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The Violence of Workfare

Jon Burnett Orcid Logo, David Whyte

The Violence of Austerity, Pages: 59 - 68

Swansea University Author: Jon Burnett Orcid Logo

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This chapter analyses the testimonies of 97 people who have participated in ‘workfare’ schemes in the UK and have raised concerns about the health and safety risks experienced on these placements. Overall, these placements, which were carried out between May 2011 and November 2015, equate to some 1,...

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Published in: The Violence of Austerity
ISBN: 978 0 7453 9948 5
Published: London Pluto Press 2017
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