Couriers
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Wolt Receives Ultimatum Over Couriers: "30 Days to Fix It"
The National Road Safety Authority has demanded that Wolt formulate a plan within 30 days to reduce courier-related traffic hazards. The company faces potential legal action if safety standards do not improve.
"I am wheelchair-bound": How deliveries in the Shefela region turned into violent ambushes by masked robbers
She ordered deliveries under false names, sent them to pre-arranged addresses, and sometimes even claimed she was "wheelchair-bound." According to the indictment, masked men waited for the couriers, sprayed them with pepper spray, beat them with a hammer and fists, smashed windows, and robbed them of money and jewelry.
Dresses and jewelry as bait: how the courier robbers operated in Lod and Ramle
The suspects ordered deliveries under fake names and coordinated meetings, after which masked men waited for the couriers with hammers, knives, and pepper spray. In four recorded cases, couriers were robbed of money, jewelry, and merchandise, and in one incident, a courier was beaten with a hammer and 8,100 shekels were stolen.
Mamdani opens a front against Amazon: demands direct employment of more than 5,000 couriers
New York City Council member Zohran Mamdani has announced his support for a bill requiring Amazon to hire couriers as direct employees. The move aims to curb exploitative employment models in the gig economy.