Around 100 drivers of the Lieferando restaurant delivery service followed a strike call by the Food, Enjoyment and Restaurants Union (NGG) with loud protests in Frankfurt am Main. They first gathered in front of the Frankfurt Lieferando branch and later moved to the city center. In chants they demanded better working conditions. The NGG first called on the drivers to go on strike on Thursday. Strikes in other cities are being planned, it said.
According to its own statements, the NGG called on the company to negotiate wages for the approximately 6,500 employees in February. Among other things, it demands an hourly minimum wage of 15 euros, a 13th monthly salary and higher supplements for marginal and holiday shifts.
In a reaction, Lieferando initially showed no willingness to negotiate. The vast majority of drivers are satisfied with the company and also earn more than employees in system catering with an hourly wage of over 14 euros. The company refers to classifications as the fairest delivery platform in Germany and that it supports the EU initiative to improve the protection of platform workers.