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Ministry of injustice - Callousness, coronavirus and a culture of fear
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A view of the Ministry of Justice in Westminster (left) and (right) the late Emanuel Gomes
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EMANUEL GOMES came to London seven years ago to find a secure job with a decent wage. In one of the richest countries in the world, he expected workers to be paid properly and their rights protected in law.
But instead he found himself trapped in the gig economy, fighting to keep his hours on precarious contracts, with little left over from the costs of living in London to send back to his family in Portugal and Guinea Bissau, West Africa.
In February 2018, Emanuel started working in the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) offices in Westminster as an agency cleaner. He was paid the minimum wage and lived with the constant fear of being laid off. Only entitled to statutory sick pay – £19.37 a day and nothing for the first four days – Emanuel would often work even if he was ill because he could not afford to take time off.
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