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The return of feudalism

2023-11-01 16:03:25.24361+01 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

United Nations: Amazon, DoorDash, Walmart, trapping workers in poverty: UN rights expert

As outlined in a recent report to the UN on the rise of the “working poor”, being in a non-standard employment contract is a major cause of in-work poverty.

The Special Rapporteur also pointed to a United States Government report naming all three as among the top employers of Government medical and food assistance recipients.

“Jobs are supposed to provide a pathway out of poverty, yet in all three companies the business model seems to be to shift operating costs onto the public by relying on government benefits to supplement miserably low wages,” he said.

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