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August 25, 2020

Qatar has made little progress on protecting migrant workers, says new report

Qatar has failed to meet its commitment to abolish the 'kafala' system, which ties migrant workers’ visas to their employers.
January 11, 2020

Unsecured debt hits new peak of £14,540 per household, says TUC

The TUC says families are borrowing just to pay the rent, heat their homes and feed their children.
December 6, 2019

Wealth gap is growing as the rich speed ahead, new ONS data shows

Working-class households are being denied a fair share of the national wealth they create, according to TUC analysis of new official data.
October 31, 2019

TUC says North West workers £13 a week worse off than 11 years ago

The TUC says the last decade has been the worst period for wage growth in more than 200 years.
October 25, 2019

Austerity has held down growth and living standards throughout OECD, says TUC report

UK workers have been among the worst affected, with only Lithuania, Estonia, Greece and Latvia experiencing a greater reduction in real wage growth than Britain.
October 14, 2019

Pay increases for top 1% of earners 'back in the fast lane'

Pay for the top one per cent of earners has increased faster than for any other income group over the past two years, according to new TUC analysis.
September 21, 2019

Migrant workers still being exploited in Qatar, says Amnesty

Hundreds of migrant workers in Qatar are going unpaid despite Qatar’s repeated promises to improve workers’ rights ahead of the 2022 World Cup, says Amnesty International.
August 13, 2019

Ask not what people on low incomes are doing for their country

It was recently revealed that 43 per cent of UK adults pay no income tax, because their annual income is below £1
August 13, 2019

Fix productivity crisis 'by giving workers more paid holiday and higher wages'

The New Economics Foundation says higher pay, increased public spending, and more generous social security will increase demand in the economy and raise productivity.
May 15, 2019

Record pay for bankers but most workers still earning less than a decade ago, says TUC

New analysis published by theTrades Union Congress shows that real wages are still £17 a week lower than a decade ago. But they are up by more than £120 for those working in the finance sector.