Campaign actions by hundreds of thousands of people in the past 12 months, including thousands of Kiwis, have swayed nine of the world’s ten biggest food and beverage companies to improve their social and environmental policies, says worldwide development organisation Oxfam.
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Rachael Le Mesurier appointed new Oxfam Executive Director
World-wide development organisation Oxfam New Zealand has appointed Pacific development specialist and former Executive Director of the New Zealand AIDS Foundation, Rachael Le Mesurier as its Executive Director, taking up the reins held for 10 years by Barry Coates.
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Barry Coates: Release the TPP negotiation documents
An opinion piece from Oxfam’s Executive Director Barry Coates, as published in the New Zealand Herald on February 21, 2014
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Growing international call for transparency in TPPA negotiations
In the lead-up to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) negotiations in Singapore February 22-25, Oxfam New Zealand is calling on the New Zealand Trade Minister, Tim Groser to end the secrecy and make negotiating drafts publicly available. The scope of the TPPA is wide ranging and will be significant for generations to come, not just in New Zealand but particularly for poor and marginalised people in the developing world.
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Call for TPPA transparency
Oxfam’s Executive Director Barry Coates writes to Trade Minister regarding TPPA negotiations
Film stars team up to urge Robin Hood tax in Europe
Some of Europe’s biggest film stars came together to launch today a new short film Future News, directed by David Yates, which brings to light the enormous potential of a Robin Hood Tax.
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