Last week 3869 individuals from around the world sent letters to adidas’ CEO, Herbert Hainer, demanding a fair deal for workers making adidas. While we wait for a response from adidas, I want to thank all those who have assisted with this campaign.
Jakarta was so quiet— almost everyone had gone back to their villages to spend time with their families. In the evening I could hear the echoes of prayers across the city. I felt very touched- but also mixed with a deep sense of sadness because I was unable to be with my family. Without work it is just too expensive to travel back home to South Sumatra.
Today is International Day for Disaster Reduction (October 13), and while most people know we help communities deal with the aftermath of disasters (like the Pakistan floods), you might not know we also do a lot of work helping communities prepare for future disasters. We take you to Haiti to show you how.
When I was young I was often given only cassava rice to eat because we couldn’t afford ordinary rice and other condiments. I understood that rice was really expensive, so even if a tiny bit of rice was mixed in with my cassava dish, I was overjoyed!
Wouldn't you want enough take home pay to allow you to look after your family and afford the basic necessitiesis of life? This was the simple demand made by more than 68,000 Cambodian workers who went on a weeklong strike to demand a living wage.
Oxfam's NSW/ACT Campaigner Debbie Hunt reflects on the reality we face due to climate change impacts, as well as the arguments put forward by the skeptics.
Launching the 10-10-10 global week of action on climate change, ten humanitarian and environmental groups in Western Australia combined forces this past weekend and called on the Australian Government to take the plunge and go below 350.
While politicians are making infuriatingly slow progress in moving towards the fair, ambitious and binding climate deal we need, people around the world are ramping up demand for action and getting to work themselves.
The UN climate talks in Tianjin are coming to an end. This was the last negotiation before the high-level UN climate change summit in Cancun, Mexico, this December. So far the talks have been mixed with only marginal progress. We face several flashpoints as we head rapidly down the road to Cancun.
For the first time ever the UN climate negotiations are being held in China, in the city of Tianjin, before the major climate summit in Cancun in December. Talking with Australia’s head of delegation in China, our climate tracker Phil Ireland had the opportunity to get a handle on Australia’s negotiating position.
