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flag Italian courts ruled delivery riders are employees with labor rights, but companies evade compliance through market exits and delays, leaving riders with low pay, long hours, and poor conditions.

flag Italian courts have ruled that food delivery riders should be treated as employees entitled to protections like sick leave and fair pay, but despite these legal victories, riders continue to face exploitative conditions. flag Companies like Deliveroo and Glovo, under judicial supervision and facing investigations, have reportedly evaded compliance by exiting markets, re-entering under new names, or using legal delays. flag Riders still work up to 17 hours a day, earn poverty-level wages, and some sleep on the streets due to unaffordable housing. flag Although the companies claim compliance, advocates and workers say systemic issues persist, with little real change in pay, hours, or benefits. flag Similar cases in other European countries led to exits or major overhauls, but in Italy, the gap between rulings and reality remains wide.

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