Food Delivery Drivers Feel Strain of Italy’s Ban on Outdoor Work on Hottest Days NYT | Top Stories Emma Bubola, Monika Cvorak and Enrico Parenti 6 September 2025 at 12:01 Delivery riders are already some of the most vulnerable workers of booming gig economies. During successive heat waves this summer in Italy, it got complicated. © Enrico Parenti for The New York TimesA delivery driver drives in front of the Colloseum in Rome