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Birmingham City Council is hiring new agency workers to clean the city's streets amid ongoing industrial action, Unite has claimed.

The union, representing striking bin workers, claims the authority is recruiting new staff to "replace striking agency workers" who joined the picket line earlier this week.

Online job adverts, seen by BirminghamLive, show a number of roles being advertised, including for a 'HGV Class 2 refuse driver' position with recruitment firm Smarter Solutions.

According to the ad, successful candidates will "work alongside outdoor clean-up team members" and will be responsible for clearing "leaves, litter and debris" from public areas including streets and parks.

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