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E-Food riders took strike action across a number of cities in Greece on 12 February 2026. The strikes in Athens, Thessaloniki, Volos and Kalamata followed stoppages on November 28-29. The Attica union was one of several organisations representing riders which were behind the action. They demanded: E-Food is a brand of Delivery Hero, the German […]

A three-day strike by Glovo riders across Spain took place from 24-26 April. Organised by the CCOO union, the strike was historic as it was the first national strike of food delivery couriers in the country. Glovo is the largest food delivery platform in Spain. In July 2025, it finally agreed to employ all of […]

The Slovenian Government published a new strategy to “eliminate precariousness” in 2025, including among platform workers, after a long running campaign from trade unions and campaigners.  In 2023, a major event was held on precariousness in Slovenia’s economy, with the Ministry of Labour signing a declaration, and now the government has come forward with a […]

The first trade union organisation created specifically for platform workers in Romania was launched on 20 October 2025.  The National Trade Union Bloc (BNS) announced that the new organisation, the Digital Platform Workers’ Union (SLPD), will be constituted in every part of the country and will represent all platform workers, on-location and those working remotely.  […]

A wildcat strike of Uber and Bolt ride hail drivers was described by the organiser, a content creator and driver, as the largest ever in Poland. Serhii Mykhailiuk, a Ukrainian migrant who is the creator of the popular TikTok channel ‘Beer Not Allowed’, claimed that about 10,000 drivers took action across the country in May […]

The General Workers’ Union (GWU) and the Malta Delivery Fleet Operators Association (MDFOA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in December 2025. The MoU paves the way for a full collective agreement covering almost all food delivery couriers in the country, most of whom work for Wolt or Bolt. All food delivery couriers in the […]

The Lithuanian Platform Workers’ Trade Union (LPDPS) was launched in May 2025. It is the result of a merger between the former Courier Association and the Bolt drivers, who were seeking recognition of their labour relations.  The LPDPS works to ensure that workers on digital platforms are free from exploitation and discrimination, that they can […]

Taxi drivers blocked roads and went on a ‘go slow’ in the centre of Dublin on the evening of 3 December 2025, in just the latest protest against Uber’s introduction of an ‘upfront’ fares policy. In Ireland, fare prices in the taxi sector are supposed to be regulated by the National Transport Authority (NTA), which […]

Food delivery couriers in Budapest organised a mass protest in November 2025 against worsening working conditions. Gergely “Greg” Tóth from the ‘Hungarian Middle League – League of Couriers’ said that their purchasing power had fallen by 40-50 per cent over the past four years. Tóth added that out of every 9 Forints the riders made, […]