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Jobs, businesses & inequality under Covid on BritBanglaCovid public meeting


 This is your chance to find out how Covid-19 has impacted ethnic minority communities in Britain today and share your thoughts...


OBJECTIVE:


- Understand how Covid19 has ruined ethnical minorities from the point of view of workers, employers and lawyers


- Listen to the experts and make up your mind the challenges faced by minority communities in Britain today


- Share your personal stories and thoughts for us to reflect and challenge our thinking


ACTION:


- Identify strategies we can take in the context of our local community to improve the conditions of workers and businesses in times of Covid and beyond...


- What support available to these stakeholders in times of lockdown


- What can we do about it?


(THIS EVENT IS HOSTED AND RECORDED LIVE BY BRITBANGLACOVID FOR ARCHIVING AND FUTURE BROADCASTING PURPOSE)

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