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Key workers risking their lives on poverty pay must be paid at least £15 an hour, union demands
UVW members outside St Mary's

KEY WORKERS risking their health for poverty wages must be paid at least £15 per hour, a union is demanding. 

Over three million essential workers are at high risk of exposure to the virus, according to a study by economic think tank Autonomy

Yet more than one million of them are going home with extremely low wages, receiving pay below the poverty line. 

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