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CATEGORIES:social_struggles,solidarity,workers_struggles
DESCRIPTION:<p>\n<p>MEET: 12:00pm @ Clerkenwell Green.</p>\n<p>RE-CONVERG
 E: 16:00pm @ West One Shopping Centre (by Bond Street tube)</p>\n<p>MAP 
 OF LOCATIONS:<a href="http://g.co/maps/wx93f">http://g.co/maps/wx93f</a>
 </p>\n<p>On May Day we are calling on all those fighting back against th
 e government's austerity plans to join us in taking direct action agains
 t companies participating in the workfare schemes. Instead of standing a
 round and listening to speeches at the end of the TUC march we will be h
 eading straight into the West end to regroup and start taking action.</p
 >\n<p>Workfare is a range of government schemes that make people on bene
 fits work for their dole. The government and some in the media present i
 t as a way of encouraging people back into work by gaining experience. T
 his ignores two things &ndash\; first\, there are not enough jobs availa
 ble for those who want them\; and second\, workfare placements themselve
 s are taking jobs away from paid workers.</p>\n<p>The companies using wo
 rkfare all make large profits. The work being done would need to be done
  anyway. By getting forced labour to do it for free\, the companies' pro
 fits will grow. Their regular workers are often on low pay themselves an
 d find their overtime cut and pay held back because of the forced labour
  schemes.</p>\n<p>Bosses prefer not having to pay for workers. Instead\,
  we are all paying to subsidise their profits. Protests have already for
 ced some to pull out of the scheme. Let's make it all of them.</p>\n<p>M
 ay Day became International Workers Day because of the anarchists killed
  by the US state during the struggle for the eight-hour working day. Now
  we are struggling to ensure that workers get paid and those out of work
  or unable to work are not forced to work for their benefits.</p>\n<p>Wh
 en the march has finished\, instead of standing around to listen to the 
 likes of Tony Benn bore on\, head into the West end and start to target 
 the companies benefiting from forced labour!</p>\n<p>South London Solida
 rity Federation<br />North London Solidarity Federation</p>\n</p>
URL:http://london.indymedia.org/events/12040
SUMMARY:London MayDay 2012 - Against Workfare
LOCATION:<p>West end\, central London</p>
COMMENT:More info at http://london.indymedia.org
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