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ILO's Director-General visited Oslo on September 20, and also met the Foodora strikers during one of their daily cycling demonstrations, gathering support for their demand to have a collective agreement with the company.

"I think Foodora is overwhelmed by the support we have gathered," said Paul Olai-Olssen, one of the strike organisers.

"Well you have a good case!" said Guy Ryder.

"When we cycle around the police wave to us and when we cycle past the castle, the guards greet us. You should see how thankful the customers are on a rainy day when we deliver their meal on the fifth floor. So bad weather will hurt Foodora more than us – that's when people really order food," said Paul Olai-Olssen, who underlined how important it is for the unions to take the people working in the platform economy seriously.

"Not all of our European colleagues feel they have the union behind them."

"My experience is that trade unions take it seriously, but they have to find ways to connect with the gig economy. But I do think that what you do now in Norway can be tremendously helpful," said Guy Ryder. 

"ILO is 100 years this year. What we are fighting for is at the core of why it was founded: The right to organise, to collective bargaining and the right to strike. These are fundamental rights," said Espen Utne Landgraff, chairman of the Foodora strikers.

"The ways we work change, but the rights don't change," said Guy Ryder.