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German GPs post naked selfies to draw attention to workers on frontline without protective equipment

The petition Blanke Bedenken aims to tell Germany's health ministers that their calls over several months for more protective gear weren't heard.




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Australian fashion giant Scanlan Theodore repurposes its factory to make gowns for medical workers

With medical supplies in high demand during the coronavirus pandemic, Australian fashion designers are now creating purposeful medical clothing for practitioners and hospitals.




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FIFA health talk is cheap after death of 34 migrant workers in Qatar

IAN LADYMAN: Barely a month into football's current state of inertia and the head of FIFA has arrived with a basketful of meaningless platitudes to make us all feel better. 'Health must come better.'




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San Francisco 49ers fan assaulted taco restaurant workers with a burrito and napkin dispenser

Video footage shows the moment a San Francisco 49ers fan attacked taco restaurant employees with a burrito, phone and napkin dispenser on Super Bowl Sunday..




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Sydney woman takes boyfriend to nail salon so he can translate what workers said

A young woman has slammed Vietnamese workers at a nail salon for making 'derogatory' remarks about her when she was getting a manicure.




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Parking scam that will make you sick: road workers seen removing a cover from no parking sign

A family holidaying in Melbourne were shocked to return to their van to find it being towed away after the 'no parking' sign was covered up.




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Charles pays respects to Muslim NHS workers who died during pandemic

The Prince of Wales also sent a message of support to the British Muslim community as part of a virtual Iftar to mark the start of Ramadan.




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Factory workers caught using MOUTHS to strip bones from birds' feet before selling them to public

The footage was recorded by hygiene officials who visited the factory in Nong Khai, northeast Thailand, on Tuesday. The workers raise the chicken to their mouths and begin tearing at them with their teeth.




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Deliveroo to serve 500,000 free meals including pizzas, salads and pasta to NHS workers

Pizza Hut has offered 350,000 of the meals while Itsu and Lewis Hamilton's Neat Burger have both offered a sizeable number, Deliveries will begin from next week. Matt Hancock has thanked delivery giant.




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Walmart to check temperatures of store workers and provide protective gloves and masks amid pandemic

Walmart announced Tuesday it will check the temperatures of its store workers and provide them protective gloves and masks when they come to work.




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Amazon will roll out temperature checks and masks for workers by next week

Hundreds of thousands of employees will be tested each day for fevers. Amazon has reported virus cases among warehouse staff and faced protests.




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Massachusetts Walmart forced to close after 23 workers got coronavirus

The Walmart Supercenter, located in the city of Worcester, was issued a cease and desist order by the city after suffering a 'cluster' of COVID-19 cases over the last three weeks.




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Workers from Amazon, Whole Foods, Instacart, Target and Walmart join forces to stage a mass sick-out

Hundreds of essential workers at some of America's biggest companies have called out sick or are planning to walk off the job Friday afternoon.




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Tube workers warn temperatures could hit 103F on London Underground

Incredible thermal images captured today show the tropical heat commuters are braving on the London underground. London Underground staff said temperatures could soar past 104F.




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Driver with indecent child images caution was among 43 Uber workers who faked IDs to get fares

The ride-hailing firm was stripped of its licence to operate in London yesterday after Transport for London found 14,000 rides had been provided by drivers using bogus identification.




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Hidden camera at chicken farm reveals workers throwing dead chickens at helpless birds

EXCLUSIVE: Heartbreaking footage also showed meat birds convulsing on the faeces-covered floor, with splayed legs and chemical burns at Moorah Farm in Essex, run by Hook 2 Sisters.




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Gay couple furious as Sainsbury's staff workers separate them while shopping

A man vented his fury at staff workers in a Sainsbury's store after they told him he could not shop with his boyfriend due to social distancing rules.




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Coronavirus UK: Jockey Club to give 10,000 free tickets to NHS workers

The Jockey Club announced the first day of the 2021 festival would be renamed Liverpool's NHS Day, with thousands of tickets donated to NHS and professional carers in Merseyside.




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Social care workers 'will not be exempt from tough post-Brexit immigration rules'

The Home Secretary apparently set out on Tuesday that there will be no so-called 'carve outs' under Boris Johnson's Australian-style points-based immigration system.




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Victoria Beckham furloughs 30 workers at her fashion label - despite having a £335 million fortune

The former Spice Girl, is to claim what could amount to tens of thousands of pounds of taxpayers' money to pay a quarter of her employees under the Government's job retention scheme.




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Victoria Beckham slammed by critics after furloughing 30 workers at her struggling fashion label

The former Spice Girl, is to claim what could amount to tens of thousands of pounds of taxpayers' money to pay a quarter of her employees under the Government's job retention scheme.




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Piers Morgan slams Victoria Beckham for furloughing 30 workers

Piers Morgan slammed Victoria Beckham's decision to furlough 30 of her workers, as the Culture Secretary said UK businesses should only use the taxpayer-funded scheme if they have to.




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Victoria Beckham 'has had the worst week after furloughing 30 of her fashion workers'

The Spice Girls star, 46, is said to be having the 'worst week' following criticism for using the government bail-out scheme despite her family's staggering fortune of £335 million.




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Coronavirus: Workers at Cedar Meats fear they could become infected after working alongside infected

The unnamed worker has worked at Cedar Meats in Brooklyn, based in Melbourne's west, for several years and was shocked when he heard about the outbreak.




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A fashion editor started an organization that has already donated 900 pairs of shoes to frontline workers across the country

Jennifer Barthole started Sneakers for Heroes in March after hearing from medical professionals about their need for supportive footwear. She used her connections as a fashion editor at Shape to secure donations from brands like Adidas, All Birds, APL, Reebok, and more. Since starting the organization, Barthole has been able to donate over 900 pairs and counting. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories.Once New York City went into lockdown in March, Jennifer Barthole started thinking about how she was going to help those in the healthcare community. And so, Sneakers for Heroes was born. It all started when Barthole reached out to medical professionals in her personal network about sending care packages. But many of them expressed a need for supportive footwear instead. "Due to working back-to-back




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Paul McCartney celebrates healthcare workers during One World: Together At Home performance

The Beatles star, 77, discussed the COVID-19 pandemic as he revealed he had a 'lot of time' for hospital frontline staff as his late mother, Mary, was a nurse and midwife.




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Coronation Street's Simon Gregson is giving away a classic car and motorcycle to NHS workers

The actor, 45, took to Twitter on Saturday to express his desire to give the vehicles as a 'little thank you', as he battles the deadly disease himself.




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Coronation Street star Simon Gregson donates a classic car and motorcycle to NHS workers

Simon Gregson has spoken candidly about his decision to donate classic vehicles to NHS workers on the COVID-19 frontline, amid his own battle with coronavirus.




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Tornado rips up warehouse and sends debris flying as 60 workers cower inside factory in Greece

A violent whirlwind hit Kalamata, Greece, on Monday, causing serious damage to local buildings, including the Papadimitriou factory which produces vinegar and olive oil.




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14 countries that are paying their workers during quarantine — and how they compare to America's $1,200 stimulus checks




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Truck drivers have emerged as some of the most ‘essential’ workers of the coronavirus, but they’re not getting paid like it

Truck drivers are getting sick of memes praising their work.They'd rather just get a pay raise.Instead, their rates are crashing to lows not seen since 2009.Meanwhile, America's grocery stores, gas stations, and ATMs would run dry in two to three days if it weren't for truck drivers. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.When President Donald Trump gave four truckers golden keys and declared them the "foot soldiers" of America's fight against the coronavirus last month, truck driver Joe Plummer felt heard — but still hopeless."We as truckers love the support Trump has given us, but unfortunately that doesn't pay bills," Plummer told Business Insider.A typical rate for Plummer to take a truckload of goods from his home base of North Carolina to Los Angeles has plummeted from $4,700




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Instacart's army of shoppers has exploded from 180,000 to 500,000 since the start of the pandemic — and some workers say it's making the job more difficult for everyone

Instacart recruited 300,000 new gig workers in just a month — and has plans to hire another 250,000 — as demand for grocery delivery surges during the coronavirus pandemic, the company announced in April.Instacart's CEO told Bloomberg business has been so good that the company has already hit its sales goals through 2022.But veteran shoppers told Bloomberg a different story — that the influx of new workers and Instacart's push for efficiency has exacerbated existing issues around poor working conditions.Instacart workers have staged multiple protests since the pandemic began, demanding everything from hazard pay to more protective gear.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Instacart is one of the lucky businesses that have boomed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. CEO Apoorva




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A group of military and manufacturing experts teamed up to create a new type of face mask with a swappable filter, and it could help alleviate shortages for workers returning to their jobs




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Rihanna's charity pledges $5 million to help at-risk communities and health workers combat COVID-19

The money will help 'work with on-the-ground partners' that include Feeding America, The WHO's COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund and the International Rescue Committee.




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Rihanna's and Jay-Z's foundations to each donate $1M in COVID-19 relief for undocumented workers

Both Rihanna and Jay-Z are mobilizing to help fight the spreading coronavirus pandemic, via their respective charitable foundations to help particular communities in need.




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Around half of all US workers can earn better pay collecting unemployment than getting regular salaries from their current jobs

Around half of all US workers can earn more money collecting unemployment instead of their current jobs.The federal government ramped up unemployment benefits by $600 a week until the end of June, bringing the average weekly total to $978 a week — or $20 more than what many workers earned before the pandemic.Labor experts said the generous benefits are helping keep people home and tamping down the spread of the virus, which is what they were designed to do.But it could complicate efforts by businesses to hire in the short-run.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Nearly half of all American workers are set to earn better pay from unemployment than their current jobs, according to The Wall Street Journal.Under the $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus law that Congress approved last




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Younger workers are hit hardest in the coronavirus job market, and it spells bad news for millennials and Gen Z

Younger workers are bearing the economic toll of the coronavirus pandemic more so than older workers, according to a recent report by Data for Progress.More than half of those polled under age 45 have lost jobs, lost hours, or been put on leave, the report found.It's bad news for millennials, who are still financially behind from the Great Recession, and Gen Z, who might find themselves on the same path as older millennials.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.The economic shock of the coronavirus pandemic is disproportionately impacting younger workers the most.More than half (52%) of respondents under age 45 have lost jobs, lost hours, or been put on leave, according to a recent report by Data for Progress which surveyed 2,644 likely voters in the US. That's compared to 26%




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A Florida bar pulled down $10,000 in single bills stuck to the wall so it could pay its 22 unemployed workers

Fort Lauderdale pub Hott Leggz is generally covered in dollar bills.However, after the coronavirus pandemic forced the bar to pivot to only takeout, 22 staff members were laid off.The co-owners took the cash off the walls and donated them to the laidoff staff - around $10,000 in total."We always had an inside joke, 'If anything goes bad, at least we have the money on the wall,'" co-owner Juliana Sodre told Business Insider. "This is the worst case scenario."Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Normally, the walls of Hott Leggz are papered with thousands of dollar bills.But customers coming in for takeout at the pub in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, are now greeted with the sight of a surprisingly sparse interior.That's because, as Phillip Valys first reported for the South Florida




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Dock workers in Belgium are wearing monitoring bracelets that enforce social distancing — here's how they work




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Sarah Silverman performs her daily cheer for emergency workers battling COVID-19

The 49-year-old Wreck-It-Ralph star, who was once again joined by her assistant Annie Segal, looked joyful, as she banged on a pot from her apartment balcony in New York City.




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First post-lockdown NYC parade will honor healthcare workers and first responders, de Blasio says

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced plans for a parade honoring healthcare workers and first responders on Tuesday, promising that it will mark the 'rebirth' of New York City.




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Frances Valentine donates their most popular nylon handbag to frontline workers

Frances Valentine launched the 'Healthcare Hero' initiative. The fashion label is selling its most popular bag at a deep discount and then donating one bag for every one sold to hospitals.




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Sarah Silverman stays toasty in a sweater as she cheers for healthcare workers in New York City

Sarah Silverman and her assistant Annie Segal capped off their third straight week of serenading frontline workers by banging pots and pans from their fire escape in New York City.




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Sarah Silverman keeps up nightly salute to frontline healthcare workers in hoodie and beanie

Silverman was accompanied as she usually is by her pal Annie Segal. 'It makes us feel connected and that we aren't alone,' Sarah has explained about her commitment to the salute.




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Sarah Silverman performs daily salute to frontline workers... ahead of her LSD doc Have a Good Trip

The 49-year-old comedian sported a 'Good Morning Mt. Vernon' baseball shirt alongside her assistant-turned-'quarantine partner' Annie Segal




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Sarah Silverman cuts a dash in plaid jacket and jeans at nightly salute to NYC's healthcare workers

Silverman, 49, sported sunglasses and had a baseball cap pulled down over her long hair as she banged on a saucepan with metal tongs on the fire escape of her building,




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Coronavirus US: Three Queens hospital workers die in two weeks

Wayne Edwards, 61, his supervisor Derik Braswell, 57, and Priscilla Carrow (pictured), 65, handed doctors and nurses masks at Elmhurst Hospital Center, New York.




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Geico Skytypers sky write heartfelt messages of support to frontline workers over New York City

A fleet of World War II planes flown by members of the Geico Skytypers Air Show Team took to the skies on Tuesday to write messages of support to frontline workers in New York City.




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Sarah Silverman performs her daily salute to NYC's essential workers with assistant Annie Segal

The 49-year-old Wreck-It-Ralph star, who was once again joined by her assistant Annie Sega for their daily salute to NYC's essential workers, beamed on her fire escape in New York City.




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JetBlue performs flyover salute for New York City's healthcare workers - but move is blasted by AOC

Red, white and blue planes belonging to the airline flew low over The Big Apple on Thursday evening.