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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