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When you support Oxfam, you help create a world without the inequality that fuels poverty. Here’s what that looks like for the communities we work with.

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Middle East Crisis: the latest

It has been over a year since the conflict in Gaza escalated — a year of families living without their homes, their loved ones or the basic supplies they need to survive.

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April 22, 2014

The power of Fairtrade chocolate

Kuapa Kookoo is the only farmer owned cocoa cooperative in Ghana and the supplier of cocoa for the Oxfam So...

Photo: Alan Jacobsen, The Sidney Hillman Foundation

March 25, 2014

Bangladesh factory fire survivor visits Australia

Sumi Abedin was working in the Tarzeen garment factory in Bangladesh when she was forced to make a chilling decision....

2 million workers are now covered by the Bangladesh Fire and Safety Accord

October 18, 2013

Fantastic news!

We have just heard that after months of promises, Woolworths have finally listened to you and signed the Bangladesh Fire...

The garment industry in Bangladesh is vital to its economy. Its labour force is made up largely of women (estimates are between 80 - 90%) who earn on average just $0.16 per hour. This image shows a woman working in a garment factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo: Nicola Bailey/ActionAid

July 26, 2013

Katies and Millers take action on safety in Bangladesh

Thanks to the great work of Oxfam supporters like you, another major Australian clothing retailer has now signed the Bangladesh...

April 2, 2013

Support workers rights in Indonesia

In countries like Indonesia, many women and men making goods for big-name brands are struggling to make ends meet. Workers...

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...

March 10, 2011

Working women with families

Another friend of mine recently became a single parent. Her baby is less than a year old, but her husband...

February 16, 2011

Working around the clock

I’m aware that because I work the night shift the condition of my body isn’t great—I’m unfit, easily tired and...

February 8, 2011

Dengue Fever

Before I fell ill, I hadn’t been feeling well enough to work for two or three days. But I still...

November 12, 2010

Sharing the basics

This is the sort of pump which is generally used in rental house areas, including my family’s home. This single...

September 30, 2010

Just Scraping By: Everyday life around my home

As a worker on a low wage, sometimes I get scared when I imagine my future. I worry that when...

September 9, 2010

All about weddings

I recently attended a friend’s wedding ceremony. The couple come from different ethnic backgrounds, which made this ceremony quite unique....