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Boycott is not the solution, we need effective regulation!
03 December 2012, Latest news
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Last week the National Garment Workers Federation (NGWF), War on Want's long term partner in Bangladesh, organised a condolence rally to pay tribute to the 125 workers that were killed in the Tazreen factory fire. The NGWF and thousands of garment workers took to the streets in an outcry to call on factory owners, government, multinational corporations and businesses associations to end the killing of workers due to poor or lack of health and safety measures in factories. |
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Campaigners slam Osborne's hollow tax plans
03 December 2012, Press releases
Campaigners today slammed George Osborne's announced clampdown on tax avoidance as 'hollow' and 'yet more hypocrisy'.
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Report exposes Osborne tax plan ‘hypocrisy’
03 December 2012, Press releases
A new report released today by War on Want reveals that the centrepiece of the government’s plans to tackle tax abuse will have no impact on the tax avoided by Amazon, Google and Starbucks.
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Avoiding avoidance - Government tax plans won't tackle Amazon, Google & Starbucks
03 December 2012, Latest news
Tax avoidance has today hit the headlines as an influential committee of MPs releases its damning report into tax avoidance by multinational companies including Amazon, Google and Starbucks. Despite this stinging criticism from MPs, War on Want’s new report Avoiding Avoidance shows that that the centrepiece of the government’s plans to tackle tax abuse will have no impact on the tax avoided by Amazon, Google and Starbucks.
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123 garment workers killed in a factory fire
26 November 2012, Latest news
More than 120 people died on Saturday after a fire broke out in a nine-store garment factory just outside of Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka. Fire-fighter officials rescued hundreds of workers that took shelter on the roof of the factory but were unable to rescue those trapped within the building which were burnt alive. Some workers died after jumping from the building trying to escape the flames. The death toll is expected to rise as many people are still missing.
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War on Want condemns Israel attack on Gaza
20 November 2012, Press releases
The anti-poverty charity War on Want today condemned Israel for its attack on Gaza and accused British foreign secretary William Hague of giving Israel a signal to continue escalating its military operations.
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In memory of Khorshed Alam, a tireless labour rights activist
19 November 2012, Latest news
| Khorshed Alam, the Executive Director of the Alternative Movement for Resources and Freedom Society (AMRF), passed away suddenly on Saturday 17 November 2012 at the age of 46. Khorshed was a tireless activist who fought hard to improve the lives of millions of garment workers and their families in Bangladesh. |
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Thousands of farm workers in South Africa continue to speak out
16 November 2012, Latest news
Farm workers in the Western Cape are determined. They rejected the call for a two-week suspension of the strike by the main trade unions. Instead, the strike is spreading to new areas, with farm workers from Citrusdal joining in today. They continue to demand R150/day (about £10/day), which does not amount to a living wage, and improved living and working conditions.
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War on Want statement on Israel’s assault on Gaza
15 November 2012, Latest news
On 14 November 2012, the Israeli army began attacking Gaza with drones, Apache helicopters, F-16 fighter jets, and naval vessels. Israel launched its offensive dubbed Operation Pillar of Defence with the assassination of Ahmed al-Jabari, chief of staff of Hamas’ military wing. Following this attack, a series of airstrikes were launched, targeting civilian areas throughout occupied Gaza. Fears of military escalation are now rising, especially after the Israeli army dropped leaflets in the north of Gaza warning of an overland invasion in the area. War on Want is in touch with Palestinian and international human rights campaigners reporting from inside Gaza’s already strained hospitals as the number of injured continues to rise.
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Gaza demo
15 November 2012, Previous events
Thousands turned up for a demonstration outside the Israeli embassy. See photos of the event here.
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World’s first International Street Vendors Day
14 November 2012, Latest news
The first ever International Street Vendors Day is being celebrated across the world today. From now on 14 November will be a day calling for recognition of the contribution of street vendors to national development and to raise awareness on the significant challenges vendors face.
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War on Want supports ‘unprecedented’ austerity fight
14 November 2012, Press releases
The anti-poverty charity War on Want today will back the first pan-Europe coordinated action over austerity measures as workers stage general strikes in Spain, Portugal, Greece, Italy, Cyprus and Malta.
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Join the European Day of Action on Austerity
13 November 2012, Latest news
On Wednesday 14 November 2012, general strikes are taking place across Europe against the devastating austerity packages being imposed. This is the first Europe-wide coordinated day of action against austerity. General strikes are taking place in Spain, Portugal, Greece, Italy, Cyprus and Malta. The ETUC European Trade Union Confederation's is supporting solidarity action across the rest of Europe, including Britain where a series of protests and rallies are being organised.
War on Want will be joining the London action outside the European Commission - join us.
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Strike of farm workers in South Africa
13 November 2012, Latest news
South Africa. Western Cape. 5.30 am. The phone is already ringing at the office of War on Want’s partner Sikhula Sonke to give news that farm workers are going on solidarity strikes and the movement is growing.
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Join the global week of action against Adidas
06 November 2012, Latest news
This week we are joining activists from around the globe to take part in a targeted week of action to get justice for 2,800 workers who have been fighting for the US$1.8 million owed to them in severance pay. Adidas still refuse to pay a penny.
Take action by targeting Adidas on Facebook and Twitter to demand justice for their workers
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