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Self-employment is on the rise across London and the UK, but in some sectors up to 59% of these workers are paid below the #LivingWage . Strategies to boost self-employed workers’ voices could help them negotiate higher rates of pay @SMFthinktank http://bit.ly/2U2fdBo 

“Work is now entrenching poverty for many, many people in one of the richest cities in the world…” @PeabodyLDN Chief Executive on the challenges of tackling in-work poverty http://bit.ly/2NkSIFj 

A lack of flexible, part-time work and low-pay is a key factor in locking families into poverty. The @LCPAlliance is calling on London’s local authorities to offer flexible work and pay the #LondonLivingWage to help ease the pressure on London’s families http://bit.ly/2TGSuec 

We funded research by @resfoundation which showed that London’s productivity has fallen by 1% over the last decade, while it grew by 1.5% across the UK http://bit.ly/2RrBIxr 

Once housing costs are accounted for, poverty in London is six percentage points higher than in the rest of England. That’s why we’re working with @genrentuk and @CitizensUK to make a decent affordable home a reality for every Londoner http://bit.ly/2sjNQ9Q