads, and inadequate access to social benefits. As the gig economy continues to expand, these workers are seeking recognition as employees rather than independent contractors, which would grant them access to unemployment benefits, paid sick leave, and other protections. With cities worldwide grappling with the impact of the gig economy on workers, the Italian riders' movement is likely to draw attention from labor activists and policymakers.
Delivery riders in Milan, Bologna and Florence want to protect their health and their wages.
