A shock survey also shows that a third of respondents have depended on family or friends for food
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Almost 17 per cent of the food workers who took part said they have relied on food banks, up from 7%.Over 60 per cent of respondents said their wages are not currently high enough to meet their basic needs.A majority of people contacted said they believed they had eaten less than they thought they should due to a lack of money.Of these 7.9 million were working-age adults, 3.9 million were children and 1.7 million were pensioners.
Food workers, the very people who kept us fed during the pandemic, who went to work every day putting their own lives at risk as others were locked down are paid so little that many of them rely on family and friends for food and nearly one in five have had to visit a food bank. "Too many food workers are going cold and hungry and need a pay rise. The suffering of our members, the key workers who kept people fed during the pandemic and who continue to ensure people are fed all of the time, is a national disgrace. The fact that food workers cannot afford the food they grow, produce, distribute and supply should be seen as a national embarrassment and scandal.
“Scotland’s food sector has been left behind by a government more focused on spin than investing in growth. It is shocking that so many workers in the industry have themselves been forced to turn to food banks because their wages are not keeping up with cost of living and the food they produce.
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