Pieces of meat. Tory Covid-19 blundering putting millions of workers at risk
2020
150
4-7
epidemic disease ; unsafe working conditions ; meat industry ; mortality ; government attitude ; trade union document
Occupational risks
English
"In March 2020, Boris Johnson vowed to ‘beat the enemy' as Covid-19 raced through the country. Then on 23 June, with the infection rate still worryingly high and hundreds of typically low paid 'essential' workers already dead, the prime minister announced a dramatic relaxation of the rules. Hazards editor Rory O'Neill explains how, for the sake of the economy, the prime minister decided more would have to die."
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