Oxfam Australia

Type: Organization

Name: Oxfam Australia

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 17 hours ago - 1 reports

Sorry Day marked at all campuses

Southern Cross University will mark Sorry Day across its three campuses this week ahead of the National Day celebration on May 26.The Gold Coast campus will host Sorry Day activities on Tuesday May 21; the Lismore campus on Wednesday May 22; and the Coffs ... [Published Noodls - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Gold Coast, Southern Cross University, Oxfam Australia, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Rio Tinto Group

REPORT SLAMS AUST MINERS ON INDIGENOUS RIGHTS

Sydney , May 19Global mining giant Rio Tinto is the only Australian -domiciled miner to escape censure in a new report tracking the mining sector’s worldwide recognition of the rights of indigenous people.In a report released ahead of this week’s international ... [Published Mining Business Media - May 19 2013]

Entities: Mining, Rio Tinto Group, Oxfam, Oxfam Australia, Sydney (Australia)

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Pacific Brands Ltd

Woolies, Coles threatened with a boycott

Some of Australia’s largest retailers have been threatened by a consumer boycott should they not agree to help improve fire safety and working standards in Bangladesh, following last month’s building collapse that killed over 1,100 workers.An international ... [Published NineMSN Finance - May 20 2013]

Entities: Bangladesh, Boycott, Pacific Brands Ltd, Motley Fool

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Global Financial Crisis Forces Aust...

BAGUIO CITY (246 kms. north of Manila) – Australian OceanaGold has announced that the Didipio gold-copper project in Nueva Vizcaya has been put on ?care and maintenance? due to the global financial crisis.This after the 72-year old mining giant Lepanto ... [Published Bulatlat.com - May 19 2013]

Entities: OceanaGold Corp, Financial Crisis, Oxfam Australia

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Oxfam

Something good you can really do

I OFTEN wonder how many Australians are sipping their morning coffee without knowing where that coffee was produced or the working and living conditions of its producers. Would more people switch to fair trade coffee if they realised what a major difference ... [Published Perth Now - May 17 2013]

Entities: Coffee, Oxfam Australia, Oxfam, Cultivation

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Oxfam Australia

Shoppers threaten boycott of retailers who avoid safety pact

Charity Oxfam Australia has criticised major retailers Big W and Kmart for not signing an international agreement designed to boost industrial safety in Bangladesh. Owned by Woolworths and Wesfarmers respectively, the discount department store chains ... [Published Individual.com - May 17 2013]

Entities: Boycott, Oxfam Australia, Big W

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Sears Holdings Corporation

Shoppers threaten boycott of retailers who avoid safety pact

SARAH WHYTEKmart: Declined to sign.Some of Australia's biggest retailers are facing threats of a consumer boycott after failing to sign an international agreement to improve fire safety and working conditions in Bangladesh, following the country's worst ... [Published Farm Weekly - May 16 2013]

Entities: Boycott, Bangladesh, Sears Holdings Corporation, Fire Safety

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 3 reports

Miners falling short on Indigenous consultation: Oxfam

A major aid agency says Australia's resources companies are not being open enough about how they gain the consent of Indigenous land owners at their overseas mining projects. A study by Oxfam Australia ... ... [Published Yahoo! News Australia - May 17 2013]

Entities: Oxfam, Mineral, Oxfam Australia

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Only one Aust. mining company meets UN indigenous standards

Oxfam Australia says Australian mining companies operating overseas often fail to obtain permission from the indigenous land owners before commencing projects on their land.An Oxfam study found of the 53 biggest miners on the Australian stock exchange ... [Published ABC Radio Australia - May 16 2013]

Entities: Oxfam Australia, United Nations, ASX Limited, Oxfam, Rio Tinto Group

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

NGOs unconvinced over Mining for Development initiative

An Australian mineral management initiative is under fire for favouring corporate interests more than developing nations.The $127 million dollar Mining for Development Initiative aimed to aid developing nations avoid gross mismanagement, corruption and ... [Published Australian Mining - May 16 2013]

Entities: Mining, AusAID, Mineral, Oxfam Australia

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Major retailers refuse to sign Bangladesh agreement

Some of Australia's biggest retailers have refused to sign an international agreement to improve fire safety and working conditions in Bangladesh after the country's worst industrial accident.Woolworths, Kmart and Target - that all have factories operating ... [Published Sydney Morning Herald - May 16 2013]

Entities: Bangladesh, Wesfarmers Ltd, Sears Holdings Corporation, Primark Stores Ltd

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Call for respect on land rights

The vast majority of Australian mining, oil and gas companies have no clear public commitment to gain the consent of Indigenous peoples before commencing projects on their land, according to a new report.Launched ahead of next week’s global conferences ... [Published My Resources - May 15 2013]

Entities: Mining, Informed Consent, Duncan Patterson, Oxfam Australia

Quotes

"We are excited to be able to support these great causes," said Marc Margetts, Managing Director at Roland DG Australia. "What better way to use our printing at the show than to offer it to organisations that do such good work in the community and around the world. We hope these prints help to make a great impact for these organisations."

Roland DG giving purpose to their print at PacPrint [Published Graphic Display World - 7 hours ago]

"The second problem is when the negotiation process isn't sorted out there is an enormously adverse impact on local communities."

Miners falling short on indigenous consultation: Oxfam [Published ABC Online - May 17 2013]

Oxfam Australia said it was disappointed in companies' decision not to sign. "We are worried that what companies are doing are not enough to ensure safe and decent conditions for Bangladeshi garment workers" Oxfam's labour rights co-ordinator Daisy Gardener said

Shoppers threaten boycott of retailers who avoid safety pact [Published Farm Weekly - May 16 2013]

President of the Australian Retailers Association Russell Zimmerman said: "It's very obvious consumers are more conscious of the ethics of the retailer's supply chain. Retailers need to regularly reassess this."

Shoppers threaten boycott of retailers who avoid safety pact [Published Brisbane Times - May 16 2013]

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