Sunday 12 February 2012


STOP PRISON GUARDS HOUSING ASYLUM SEEKERS
SAY NO TO G4S!
DEMONSTRATION
Wednesday 15th Feb
12.30pm
Sheffield Town hall


DEMONSTRATION called by SYMAAG (South Yorkshire Migration and Asylum Seekers Group) and supported by UNISON, and UCU leaders
Speakers from asylum rights groups, church leaders, and asylum seekers
STOP G4S taking over and privatising Sheffield,and South Yorkshire asylum seeker housing

Over 500 asylum seekers in South Yorkshire face eviction from council accommodation into private sector houses if G4S the biggest security army in the world is allowed to sign a contract on February 29th.

G4S are the world’s largest private security firm. UKBA maintain that the housing contracts are going to partners with a proven track record.
G4S lost the UKBA contract to supply escorts in forcible deportations after the death of an Angolan deportee Jimmy Mubenga.G4S
Asylum seeker tenants already feel intimidated and threatened by the prospect of G4S as their managing landlords.G4S manages four detention centres. In 2010 there were over 700 allegations of mistreatment in G4S centres and there is history of brutality and neglect under G4S management.

Asylum seeker tenants already feel intimidated and threatened by the prospect of G4S as their managing landlords

Further details on G4S and asylum seekers at


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