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Deliveroo is part of the problem – not part of the solution
The notoriously exploitative food delivery app’s partnership with foodbank charity the Trussell Trust is far from a step in the right direction. Instead we need genuine, lasting measures to combat hunger, says bakers’ union leader SARAH WOOLLEY

LAST week it was announced that foodbank charity, the Trussell Trust, had developed a partnership with takeaway food delivery and notorious “gig” economy company Deliveroo, which will see their customers offered the option to donate to the Trussell Trust when they make a food order. 

On the face of it a private business encouraging charitable giving to help those in need appears to be a good thing, but we at the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers’ Union (BFAWU) have fundamental concerns about this partnership.  

As a society, we cannot address the issue of food insecurity and hunger without addressing the wider structural inequalities in our economy and society. 

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