A day with a food delivery rider in Europe's heatwave

A day with a food delivery rider in Europe's heatwave | Sifted

Ahsan tells me that couriers will generally work minimum eight-hour days to try and earn a decent wage, while carrying their own water on their back.

As Heatwaves Scorch Europe, Food Delivery Companies Dial It Back

Food delivery companies have been forced to suspend operations during the intense hours of heat in parts of Europe.

Heatwave poses big challenge for Greece's delivery workers - Reuters

Yannis Asimakopoulos has worked as a food delivery driver in Athens ... As with many countries in Europe, Greece has repeatedly seen high ...

Heatwave poses big challenge for Greece's delivery workers

ATHENS (Reuters) - Yannis Asimakopoulos has worked as a food delivery driver in Athens for 17 years and cannot recall a hotter summer as a new heatwave gripped ...

Food couriers sizzle in Europe heat - Al Arabiya

As Europe braces for another heatwave, one group of workers has little choice but to sweat it out: the couriers shuttling around town ...

Bike couriers face the heat — or risk losing income - POLITICO.eu

Self-employed bike couriers in countries like Spain, Italy and Greece now face a dilemma: take on delivery work in record-breaking temperatures during the ...

Heat Divide Leaves Low-Income Workers Among the Most Vulnerable

Below the darkened windows, delivery riders cycled under the sun to shuttle sushi and poke bowls to office buildings. Elsewhere in Milan, on the ...

Greek workers demand protection from heat waves | etui

... the day. They also call for ... In July 2023, a delivery rider in Chalkida died of heatstroke while delivering food during a heat wave.

The frontline workers at risk in Europe's heat wave - POLITICO.eu

Some employers have made adjustments. A Dutch supermarket chain suspended home deliveries to protect its couriers; Brussels bus driver Junior ...

Greece restricts outdoor work as temperatures soar again - Reuters

... heat wave. Builders, food delivery riders, couriers and shipwrights are among those having to pause work from midday till 5 pm from Tuesday ...

Extreme Weather Delivery Drivers | Descartes Routing UK

Whether it be searing heatwaves or freezing temperatures, snow, fog, storms and floods, delivery drivers are a resilient bunch, keeping customers stocked and ...

How Extreme Heat Affects Workers and the Economy

At least two workers collapsed and died last week in Italy, which is at the epicenter of Europe's searing heat wave. “Most of the time, you have ...

What It's Like Being a Delivery App Driver During a Heat Wave

To cope with extreme weather, some app delivery workers have changed routines to avoid the hottest hours of the day. ... food delivery sales, ...

Europeans find creative ways to cope with scorching heat wave

In Rome, ancient history met modern-day heat as tourists sought refuge from scorching temperatures by going underground. Europe has been ...

'Mentally, you just have to push through': Delivery riders endure ...

SINGAPORE – Food delivery rider Roger hates standing still, especially when it is hot. “If I stop moving, that's when the fatigue hits,” he ...

How delivery riders are coping with India's extreme heat wave

Devender Kumar, a food delivery worker for Swiggy, has lately been busier than usual. He drives almost 200 kilometers each day “because no ...

Heat exposure and coping strategies for food delivery riders under ...

Economic valuation of temperature-related mortality attributed to urban heat islands in European cities. Article. Full-text available. Nov 2023. Wan Ting Katty ...

Someone Has to Deliver Your Packages in This Scorching Heat

As white-collar workers surf the web in air-conditioned comfort, delivery drivers are moving ecommerce packages through record temperatures.

Risky business: Comparing the riding behaviours of food delivery ...

Among riders from the Other Companies, using a handheld mobile phone was more common on standard bikes and differed by time of day. Female BFDRs were more ...

Extreme weather is making life harder for Vietnam's delivery riders

Heat waves in Ho Chi Minh City and flood risks from heavy rainfall make life hard for delivery drivers working for companies like Grab, Be, ...