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Workers at anti-poverty World Bank struggle to pay bills

Por: WPLG Local 10 Politics April 14, 2023

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WASHINGTON – Andre Blount has been serving food to dignitaries at headquarters for nearly 10 years and says he has gotten exactly one raise -- for 50 cents. This week, as leaders from around the world are in D.C for the of the poverty-fighting organization, Blount and his coworkers are trying to to what they see as a galling situation:The workers who put food on the table for an organization whose are themselves struggling to get by. Union... + full article



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