By Bethany Rielly
EXISTING inequalities and discrimination has been magnified by the Covid-19 crisis with women workers bearing the brunt of the pandemic, trade unionists heard today.
Women workers are “first in line” for redundancies and “last in line to receive decent sick pay,” TUC general secretary Frances O’Grady declared during her opening speech at the TUC Women’s Conference today.
The three-day conference is taking place for the first time online, with hundreds of trade unionists tuning in remotely across the country.
In the opening session, delegates heard how the pandemic has exacerbated gender inequalities in the workplace, with women disproportionately hit by redundancies, wage cuts and furlough.
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Every week, Combat Press takes a look at three regional, developmental or international cards from the upcoming weekend, previewing from each a single fight to which people should pay close attention. We will also list other significant bouts from the card, as well as information on how to follow each promotion and watch the events.
Let’s discover those prospects that fight in the obscurity of the regional, developmental and international circuits, waiting for their shot at the bright lights and big stage of the UFC, and those veterans looking for one more chance at stardom. It all begins here, in the small convention centers and high school gymnasiums. It all begins with promotions such as these…