Drivers for Spanish Food Delivery App Glovo Will Become Full-Time Workers

A courier for the delivery service Glovo in Barcelona.

Photographer: Angel Garcia/Bloomberg
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MADRID (AP) — Thousands of delivery drivers in Spain working for the food delivery app Glovo will soon be full employees after the company announced Monday that it was moving to an employment-based model.

The decision follows years of pressure from the Spanish government to give app-based drivers labor contracts.