Events

UK-wide Day of Action against Workfare

Saturday 3rd March 2012
1:00pm to 4:00pm

Workfare means that those on benefits are forced to do unpaid work for multi-million pound companies, including Tesco, Asda, Holland & Barrett, Primark, HMV, Argos, TK Maxx, and Topshop.

Workfare means those in paid positions may see their jobs replaced by this unpaid labour. Why would a company pay for people to do these jobs when they can get free labour from the Job Centre?

In Belfast, meet outside Tesco Metro, Royal Avenue at 2pm
In Brighton, Brighton Benefits Campaign is picketing Tesco in Jubilee Street (opposite Jubilee Square) from 12 noon. Brighton Youth Fight for Jobs & Education is picketing Tesco in St James’s Street Kemp Town from 11.30am.
In Bristol, meet 12 noon at College Green
In Glasgow, meet 1pm, Top Shop 229 Buchanan Street.
In Lincoln, meet 12 noon on High Street
In Liverpool, meet 1pm at thw Next to Nowhere Social Centre, Bold Street.
In London (Brixton), meet 12 noon, Acre Lane Tesco
In London (central), meet 1pm outside BHS, Oxford Circus.
In London (Lewisham), meet 1pm, Lewisham High Street
In Manchester, meet 12pm at 60 Market Street
In Margate, meet 11am at Occupy Thanet site
In Newcastle, meet 12pm outside Eldon Square
In Nottingham, meet 12pm outside Wilkinsons, Parliament Street
In Oxford, assemble 12 noon at Carfax Tower
In Sheffield, meet Devonshire Green, at 1pm
In Tunbridge Wells, meet at the Millennium clock at 12 noon
In York, meet at 1pm, Parliament Street Fountain

For more information see the Boycott Workfare website