Courier Dies During Delivery Shift as Contract Expires

A delivery worker collapsed and died while making a route stop on the exact day his employment contract was set to expire. The incident has sparked discussions about labor protections and working conditions for gig economy couriers.

31 Aug, 13:50 — 31 Aug, 13:50

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Courier dies after bad turn during delivery, his contract expired today

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 31 - Pasquale Andriotta, a 42-year-old courier contracted by BRT, died after suffering a bad turn in intense heat while making a delivery in Piacenza Monday, the last day of his fixed-term contract. According to colleagues, Andriotta feared the temp contract would not be renewed. The Filt-CGIL union reported the news, recalling that "just today, workers at the BRT Piacenza-Caorso contract (Afs Service) were on strike after the state of unrest declared on Friday." The protes...

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