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Monthly Archives: December 2008
FairWear Rich action (thanks to MorePraxis)
MorePraxis writes: As you can see we had our sweatshop free carols. Tis good for the soul to carol for work justice. ‘Conveniently’ the window cleaner came and we were informed by the police that we needed to free up …
Posted in Just Stuff
Tagged FairWear, Rich, Rich Clothing, sweat shop, sweatshops, union solidarity
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Overseas students exploited
INTERNATIONAL students in Victoria are regularly underpaid, face other exploitation in the workplace and are increasingly given misleading information by offshore student recruiters, a State Government inquiry has found. The report into the welfare of foreign students, to be released today, reveals widespread flaws in the treatment of students and warns a lack of accommodation threatens the growth of the lucrative market. The Overseas Student Experience Taskforce found that a significant number of international students were working more than the 20 hours a week allowed under their student visa requirements.
Posted in Just Education
Tagged international students, Jacinta Allan, student welfare, Victoria
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Comment from Steve G – privatisation of TAFE
Hello Everyone, With the collapse of freemarket financial structures across the planet, our government sees fit to guarantee the safety of banks but not the durability of infrastructure like TAFE to ensure that Australia is skilled for this century. Well, …
Posted in Just Education
Tagged Hunter Institute, privatisation, Privatise TAFE, TAFE NSW, Victorian TAFE
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MORE ACTION NEEDED TO PROTECT PHILIPPINE LABOUR ORGANISERS
Arrest warrants for 71 other labour and human rights activists
They are being accused of murder and attempted murder for allegedly taking up arms against the government and attacking police forces in an ambush in Mindoro province in March 2006. The accusations are based on a statement of one witness whose testimony is highly questionable and no investigation has taken place. Six activists have already been arrested and the others may be seized by the military police at any moment.
REMINDER: FairWear Christmas carols at RICH outlet
Bring your best singing voices, and join FairWear in delivering a lump of coal to this very naughty clothing company, and singing our unique brand of Christmas carols, in honour of sweatshop workers and outworkers.
Posted in Just Employment, Just Stuff
Tagged FairWear, home work, home workers, homeworkers, outworkers, Rich, sweat shops, sweatshop
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Grassroots MySpace/Facebook campaign for fair fashion (from NikeWatch)
Being fifteen I am at the target age of many fashion labels, so to get my concern through I started writing letters to some of the major labels I believed were responsible, and the results were interesting. Most of the companies were very vague and evasive, not answering. I have decided to create this group so that people can get together and discuss their opinions and solutions to the ethical clothes problem.
Posted in Just Employment, Just Stuff
Tagged ethical fashion, ethical pest, Facebook, FairWear, home work, homeworkers, MySpace, outworkers, Oxfam Australia, sweat shops
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Why is Fairtrade cotton important?
According to most NGOs, eradicating child labour in agriculture in Egypt would be impossible, as it is traditionally an issue between families. But our investigation in the Nile Valley has found that the children are more likely to be victims of modern-day gangmasters, who recruit them from impoverished families to work the fields from dawn until dusk.
CONCERT FOR THE CONGO
The Congolese Community of Victoria Inc welcomes the Australian Government’s announcement of $5m in aid assistance to the crisis and its commitment that Australia needs to increase and enhance its commitment to the countries of Africa and to play its part in the peace and security of DRCv.
WCC general secretary: A small sign of hope for the future
The Convention on Cluster Munitions has been welcomed as a “humane and historic victory” by the World Council of Churches (WCC) General Secretary Rev Dr Samuel Kobia. Commenting on the signing of the convention in Oslo, Norway today, Kobia congratulated …
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Tagged cluster munitions, Rev Dr Samuel Kobia, World Council of Churches
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Take more action – Granting Immunity for Hate Attacks – Orissa
There continue to be worrying reports that the government of Orissa State, where most of the violence has occurred, is failing to take appropriate action to bring those responsible for the violence to justice. There are also allegations that the Orissa Government is hindering investigations that the Federal Government of India is attempting to carry out into the case in which a nun was raped and also into the burning of orphanages. The Orissa Government has stated that there will not be any compensation for churches that were attacked and destroyed by the violence.
Posted in Just End Christian Persecution
Tagged BJP, India, Orissa, persecution of Christians
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