On May 10, 2026, Wolt couriers in Haifa held a protest and strike beneath the company's offices in the city. According to the protesters, Wolt changed its rate structure and their pay had eroded significantly, even as the app's meal prices for the end consumer actually rose. One courier quoted in the coverage said: "I used to earn 1,500 shekels, now barely 400." Another courier who took part in the protest mentioned that working with a Wolt competitor, the company 'HAAT,' offers an alternative (the full detail of the comparison was not provided in the available source). Bizportal independently confirms the core of the story: Wolt couriers in Haifa protested outside the company's offices in the city, alleging falling rates alongside rising prices for consumers on the app.
"I Used to Earn 1,500 Shekels, Now Barely 400": Wolt Couriers in Haifa Go on Strike
Wolt couriers in Haifa held a protest and strike beneath the company's offices in the city, alleging ongoing wage erosion and a company plan to cut delivery rates even further — this at a time when the app's prices for consumers were actually rising.
Why it matters
The protest exposes direct tension between the two sides of the delivery platform's business model: prices rise for the end consumer, while the earnings of the actual service provider (the courier, classified as self-employed/a contractor) erode — a central friction point in the gig-economy model under which app couriers operate.
What's next
If the wage-erosion trend continues, further protests by couriers in other cities are likely, along with possible public/regulatory pressure on the compensation model used by delivery platforms for self-employed workers in the sector.
Verified facts
- Wolt couriers in Haifa held a protest and strike beneath the company's offices on 10.05.2026 (co-wolt-il/haipo.co.il, Bizportal, TheMarker)
- Protesters alleged a change in rates and wage erosion, alongside rising meal prices on the app for consumers (TheMarker)
- A quoted courier alleges an income drop from 1,500 to "barely 400" shekels (TheMarker, co-wolt-il)