Slave Labour (mural)

The Slave Labour mural as it appeared in May 2012

Slave Labour is a mural that was painted by a British graffiti artist, Banksy, on the side wall of a Poundland store in Wood Green, London in May 2012. The artwork is 48 inches (122 cm) high by 60 inches (152 cm) wide,[1] and depicts an urchin child at a sewing machine assembling a bunting of Union Jack patches. The work was a protest against the use of sweatshops to manufacture Diamond Jubilee and London Olympics memorabilia in 2012.[2]

In February 2013 the mural was removed from its location and put up for sale at Fine art Auctions in Miami, US. After an appeal from the residents of Wood Green the mural was withdrawn from sale in the US and returned to the UK. It was sold at an auction in Covent Garden, London for (USD) $1.2 million.

  1. ^ "Banksy Slave Labor (Bunting Boy), London 2012 - Feb 23, 2013 | Fine Art Auctions Miami in FL".
  2. ^ "'Missing' Banksy art Slave Labor (Bunting Boy) on auction in Miami for $500,000". The World from PRX. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2022.