We want to abolish work for your benefit/workfare schemes in the UK. People selling their labour should be fairly remunerated for their work at the normal level paid for the tasks they perform and treated in the same way as a standard employee with full rights and representation if requested. These are the basic rights of any worker in a modern democratic society.
Workfare is effectively forced labour and is therefore illegal in the UK.
http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/29356
Posted in: Workfare
sjcook91
February 18, 2012
Hi there, I’m currently producing a radio documentary on the benefits system, and workfare is one of the main topics. I’m a freelance journalist, contact me sam-cook@hotmail.co.uk if you’d be interested in taking part