Delivering our food come rain or shine and getting us around whenever we call them.
The conditions for so called platform workers are coming under increasing scrutiny.
Members of the European Parliament have voted overwhelmingly to demand that the EU ensures people working for ride-sharing and food delivery app have proper holidays, healthcare and protected rights.
Many have no insurance or safety nets if they are taken ill or are unable to work.
“There are now 23 million people working for these platforms,” Tilly Metz, a Green MEP from Luxembourg, told Euronews.