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30 Oct 2024

Valencia floods: 70+ dead, unions say firms risked workers’ lives

The region of Valencia was today dealing with the consequences of a devastating flood ....

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Unions have highlighted how companies risked workers lives during the flood. Ikea trapped its workers inside their warehouses as the waters rose all around them. Uber Eats and Glovo forced couriers to make their usual delivery routes and face torrential downpours with only bicycles and scooters. And Mercadona, the largest supermarket chain in the Valencian country, coerced its delivery drivers to drive head-on into the rapids, where they had to be rescued by emergency responders.

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Spain: Mercadona, Uber Eats and Glovo allegedly forced delivery drivers to "risk their lives" during Valencia floods while Inditex and IKEA also accused of failing to protect their workers; incl. co. comments

Spain: Mercadona, Uber Eats and Glovo allegedly forced delivery drivers to "risk their lives" during Valencia floods while Inditex and IKEA also accused of failing to protect their workers; incl. co. comments