Campaigning Oxfam Australia

1 campaigning

1.1 close gap
1.2 labour rights
1.3 mining, oil , gas
1.4 climate change
1.5 development banks

campaigning

oxfam australia involved in wide range of advocacy campaigns:

close gap

this successful , ongoing campaign raise awareness of disadvantages of indigenous australians. particularly, oxfam australia has publicised life expectancy gap of indigenous australians, on average die 20 years earlier non-indigenous australians.

labour rights

oxfam australia working other international organisations persuade sportswear companies respect , implement workers’s rights. oxfam australia supports unions , organisations in asia campaign labour rights in factories, workplaces, , lobby governments , companies ensure rights of workers making sportswear products upheld. vast majority of workers make sports gear young women have migrated rural urban areas in own country, earn money support , families. oxfam australia seeks promote solutions researching labour rights issues , making recommendations major brands. oxfam australia’s campaign focuses on several of largest sports brands (including adidas , nike) collectively, through suppliers, employ hundreds of thousands of workers throughout asia. major campaign issues include need sportswear companies respect right of workers form , join unions (known freedom of association) , right collective bargaining, ensure payment of living wages, end workplace harassment , discrimination, , end unsafe or exploitative working conditions (often referred “sweatshops”).

mining, oil , gas

oxfam australia actively lobbies australian mining companies , governments them adhere policies , practices support rights of disadvantaged people might adversely affected mining activities. through mining ombudsman process, oxfam australia works defend against human rights abuses , environmental destruction mining companies.

oxfam australia supports publish pay campaign lobbies mining companies disclose monies paid foreign governments in order secure mining rights. oxfam australia believes these payments can lead increased corruption in developing countries.

oxfam australia put pressure on melbourne-based miner, oceanagold, on didipio gold-copper project in philippines. oxfam australia called australian federal police investigation in 2007 after uncovering reports of bribery , human rights abuses. oceanagold subsequently halted project in october 2008, citing poor economic conditions.

climate change

oxfam australia believes poor communities in developing countries ones worst affected climate change , least able adapt. reason, oxfam australia advocates developed countries cut carbon emissions , provide support people in developing countries.

development banks

oxfam australia questions activities of development banks such international monetary fund (imf) , particularly asian development bank (adb). oxfam australia makes point programs funded these large organisations through loans governments of developing countries, may not assistive public of countries.