Media Coverage
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A selection of coverage:
August 2016: Jungle World (Germany) – Arbeiten ohne Lohn [Work without pay]
August 2016: The Ferret – Scottish charities used workfare despite denials
August 2016: Third Force News – Scots charities named on workfare list
August 2016: Third Sector – Scores of charities provided ‘workfare’ placements, documents show
July 2016: The Independent – Revealed: The High Street firms that used benefits claimants for free labour
January 2012: The Guardian – Why the Government was wrong to make me work in Poundland for free
January 2012: The Guardian – Who pays the Tesco CEO’s wages of £6.9 million a year? We do
February 2012: The Guardian – Waterstones ends unpaid work placements
November 2011: Corporate Watch exposes Holland & Barrett and Tescos
November 2011: Red Pepper – All Work and No Pay
November 2011: The Guardian – Young Jobseekers told to work without pay or lose unemployment benefits
November 2011: Public Interest Lawyers – Legal Challenge to Government’s Forced Labour scheme
October 2011: Islington Tribune – Protest against ‘forced labour’ reforms at the Business Design Centre
October 2011: Morning Star – Forced labour scheme activists vow to defy gag
September 2011: Corporate Watch exposes Matalan, Savers and Newham Council amongst others as profiting from workfare
August 2011 – Guardian
August 2011 – Corporate Watch
December 2010 – Islington Tribune, Happiness Society will not bring us joy