Promise of protective equipment branded too little too late

摘要

Trade union Unite has brandedthe Government’s promise thatsocial care workers would havefull protective equipment in aweek as ‘too little too late’.The union said workers werereporting that private sectoremployers were unable tosupply basic personal protectionequipment (PPE) such as gloves,aprons, masks and hand sanitiser– vital during the coronaviruscrisis.Unite national officer JimKennedy said: ‘Given the criticalrole social care workers areplaying it is absolutely essentialthat they are fully protected.’