Why Oxfam joined the Fair Work Coalition
Friday, March 26th, 2010 by Krisnah Poinasamy Posted in labourrights, livelihoods, migrants | 1 Comment »Get a job and you’re on the route out of poverty – that’s what the government will tell you. After all, ‘paid work is the route to independence, health and well-being for most people’. Surely if everyone had a job ...
A ‘Robin Hood’ Budget
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010 by Ben Morgan Posted in Inequality, Welfare reform, child poverty, equality, fuel poverty, gender, labourrights, livelihoods | 2 Comments »The Chancellor Alistair Darling has said there will be "no giveaways" in tomorrow's budget. He has intimated caution despite the surprise likelihood that tax receipts will be higher than the same month last year, excelling the expectations set out in ...
Who Cares?
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009 by Krisnah Poinasamy Posted in asylum Seekers, equality, gender, labourrights, migrants, refugees, uk poverty | 1 Comment »The UK has an ageing population – with the number of people over 80 set to double to eight per cent of the population by 2030. Unable to meet the ever-increasing demand for care workers through the British workforce, the ...
We must work together to stop the exploitation of temporary workers
Tuesday, August 4th, 2009 by Dan Rees Posted in labourrights | No Comments »Oxfam is calling on the government to extend the powers of the Gangmaster Licensing Authority (GLA) beyond agriculture to cover agency workers in the construction, hospitality and care industries. The case for doing so is obvious. The exploitation of temporary, mainly ...
Turning The Tide – Oxfam’s new report examines how best to protect workers employed by gangmasters
Friday, July 31st, 2009 by Krisnah Poinasamy Posted in labourrights | 2 Comments »Today Oxfam releases its report, Turning The Tide, which assesses the effectiveness of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority, whilst also examining other sectors in which gangmasters operate. The Morecambe Bay tragedy of 2004, in which 23 Chinese cockle pickers drowned due to ...
Flexibility forgets FRED
Wednesday, April 15th, 2009 by Krisnah Poinasamy Posted in labourrights | No Comments »In an article littered with quotes from Chief Execs and Chairmen, the Financial Times analysed Britain's flexible market with many expressing fear that the need for tighter regulation in the banking industry might be confused with a need for regulation ...
