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ANYA COOK explains how the People’s Assembly North East are uniting with others in the community to assist an area where thousands of jobs have been lost or are at immediate risk
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PEOPLE’S Assembly North East in partnership with Tyne & Wear County Association of Trades Councils and Durham Trades Council have just launched a short video campaign to highlight the impact of unemployment in the region.
North-east England is facing a jobs crisis. Thousands of jobs have been lost, tens of thousands of people are on precarious contracts, in insecure work and maybe 100-150,000 people identify as self-employed but, given the current situation, don’t necessarily have a regular income with as many as 80-90,000 of those thought not to be claiming relief.
According to TUC research, the situation is going to get worse and thousands more jobs could be at imminent risk.
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