From working without a contract to collective voice: A delivery rider’s experience of COVID and collective organisation in Northern Italy

From what I understand, you try to be independent in your decisions. Do you like the work you do now, or would you like to change it?

Right now, yes. But I do want to change, later. Maybe in a year, or in a few years. Also for health reasons. At this moment, for example, it’s very cold. When I go out on my scooter, the cold bothers me.

But aside from the conditions of cold and heat, it’s a good job. It’s a good job because there is freedom to choose your schedule and decide how to organize your shifts. It’s flexible work.