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 […]

Taxi drivers in Bulgaria have raised concerns over a shadow workforce in the sector, undermining pay and conditions. Analysis of data from the register of issued taxi permits in the Sofia municipality shows that only 15 registered drivers are listed for 2627 permits, 47% of all the permits that were issued. This concentration of permits […]

Lieferando (Just Eat) riders marched to the German Government’s Economy Ministry in Berlin on Wednesday [20 May], calling on the government to introduce a direct employment mandate in the platform economy. The protest came as Lieferando announced plans to cut 100 more staff in the company’s IT department in Berlin. Last year, Lieferando fired 2,000 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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.  […]

Lieferando (Just Eat Takeaway) fired all of its riders in July 2025. The shock move saw 1,000 riders and 65 operational staff lose their jobs, as the company moves to a ‘self-employed’ model in the central European country.  The mass firing came despite the fact that Lieferando Austria had previously singed collective agreements with the […]

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 […]