Platform work across Europe
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The Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB)
The Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) represents mainly low paid migrant workers, such as outsourced cleaners and security guards, and platform workers. IWGB was founded in August of 2012, and its branches undertake attractive campaigns for better pay and conditions. IWGB has taken to court several platform operators on a range of employment […]
Union-Indépendants demands Uber Eats and Deliveroo stop “abusive” app deactivations
Union-Indépendants, the section of the CFDT union which represents food delivery couriers, sent a formal notice to Uber Eats and Deliveroo on 11 May 2026, regarding the “abusive” disconnection of riders accounts on the platform. Union-Indépendants have a team supporting riders affected by account deactivation and more than 2,800 workers have received support through this […]
Italy : Reclassification of Uber Eats, Deliveroo and Just Eat riders
Following a secret inquiry, the Milan Public Prosecutor’s Office has established that the employment relationship of riders working for different digital platforms (Foodinho, Glovo, UberEats, JustEat and Deliveroo) cannot be considered as occasional independent work, but must be reclassified as hetero-organized collaboration. The Court gave the companies 90 days to hire 60,000 workers. In case […]
Milan Public Prosecutor’s Office finds riders are employees
Following a secret investigation, the Milan public prosecutor’s office determined that the working relationship of couriers employed by various digital platforms (Foodinho, Glovo, Uber Eats, Just Eat, and Deliveroo) cannot be considered casual self-employment but must be reclassified as organized collaboration. The court gave the companies 90 days to hire 60,000 workers. If they fail […]