LGBT+ workers hit hard by Covid, says TUC conference
Frances O'Grady, General Secretary of the TUC speaking at the TUC's Congress in London
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THE Covid-19 pandemic has “shone a stark light on the deep and persistent structural inequalities” in Britain, delegates at the TUC’s LGBT+ workers’ conference heard today.
The working class in general has been hit hardest by the health risks and economic impact of the pandemic, but black workers, women, disabled people and LGBT+ people have all been disproportionately affected by the coronavirus crisis, delegates heard.
An alarming increase in hate crime and hate speech had been recorded during the Covid-19 crisis, including from people blaming LGBT+ people for the pandemic.
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