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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Business
J.R. Duren

The majority of workers want to be their own boss

Workers around the world are hungry for autonomy.

Some 74.6 percent of adults want to be their own boss, according to a survey of 5,105 adults from 28 countries published by international money transfer firm Remitly on Friday. Yet while the majority of adults want to be self-employed, only a third of them anticipate taking steps toward self-employment in the next year.

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