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This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament

Rejected petition stop unemployed people being forced to work for their benefits slave labour

make it a criminal offence to be forced to work for your unemployment benefit.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

It's not clear who you would like to be guilty of committing a criminal offence if someone is required to work in order to receive benefits.

If you would like the Government to change its policy, so that no one is required to work as a condition of receiving benefits, you could start a petition calling for that.

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