Foodora

ReAct

Created in 2010, ReAct is an international network of organisers aiming to faciliate the collective organisation of workers and communities in their dealings with multinational companies. ReAct supports people and communities organising on a local basis and these organisations collaborating in a global alliance. ReAct runs the Global Labour Institute (GLI) Paris, the French-speaking branch […]

Deliveroo Works Council in Cologne and other German cities

In January 2018, Deliveroo riders in Cologne announced that they would hold works council elections in February. Despite Deliveroo’s resistance to this initiative, including the dismissal of permanent staff and erasing the internal chat allowing workers to organise shifts, elections led to the setting up of the first Deliveroo works council in Germany. Riders had […]

Foodora works council in Cologne and other German cities

Foodora riders in Cologne elected their first works council in Summer 2017. This was also the first works council to be elected by riders of the platform economy in Germany. Foodora’s riders in Cologne started organising through a Whatsapp group chat, but soon went to NGG, a German trade union active in the food, beverages […]

CLAP

The Clap (Autonomous Deliverymens Collective in Paris ) is a collective created in Spring 2017 in response to the growing precariousness of riders in large meal delivery platforms. It announced in February 2020 its transformation into a trade union. CLAP is a whistle-blower, organizer of mobilization and awareness actions. It acts as national press agency […]

Deliverunion

Deliverunion is a campaign launched by the anarchic grassroot union FAU (Freie Arbeiterinnen- und Arbeiter-Union). The campaign is aimed at Berlin riders working for Foodora and Deliveroo. Deliverunion fights for 5 key demands: the covering by the company of equipment repair costs that are currently borne by riders; an increase in wages of 1 euro […]

Justice4Couriers

Justice4Couriers is a campaign to improve the working conditions of couriers and drivers working for platform companies in Finland. The campaign was launched in 2018 after Foodora unilaterally cut the pay of its already precarious couriers. It was initiated by Foodora’s workers together with Vapaa Syndikaatti – a free syndicate of anarchic views – and […]

Austrian workers' council at Foodora

When the platform first arrived in Austria in the autumn of 2015, most couriers were directly employed under traditional contracts of service. As a result, the platform’s workforce felt closely involved in the operations of the company, and enjoyed perks such as access to a local garage which served as a place to look after […]

Digital Platform Observatory

The digital platform observatory is a joint initiative of ETUC, IRES and ASTREES, funded by the European Commission. It brings together trade unionists, experts, activists, specialists of workers representation and collective action in the  platform economy.