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Palestinian Territory, Occupied: Children and their families are returning to their homes or the remains of their homes to check the status of their homes. Photo: Alef Multimedia Company/Oxfam
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August 2, 2011

“Your son is not sick. He just needs to eat”

Oxfam International's media officer, Louis Belanger, describes how the announcement of famine in parts of Somalia has affected aid workers...

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Sneaky Business: Support Footwear Workers' Rights

August 1, 2011

Sneaky Business Toolkit

Want to help promote a new global action in support of workers' rights? The Sneaky Business toolkit provides you with...

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Aid Worker Diary in Dadaab - Anna Ridout from Oxfam

August 1, 2011

Video diary from Dadaab

Anna Ridout from Oxfam reports from Dadaab refugee complex in northern Kenya for CNN, taking us behind the scenes and...

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Image: istock/OxfamAUS

August 1, 2011

90,000 workers strike at adidas supplier

Low wages and inhumane treatment have lead 90,000 workers to strike at an adidas suppler in Vietnam.

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Sneaky Business website

August 1, 2011

The long march for workers rights begins

101 people have begun a march across the world to end sneaky business in the global footwear industry.

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Image Credit: istock/OxfamAUS

July 29, 2011

Abuse part of daily bread for Converse workers

Women making Converse sneakers at the Pou Chen Group factory in Sukabumi have been kicked, slapped and taunted by their...

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Photo: Jennifer O'Gormon/Concern Worldwide

July 29, 2011

“A perfect storm” in Somalia: Mary Robinson in East Africa

Oxfam Global Ambassador Mary Robinson recently returned to Somalia, almost 20 years after her first trip to the country. In...

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The price on carbon pollution explained in around 2 minutes.

July 29, 2011

A price on pollution in Australia: How will it work? Who will pay? Will it help protect our planet?

The landslide of facts and figures, questions and retorts since the announcement of Australia’s plans to put a price on...

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Photo: Stitched Up/War on Want

July 28, 2011

Zara, European brands exploit workers in Bangladesh

A new report shows that women producing for top European retailers, including Zara, are struggling to survive on poverty wages.

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JJ Singano - a Oxfam public health engineer stands by a newly installed water tank at Dadaab refugee camp. 1400 refugees come to the camp each day and so JJ has to act fast to respond to the growing number of residents.

July 27, 2011

Clean water for Dadaab’s most vulnerable

Oxfam is at Dadaab, supplying Somalian refugees on the camp's outskirts with desperately needed water. Check out our photo gallery...

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Photo: Lara McKinley/OxfamAUS

July 26, 2011

Are corporations helping the global water crisis?

Oxfam Australia have joined the global campaign calling for a critique of transnational corporations that are shaping the global response...

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Photo: Rino Hidayah/OxfamAUS

July 21, 2011

My thoughts on democracy and protest

As workers, getting our message or opinion across to multinational corporations can be difficult. This is what makes the role...

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