Delivery ando-carriers demonstrate in Vienna against dismissals

The suppliers of the food delivery service Lieferando demonstrated on Tuesday afternoon in Vienna against the dismissal of the entire workforce by the end of June with conversion to free service contracts. The delivery fleet consisted of about 850 drivers. Today's demonstration was organized by the vida union and the "Riders Collective". The Labour and Social Minister promised the union a rapid implementation of the EU platform work directive.Co…

Employees of food delivery companies will be switched to free service contracts by the end of June.

The mass announcements at Lieferando provoke hard debates about wage and social dumping. A hardfall fund is a drop in the ocean. Experts propose new models of occupational safety

In an open letter, food couriers from Wolt and Foodora appealed to the authorities and ministries, who complained about the significant reduction in their remuneration and their working conditions.

Food couriers have rebelled, demanding more salaries and better working conditions - They consider the tax system unfair and opaque.

While thousands of delivery workers zigzag around the streets delivering orders under the spring sun, the institutional clock is moving towards a key date: June 23 is the legal deadline for the entry into force of Claudia Sheinbaum’s first six-year labor reform. This is the new chapter of the Federal Labour Law (LFT) that recognizes labor rights for digital platform providers and drivers, a legislative milestone that now faces its greatest test:…