The TUC has pointed to analysis of Covid-19 deaths by occupation from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) that highlight how the pandemic has exposed huge inequalities in the labour market.TUC General Secretary, Frances O'Grady, said: "People working in low-paid and insecure jobs have been forced to shoulder much higher risk, with too many losing their lives. The government urgently needs to beef up its workplace safety guidance and get tough on employers who put their workers in harm's way. Ministers must stop turning a blind eye to unsafe workplaces. It beggar's belief that not one employer has been prosecuted and fined for breaking Covid safety rules."The TUC said that workplace-related Covid-19 deaths are vastly under-reported, with very few reports of occupational exposure to Covid-19 having been made.
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