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It may be the middle of winter but average global temperatures are still rising!
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Action 46 – Harm Less Holidays

Your next holiday has the power to either exacerbate or reduce poverty. The way we travel has serious impacts on local people and the environment. Ethical tourism is where it’s at and our resident ethical tourism advocate, Rhonda Sutton has put down a few tips for your next trip…
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Action 45 – Fair enough!

It’s Fairtrade Fortnight! So what are you doing? Kicking a football? Checking out some music to stop the traffic? Huh?!
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Under 25 and doing great things? Nominate for the Young People’s Human Rights Medal

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

The Australian Human Rights Commission is encouraging young people who have made an outstanding contribution to advancing human rights in Australia, to nominate for the Young People’s Human Rights Medal. More »

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Victory — Nike agrees to pay $1.5 million in relief to laid-off Honduran workers

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

Maquila Solidarity Network (MSN) is pleased to pass on news of a ground-breaking agreement between the Central General de Trabajadores de Honduras (CGT) and Nike that will provide a US$1.5 million fund for workers in Honduras that formerly produced Nike apparel. According to a press release from Nike and the CGT, workers will also receive a year’s access to the health care system, training and priority hiring.

After some pressure, Nike gets a big tick of approval

Over 2,000 workers at the Hugger and Vision Tex factories were laid off last year, leaving them unemployed and owed over US$2 million in unpaid wages and severance pay.

The agreement comes after intense pressure was put on Nike by a student-led campaign that had convinced some US universities to end lucrative licensing agreements with Nike.

That’s a big win for workers in Honduras who are accustomed to being stiffed on severance and back wages when factories close, and having the international brands whose products they made walk away without looking back.