Heatwave prompts Italy's delivery riders to strike for extra rights
Delivery riders in Milan, Bologna and Florence want to protect their health and their wages.
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"delivery riders need solutions from both the companies and the prefect in Milan that will protect their health without forcing them to lose wages."
— Andrea Bacchin , Activist
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Delivery riders in Milan, Bologna and Florence want to protect their health and their wages.
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