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Monthly Archives: July 2009
7-Eleven Campaign (international students and young workers)
UNITE has recently won over $100,000 in payouts for 7-Eleven workers in Melbourne and Sydney. For more details see links below. Contact the UNITE office on 03 9328 1555. More information here (and here).
Posted in Just Education, Just Stuff, Uncategorized
Tagged 7-Eleven, international students, unite, young workers
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Koorong open the door to dialogue
Koorong has agreed to meet with the Justice and International Mission Unit and discuss how to move forward constructively on ensuring ethical standards are maintained in the production of goods sold at Koorong.
Would you like to help some of the most vulnerable people in our community?
You are invited to attend Hotham Mission Asylum Seeker Project’s Volunteer Training Evenings… This training provides information about volunteer opportunities with Hotham Mission Asylum Seeker Project and is designed to equip you to work with community based asylum seekers. Attendance …
UNITE’s year long campaign starts to bring results!
International students do not have to put up with super-exploitation but it is just the tip of the iceberg. UNITE estimates that hundreds, if not thousands, more 7-Eleven workers have been ripped off. The next step is to organise 7-Eleven stores to ensure that underpayment is stamped out.
Posted in Just Education, Just Employment
Tagged 7-Eleven, Fair Work Ombudsman, international students, unite, young workers
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UNITE’s year long campaign starts to bring results!
International students do not have to put up with super-exploitation but it is just the tip of the iceberg. UNITE estimates that hundreds, if not thousands, more 7-Eleven workers have been ripped off. The next step is to organise 7-Eleven stores to ensure that underpayment is stamped out.
Posted in Just Education, Just Employment
Tagged 7-Eleven, Fair Work Ombudsman, international students, unite, young workers
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Forced child labour in Uzbek cotton fields and more
The newsletter from Maquila Solidarity Network is available (newsletter 14.2) In this edition find out about the international pressure builds to end forced child labour in Uzbek cotton fields and on the other side of the world – opportunities for …
Posted in Just Stuff, Uncategorized
Tagged child labour, Philippines, Uzbek cotton, work justice
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Child labour: YouTube video
The International Trade Union Confederation has produced a very short online video on the subject of child labour. Sounds boring, right? Wrong. Warning – you that you may not want to watch this (you could see this on a show …
Posted in Just Stuff, Uncategorized
Tagged child labour, ILO, Internatinal Labour Organisation, Labour justice, YouTube
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What is happening with Youth Allowance etc.?
April 2010 update To find out about Youth Allowance changes go to information from the National Union of Students and the Commonwealth Government. Also note that from 1 April 2010, Equity and Merit-based scholarships have been made exempt from means …
Push for international student concession fares
Clay Lucas, July 9, 2009 Melbourne must be more welcoming to international students by offering them concession fares on public transport, Lord Mayor Robert Doyle says. Source and more
Posted in Just Education
Tagged concession, international students, Robert Doyle, tertiary education
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STOP THE TRAFFIK July Action
Help survivors of human trafficking in Australia ‘What happened to us was a nightmare. We can never forget. It comes back to us in dreams. This will affect us til we die. It has changed us.
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Tagged People Trafficking, Project Respect, sex trafficking, Stop the Traffik
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