G4S – Page 5 – South Yorkshire Migration and Asylum Action Group (SYMAAG)

By Admin27th July 20120Asylum, Campaigns, G4S

“G4S: Olympic Chaos, Asylum Housing Chaos” – A SYMAAG Statement

Private security army G4S have been in the news a lot recently. And not just because they are being paid £135 million of public money to house asylum seekers in Yorkshire, despite their record…

By Admin27th July 20120Asylum, Campaigns, G4S, Sheffield

Target Housing: Sheffield Charity’s Reputation Shredded By G4S Deal

When G4S eventually won the COMPASS contract to house asylum seekers in Yorkshire, Humberside and the Midlands they were well aware that their experience with asylum seekers was limited to detaining them, transporting them to…

By Admin28th June 20120Asylum, Campaigns, G4S

G4S and Jimmy Mubenga

Away from the front pages was the decision by the Crown Prosecution Service not to charge G4S with manslaughter following the death of Jimmy Mubenga, an Angolan asylum seeker who died while being deported by…

By Admin18th June 20120Asylum, Campaigns, G4S, Sheffield

Stopping the Privatisation of Asylum and Council Housing

SYMAAG invited to Defend Council Housing conference We’re pleased to report that SYMAAG members were invited to give a presentation at a recent conference of the Defend Council Housing (DCH) campaign group. They spoke about the danger…

By Admin31st May 20120Asylum, Campaigns, G4S

Bradford woman gets re-housed: UKBA feel the pressure

It’s 3 weeks since we wrote the article below about a Bradford-based asylum seeking mother, and her baby being evicted and dumped in Doncaster. Since then SYMAAG and Why Refugee Women? are pleased to announce that she…

By Admin24th April 20120Asylum, Campaigns, G4S

“Mobilising Outrage: our campaign against G4S”

Mobilising Outrage: campaigning with asylum seekers against security industry giant, G4S John Grayson, 12 April 2012 About the author John Grayson works in Barnsley with the South Yorkshire Migration and Asylum Action group (SYMAAG);…

By Admin24th April 20120Asylum, Campaigns, G4S, Sheffield

Stop G4S Campaign Update & “No to G4S” blog

For regular updates on campaigns against G4S and other private security armies see http://notog4s.blogspot.co.uk/ Stop G4S Campaign Update May 14th “Researching Privatisation: the case of G4S and Asylum Housing” Conference…

By Admin17th April 20120Asylum, Campaigns, G4S, Sheffield

STOP Prison Guards Housing Asylum Seekers demonstration

Outside Vulcan House giving the UK Borders Agency the message on February 15th STOP Prison Guards Housing Asylum Seekers STOP G4S! Regional Demonstration: Thursday 1st March Assemble: 12.30 at Sheffield Town Hall. March to…

By Admin3rd February 2012Asylum, Campaigns, G4S, Sheffield

Stop Prison Guards Housing Asylum Seekers. Stop G4S

3rd February: Campaign Update SYMAAG’s John Grayson was interviewed by Toby Foster on Radio Sheffield about why G4S shouldn’t provide asylum seekers’ housing. Listen again at 7.45am during the programme. The Yorkshire Post newspaper of…

By b002392224th January 2012Asylum, Campaigns, G4S

Campaign Briefing: Asylum Seekers to be housed by prison guards

Campaign Briefing Asylum Seekers to be housed by prison guards – G4S is coming to Yorkshire – unless we stop them The UKBA through its ‘procurement’ arm COMPASS has announced that the three…

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