Oxfam EU
@OxfamEU
Challenging EU policies to make them work for people in poverty.
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http://www.oxfam.org/eu 09-05-2011 11:11:59
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We would need 3 planets to satisfy our demand if everyone on 🌎 lived like Europeans!
On #OvershootDay , Oxfam joined 300+ organisations to urge 🇪🇺 leaders to support a fair green transition and tackle the #climatecrisis .
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Luigi Soreca🇪🇺 Dora Meredith Dr Jessica Hagen-Zanker Council of Europe Isle of Man AMADPOC .Evelien van Roemburg, Head of Office Oxfam EU, highlights the inevitability of migration, and the urgent need for #SafeRoutes : ‘People will migrate no matter what...What’s really key is that they can do this in a safe and regular way’.
BREAKING: Global dividend payouts to shareholders rise 14 times faster than worker pay since 2020.
The super-rich don’t amass their mega-fortunes by ‘working’ —they extract it from people who do,” said Amitabh Behar.
oxf.am/WorkersDay24
#WorkersDay #May1
‼️ TODAY is the Global Day of Action.
Arms sales and transfers to Israel MUST STOP and steps towards an immediate, sustained ceasefire must begin.
End the human suffering in Gaza now!
#CeasefireNOW
Oxfam & partners are at the Syrian Day of Dialogue, where govs, the UN, & civil society discuss issues critical to those affected by the conflict.
‼️ We must find a sustainable solution, so Syrians can live in dignity & rebuild their lives.
#BrusselsVIII #SyriaConf2024
🗓️ Check out what we are watching this coming month:
💉 World Health Organization (WHO) members to adopt the #PandemicAccord .
🤝 #EU Conference on the future of Syria.
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“It’s hypocritical — chocolate giants are paying high prices now that the market demands it but have pushed back every single time that cocoa farmers have,” said OxfamBE policy advisor Bart Van Besien.
Read Sofía S. Manzanaro 👇
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🚨 Germany, Spain and France propose billionaire tax to help tackle the climate crisis.
Listen up European Commission!
It is time to #TaxTheRichEU .
Read Lottie Limb 👇
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World's billionaires should pay minimum 2% wealth tax say #G20 ministers. 'Research from Oxfam published this year found that the boom in asset prices during and after the Covid pandemic meant billionaires were $3.3tn wealthier over the last three years.' theguardian.com/inequality/202…
As a mom, it's really hard to find safety whenever we hear about any expected military operation in Rafah or in any other areas of the Gaza Strip. Said Oxfam staff member Khloud to Al Jazeera English, Inside Story
📢 Good news for human rights and the planet!
🟢 The European Parliament has just raised the bar by giving the green light to new supply chain rules!
Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU 2024, it's your turn now – let's wrap it up swiftly to start holding companies accountable!
#CSDDD
🔙 Eleven years have passed since the tragic #RanaPlaza collapse killed over 1000 garment workers.
🔛 Today, the #EU must secure a safer future for those who make our clothes.
Valérie Hayer and Manfred Weber, it's time to say YES to #CSDDD !
theguardian.com/world/2023/apr…
🚨 In 2022, a massive oil spill off the coast of Peru by Repsol devastated the coast’s ecosystem stripping 10,000 families from fishing and making a living.
Survivors cannot wait.
🗣️ Valérie Hayer and Manfred Weber vote YES to #CSDDD !
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