In the UK there are over 2.25 million unemployed people.
The government has introduced a scheme whereby unemployed people must go on 'work placements' with participating voluntary bodies.
They do this for no extra money and if they fail to attend can be hit with 'benefits sanctions' which can mean a withdrawal of Jobseekers' Allowance for up to six months.

This is degrading, de-humanising and very close to legal slave labour.

The vast majority of unemployed people are busy looking hard for employment in an economy where full-time jobs are incredibly scarce.

The Salvation Army is a Christian charity which is continuing to use people placed against their will onto the scheme which is known in the common vernacular as "workfare" (though we acknowledge that the title is not used in any official capacity) and we believe that this is unacceptable on both moral and spiritual grounds.
This is a HUMAN RIGHTS issue.Forced labour is just that, FORCED and therefore basic human rights of choice are being taken away.