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Johnson donor accused of treating his kitchen staff like ‘dirty dishes’ at exclusive London club
Robin Birley, pictured here in 2001, has been accused of suspending workers who demanded the London living wage

AN ELITE private club in Mayfair run by a Boris Johnson donor and defender of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet is being accused of suspending workers who demanded the London living wage.

The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) says eight of its members are being victimised after organising for better pay at Loulou’s, an exclusive venue on 5 Hertford Street.

 

PLEASE SIGN & SHARE Migrant workers at Brexiteer millionaire Robin Birley's 5 Hertford Street club have been suspended on trumped up charges. #5HeartlessStreet

Their crime? Demanding a living wage & sick pay.
Sign & help end this injustice https://t.co/ZRIKps2Mgt pic.twitter.com/nZGN8NF1Qa

— IWGB (@IWGBunion) August 19, 2019
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