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FOUND: Half of uk gig economy workers earn below minimum wage study reveals | Mind Blowing Facts

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Restaurant and bar workers protest in 2020. — Restaurant and bar workers protest in 2020. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

More than half of gig economy workers in the UK are earning less than the minimum wage, new research has found, with a quarter reporting that the nature of their work put their safety at risk.

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