Glimmers of gold on the dance floor
Rachel Coghlan of World Vision Australia, blogging from the UN Climate Negotiations in Bonn, Germany.
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Kofi Annan launches Alternative Guide to the World Cup
Ahead of the kick-off of the 2010 World Cup on Friday, former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has launched the Alternative Guide to the World Cup.
The human face of adidas production: Hamdani’s Film
In this short film 32 year old Hamdani shares the story of his struggle to find work after his unfair dismissal from an adidas supply factory in 2005. He asks adidas and its consumers to think about the human face of production and support the rights of unfairly dismissed workers.
Staying healthy in Haiti
In the crowded camps of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Oxfam’s public health promoters have found a memorable way to prevent the outbreak of disease.
Over time or over it?
English / Bahasa Last week I worked 9 hours overtime. This week on top of overtime I’ll also work a Saturday night shift. I will depart for the factory at 9 in the evening and return home at 6 in the morning, possibly not until 7. Long hours are not out of the ordinary for […]
Life is like riding a bicycle
Rachel Coghlan, Advocacy Campaign Leader - Climate Change for World Vision Australia reports from Bonn, Germany for the UN Climate Talks.
Doesn’t Adidas know we have families?
English / Bahasa My parents are in their sixties now. They are subsistence farmers, but since they don’t own enough land to support themselves, they also work as farm labourers. I should be looking after them, sending them money for their everyday needs. It’s not like they are office workers who retire to a pension. […]
Your help is needed in Bonn
Help us keep up the pressure to achieve a fair, ambitious and binding climate change agreement.
Something happened that I never wished for…
English / Bahasa A short while ago something happened to me that I never expected and never wanted. I fell very ill. To begin with it was only a fever, so I bought some medicine at the local street stall. But it didn’t help. Actually it made my condition worse. Because I don’t have any […]
Why I haven’t given up
English / Bahasa There is a principle that I won’t let go of here—and that’s freedom of association. Five years ago, 33 of us lost our jobs in contravention of our human rights and freedom of association. And to be honest with you, I don’t believe Adidas if they say that what happens in their […]
