tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393578624305189946.post2482854322976772322..comments2023-10-25T08:52:58.428+01:00Comments on Only In America: Twelve Million Spent on River Pageant Let's Screw a Few JobseekersHimselfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11666097098083216833noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393578624305189946.post-24653509898099733362012-06-06T19:11:09.994+01:002012-06-06T19:11:09.994+01:00"The fact that anybody, let alone unpaid work..."The fact that anybody, let alone unpaid workers, were forced to sleep under London bridge is truly scandalous," said Biggs. "To make it worse it appears that many of these people were essentially blackmailed into taking unpaid work, otherwise they wouldn't be able to work at the Olympics or would risk losing their benefits.<br /><br />"How many of us would accept working unpaid, being forced to sleep outside and not given access to changing rooms or toilets? This incident is a sad indictment of the way our country is headed."<br /><br />He added: "It is simply unacceptable in the 21st century for people to work unpaid and be forced to sleep outside. The company have tried to blame a logistical mistake, but the simple fact is they had a duty of care to their workers and they failed."<br /><br />http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/<br />2012/jun/06/unpaid-jubilee-<br />jobseekers-downing-street?CMP=twt_guAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com