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Delivery riders plan to strike across multiple Italian cities on Wednesday to demand improved working conditions amid extreme summer heat.

Milan officials have restricted deliveries during peak daytime hours until September, prompting Glovo and Deliveroo riders to pause evening shifts in pursuit of protections covering both health and pay.

Bologna riders intend to deactivate their apps and gather for a demonstration downtown, while Florence will see a multi-hour stoppage as temperatures are forecast to reach 40C this week.

Italy is not alone among European nations where workers have sought better conditions during recent heatwaves.

European Trade Union Institute data indicate that 130 million workers across the continent face heat-related stress on the job annually.

A union in Spain's Andalusia region noted this week that Glovo's summer protocol offers inadequate safeguards for riders as temperatures near 45C.

In France last month, teachers' unions encouraged members to consider striking over concerns about classroom conditions and exam settings during the heat.

Numerous schools responded by closing or adjusting schedules to cope with the elevated temperatures.