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Almost one in five food workers have gone hungry during the pandemic, new study finds
Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union's findings show 40% of staff in the industry had eaten less than they should because of a lack of cash over the past year
Food laid out in crates at a food bank in north London.
A SHOCKING new study has suggested almost one in five food workers have gone hungry because of a lack of money during the pandemic.
The Right to Food report, published by the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) today, shows 40 per cent of staff in the industry had eaten less than they should because of a lack of cash over the past year.
Testimony from union members showed more than a fifth of workers relied on food from friends and relatives, while 7 per cent had experience of using foodbanks.
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