Prison Labour Solidarity

During the EF! Gathering an impromptu action was organised against Hepworth, an international company that exploits prison labour. Long term anarchist prisoner Mark Barnsley is in Wakefield Prison where prisoners are required to make prison uniforms, their own prison bars or give 25 hrs a week to Hepworth in tedious packing work. The maximum pay in this prison is £8 per week. He is in solitary as punishment for refusing to work.

In solidarity with Mark and as outside resistance to slavery inside we paid Hepworth HQ a visit.

The security gates were locked shut, a meeting was disrupted, leaflets distributed and banners waved outside. Whilst waiting in the building we wrote the manager a letter explaining the visit was to launch our campaign and that not pulling out of the prison labour industry could prove damaging. Police were unable to boltcropper the locks and a sympathetic seeming fire brigade refused to help.

Feel free to contact Hepworth Building Products at:
Eddlington Lane
Eddlington Doncaster DN12 1BY
Tel: 01709 856300 Tel: 01226 76356

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