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Pay people a living wage and watch them get healthier

Poverty pay risks the mental and physical health of whole communities

30 September 2015

PAYING the lowest earners less than a living wage, all too common in countries including the UK and US, leaves even full-time workers unable to lift their families out of poverty. The resulting harm goes far beyond unpaid bills.

Poverty separates people from resources such as healthcare and safe housing. Those in poverty experience more wear and tear from stress than the rest of us, and are . Their children are and to have trouble at school. Their newborns are .

Often, the first response…

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