Ljubljana - The Mladi Plus youth trade union, which has been pushing for improved working conditions at food delivery companies Wolt and Glovo, intervened in Ljubljana on Friday as Wolt started tagging its couriers to curb traffic violations. Opposition to the tagging was also announced by Labour Minister Luka Mesec.

Members of Mladi Plus, which has also had the backing of several other trade unions and civil society groups, visited the Wolt headquarters in Ljubljana upon hearing Wolt couriers were given on Thursday a 48-hour deadline to pick up their identification numbers.

The development comes after Wolt and Glovo agreed to the demand of Ljubljana Mayor Zoran Jakovič to have food couriers tagged so that their traffic violations could be reported in what is an attempt to improve traffic safety and respond to the growing number of complaints.

The union hopes to have stopped the tagging at least for the time being and whas invited the couriers to a meeting in Ljubljana this evening to "together find a solution where their new reality will not be tagging but decent work".

Mladi plus repeated their arguments against the identification numbers, chief among them that the focus should be redirected from the traffic violations to the labour arraignment that is forcing them to rush with their deliveries.

The point was echoed today by Labour Minister Mesec, who said the ministry would ask the relevant directorate to examine whether a legal framework for such tagging even exists. If not, Mesec, who will also discuss the matter with Janković immediately, is ready to challenge it.