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Fast-food workers strike for fair wages and trade union rights in 130 cities across the globe
Fast-food workers walk out on strike in 130 cities in 33 countries to demand pay rises and the right to unionise from £120bn industry

Fast-food workers walked out on strike in cities across the world on Thursday to demand pay rises and the right to unionise.

Miami protest organiser Muhammed Malik said protests had been called in 130 cities in more than 33 countries.

In the United States, there were 150 separate actions including walkouts in fast-food restaurants in Miami, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Houston.

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