In Australia, payouts to corporate shareholders increased on average 6 times faster than worker pay since 2020.

This #InternationalWorkersDay , it's time to reward work over wealth.✊ #MayDay2024

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📢Today, 11 years ago, the #RanaPlaza garment factory collapsed & killed 1,100+ workers. To protect workers, we negotiated the International Accord Foundation with brands but MYER won't sign.

Demand myer prioritise safety over profits. Share & tag MYER to take action!

📢Today, 11 years ago, the #RanaPlaza garment factory collapsed & killed 1,100+ workers. To protect workers, we negotiated the International Accord Foundation with brands but BEST & LESS won't sign.

Demand Best and Less prioritise safety over profits. Share & tag Best & Less to take action!

11 years post #RanaPlaza , the battle for garment worker safety rages on.

Best&Less and Myer are STILL putting their garment workers at risk in unsafe factories by refusing to sign the International Accord for Health Safety.

📱 Share & tag Best & Less MYER to take action!

Already defence spending is 10 x international aid. Now, defence spending is set to soar further while aid remains at the historic low of 0.19% GNI.

Aid is critical to the peace, stability and prosperity of our region, and its being severely neglected.

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1 year since the onset of conflict in #Sudan , it has escalated into the world's largest displacement crisis, affecting nearly 5M children. Amitabh Behar recently visited refugees in South Sudan & made a plea for increased resources.

More: africa.oxfam.org/latest/blogs/s…

#SudanConference Once again, the leaders have demonstrated a disregard for the lives of those in Sudan and its neighbours as they pledged a tiny fraction of what's needed to save lives.
Read our full reaction to the pledging conference ➡️ africa.oxfam.org/latest/press-r… Oxfam International

❗Meanwhile, in just one month, the world's wealthiest accumulate billions, while over 1 million people face hunger in #Gaza . It's time for wealthy governments to act on their aid promises and address this injustice.

Find out more: media.oxfam.org.au/2024/04/austra…

The world's 2,781 billionaires are now worth a staggering $14.2 trillion.

If these billionaires stacked their wealth in dollar bills, they’d get to the moon and back ―twice! Turns out they don’t need those spaceships after all...

👉Read more:
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On #WorldHealthDay , #Gaza 's health system is on the brink with 75,000+ casualties relying on just 10 struggling hospitals. Shortages of beds, supplies, & power exacerbate the crisis. There must be a sustained #CeasefireNOW to stop the destruction of healthcare facilities.

REACTION: Israeli government announces Erez Crossing and Ashdod Port will now allow humanitarian aid into #Gaza .

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🚨BREAKING: People in #Gaza are struggling to survive on a mere 245 calories a day – less than 3/4 can of baked beans. With more than 300,000 people trapped and aid convoys barred, the situation is dire. #CeasefieNow

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.Oxfam International dives into Forbes' rich list and crunches new numbers to put that wealth into perspective.

If billionaires stacked their wealth in dollar bills, they’d get to the moon and back ―twice!

Turns out they don’t need those spaceships after all.

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'Children account for more than one in three of the more than 32,000 people killed in Israel’s months-long assault on Gaza, according to the Palestinian health ministry. Tens of thousands more young people have suffered severe injuries.'

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We stand with our World Central Kitchen colleagues affected by the loss of 7 aid workers in #Gaza , victims of a targeted attack by #Israel military.

Among them were dedicated individuals from #Palestine , #Australia , #Poland , #UK , and a #US - #Canada citizen.

Humanitarians are #NotATarget .

Oxfam Australia condemns and extends our heartfelt condolences to the family of Zomi Frankcom, an Australian aid worker tragically killed in an airstrike in #Gaza .

'The safety of humanitarian workers providing life-saving aid in conflict zones must be upheld'- Lucia Goldsmith,…

PRESS RELEASE: As #Yemen enters its tenth year of war, militarisation and economic crisis compound suffering for millions of people.

Our full release here 👉oxf.am/3xbL5w0

Last week, ACFID was delighted to meet with Senator Raff Ciccone. We had a productive discussion on the #SaferWorldForAll campaign.

Find out more and add your voice at saferworld.org.au

🚨 Today marks nine years since the escalation of the conflict in #Yemen . Despite ongoing efforts, its people continue to endure renewed airstrikes and a deepening economic crisis, placing millions at risk of starvation.

Find out more: media.oxfam.org.au/2024/03/as-yem…