Heatwave prompts Italy's delivery riders to strike for extra rights
- Delivery riders are to strike in several Italian cities on Wednesday, calling for better working conditions in the intense summer heat.
- In Milan, city authorities have limited deliveries during the hottest hours of the day until September, and riders working for Glovo and Deliveroo are to halt work in the evening to call for measures to protect their wages as well as their health.
- In Bologna, riders will switch off their apps and demonstrate in the centre of the city, and there will be a similar stoppage for several hours in Florence, where temperatures are set to hit 40C this week.
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- Delivery riders are to strike in several Italian cities on Wednesday, calling for better working conditions in the intense summer heat.
- In Milan, city authorities have limited deliveries during the hottest hours of the day until September, and riders working for Glovo and Deliveroo are to halt work in the evening to call for measures to protect their wages as well as their health.
- In Bologna, riders will switch off their apps and demonstrate in the centre of the city, and there will be a similar stoppage for several hours in Florence, where temperatures are set to hit 40C this week.
Sources: BBC News