Unemployed community work proposals

Title

Unemployed community work proposals

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1996

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Duration

00:06:56

Description

A new scheme called Work-fare is being proposed by the Government, to put the unemployed into community voluntary work and pay them for it. The pros and cons of the proposals are investigated. Vox pop with public at a job centre in Hammersmith; Guy Penny, director of a job club for executives on the new scheme; four interviews with unidentified speakers on the advantages and disadvantages of the scheme.

Contributors

Guy Penny

Keywords

Government; Social security; Conservative Party; Unemployment; Employment; Unemployed; Dole; Training; Voluntary work

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