Islington Boycott Workfare - Sun 8 Dec

Marks And Spencer, Pay Your Workers!

 

As part of Boycott Workfare's week of action (2-8 Dec), Radical Islington are calling for people to protest outside the Marks and Spencer store on Holloway Road, in opposition to their use of workfare.

Join us at 1pm on Sunday 8 December to voice your opposition to unpaid labour and greedy bosses!

M&S have recently boasted about providing 'placements' to 1,400 young people. This is a huge extension of their workfare scheme, which has already seen over a thousand people work without pay for the company, including single parents. This represents 2% of their workforce not being paid! Meanwhile, the company's profits amounted to more than £500M last year.

So come and protest against this unashamed use of workfare!

When: Sun 8th Dec, 1pm
Where: Marks and Spencer, 422 Holloway Road, N7

This action is supported by Feminist Fightback and North London Solidarity Federation.

See here for more information on Marks and Spencer's use of workfare.

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Workfare is a government scheme in which unemployed people are bullied into working for their Jobseekers' Allowance benefits. People on the Workfare scheme are forced to stack shelves for up to 30 hours a week, working out to an hourly wage of just £1.60. 

Workfare profits the rich by providing free labour, whilst threatening the poor by taking away welfare rights if people refuse to work without a living wage. It affects all of us by reducing jobs and giving employers the green light to cut hours and reduce wages.

In response to a growing movement of opposition to the Workfare scheme, a number of companies have quit the programme, while the government has released a steady stream of untruths. So join the movement!

See here for further information on workfare.