{"id":387,"date":"2015-01-17T21:43:46","date_gmt":"2015-01-17T21:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edinburghagainstpoverty.org.uk\/?p=387"},"modified":"2017-08-07T21:49:33","modified_gmt":"2017-08-07T21:49:33","slug":"shut-down-workfare-exploiter-salvation-army","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edinburghagainstpoverty.org.uk\/?p=387","title":{"rendered":"SHUT DOWN WORKFARE EXPLOITER SALVATION ARMY"},"content":{"rendered":"

11am onwards Sat 31st January at Salvation Army charity shop, 36 Earl Grey Street, by Tollcross, Edinburgh EH3 9BN \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

(Earl Grey St is an extension of Lothian Rd, its the last block before Tollcross – 10 minutes walk from west end of Princes St.)<\/p>\n

The Salvation Army are a notorious user of the government slave labour schemes which force unemployed claimants and some sick and disabled claimants to work for nothing – or face benefit sanctions. This particular Salvation Army shop is currently exploiting claimants forced to labour for no wages on the Mandatory Work Activity scheme, run locally by Learndirect.<\/p>\n

Workfare undermines all workers wages and conditions and is an attack on waged and unwaged alike.\u00a0 Our actions locally have already prompted charities like Cancer Research UK to withdraw from the workfare schemes run by Learndirect.\u00a0 Let’s make workfare unworkable!\u00a0 Our message to rip-off employers is simple – if you exploit us we will shut you down!<\/p>\n

All welcome – join the fightback to make austerity policies unworkable.<\/p>\n

Organised jointly by ECAP and Edinburgh Branch Industrial Workers of the World
\nIWW –\u00a0eastscotland@iww.org.uk<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

www.iww.org.uk<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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