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 its riders after resisting the ‘Rider Law’ (which established a legal presumption of employment in the food delivery sector) for four years.
However, since becoming employees – some of which are hired directly by Glovo while others are hired via sub-contractors – riders have reported significant labour abuses. CCOO has denounced what it has described as a system of “bogus employment” which has replaced the previous regime of bogus self-employment. Glovo announced that it was firing 750 riders across Spain in March, but CCOO say it had been covertly cutting riders long before then through what the union says is an “illegal” and “repressive” disciplinary and sanctions regime.
Talks via an arbitration process took place between CCOO and Glovo in early April but with no resolution, CCOO called the three-day strike with five key demands: to stop the firing of 750 riders, that the disciplinary dismissals and sanctions’ regime end, that a collective agreement is negotiated, and that Glovo stops its union-busting efforts.
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