Deliveroo and UberEats workers went on strike in Rome for better working conditions in a wildcat action. This happened after the moderate national union UGL failed to negotiate for better pay. Negotiations failed with the employers’ association, called AssoDelivery, leading to the strike happening.
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October Protest Wrapup
Hundreds of demonstrators across Eswatini protested to demand democracy in Africa’s last absolute monarchy. After police brutally attacked various gatherings, participants began to target assets and businesses owned by the king.
Hundreds of Chileans gathered in Santiago to protest against state terror perpetrated on Mapuche indigenous communities, after the family of an activist murdered by police was beaten and arrested at a border checkpoint. Demonstrators successfully repulsed Carabineros using water cannons, and held the central Plaza Dignidad for hours on end.
Over 400 protesters gathered in New York for Martin Luther King Day, marching down the Brooklyn Bridge and several other prominent sites. Peaceful demonstrators were brutally assaulted by the police, who made a total of 29 arrests by rushing the crowd and yanking people out forcefully.