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Covid-19 sample couriers face redundancies after risking their lives during the pandemic
COURIERS who have been playing a vital role in transporting Covid-19 material during the pandemic are facing redundancies for their efforts, their union revealed today.
The 10 workers are employed in London by private pathology company The Doctors’ Laboratory (TDL) and are expected to be laid off in a month’s time, according to the Independent Workers of Great Britain union (IWGB).
IWGB said the sackings target individuals who led industrial action last year leading to “historic pay rises and improvements” for workers in the gig economy.
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