Agostino's StoryMy name is Agostino. I am 51 years old. I deliver food by bicycle. I have two daughters, but we almost never talk. I am divorced from their mother. After the divorce, I could not pay rent. Rent is very expensive in this city. So now I live with my mother. A few months ago, I worked as a janitor for a company. I fixed broken things, carried boxes and helped people. One day the company fired me. I did not understand why. I can ride a bicycle, so I went to a big delivery company. They pay me three euros for each delivery. I make 40 euros a day, or 60 euros on a lucky day when customers give me tips. I get no paid holiday and no sick pay. I have almost no rights. This is not right, but I need the job. Most of the other workers are immigrants from all over the world. Many delivery people get hurt in accidents every day. Then a car hit a deliveryman, and he died. He was 25 years old. After that, the authorities started to notice us. With delivery people from other companies, I took a course on workers' rights with a local union. The union gave us free legal advice. We fought for more rights. After a long time, our hard work paid off. One big delivery company had to pay a very big fine and give workers permanent jobs. This had never happened anywhere in the world before. Things are starting to get better.
