Platform work across Europe
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First national Glovo strike in Spain
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 […]
Collective agreement Just Eat
In late 2021, the Spanish trade union confederations CCOO and UGT and the digital labour platform Just Eat signed the first collective agreement for such companies in Spain.The agreement has been assessed very positively by the Spanish trade union confederations and it provides for many advancements in rights, with basic monthly salary of 1.269,33 €, […]
La Pajara
La Pajara is a bicycle delivery cooperative within the Coopcycle federation. It was created in early 2018, following the movement and protests against Deliveroo. The project was developed in collaboration with Coopcycle and launched in October 2018, with La Pajara launching its first collaborative projects and acquiring clients. Today, two people work full-time and two […]
Tu respuesta syndical YA
Tu respuesta sindical YA was created in September 2017 by affiliates of the Spanish Trade Union UGT to allow platform workers find answers to their questions. The initiative was launched in reaction to the deregulation of working conditions by platforms, that exploit workers and only offer precarious working conditions. The initiative consists in a website, […]
Riders x Derechos
Riders x Derechos was created by Deliveroo riders joining forces to denounce their irregular status as bogus self-employed and their working conditions. Since 2017, 14 workers have died in accidents while delivering food, which has led to several punch actions : burning backpacks in front of the platform’s headquarters, informing the public and rallying the riders […]
UGT – Manifesto of intentions – car rental companies
In September 2018, UGT signed a manifesto of intentions with the employers’ organisation of car rental companies with drivers, including Cabify, a platform operating in Spain and in 10 other countries. Negotiations on the agreement were launched after drivers got in touch with UGT and informed it of their working situation. The agreement aims at […]
