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Has The Fashion Industry Risen From The Human Rights Rubble Of Rana Plaza?
Monday, 24 April 2023, 12:34 pm | Tearfund
April 24 marks ten years since the fashion industry’s worst accident, and Tearfund believes more change is needed to improve the lives of exploited workers and prevent another tragedy as companies push for ever-greater profits. The Rana Plaza building ... More >>
Auckland Charity Dinner To Fight Modern Slavery
Tuesday, 25 October 2022, 11:02 am | Tearfund
The arts and business communities are joining forces with Tearfund NZ to present a fundraiser to fight human trafficking in the Asia-Pacific region. The Trafficking Unlocked gala dinner will be hosted by Tearfund NZ in partnership with the Royal ... More >>
Tearfund’s Ethical Fashion Research Turns Up The Heat On Footwear
Tuesday, 18 October 2022, 2:25 pm | Tearfund
While New Zealand’s clothing industry has faced intense scrutiny leading to positive change, shoe companies have slipped under the radar. This year, Tearfund New Zealand scored 25 top footwear companies representing over 90 brands on their efforts to ... More >>
Tearfund Urges Kiwis To Help War-affected Ukrainians
Wednesday, 9 March 2022, 11:57 am | Tearfund
Tearfund's CEO Ian McInnes says the invasion of Ukraine by Russia could result in one of the biggest humanitarian crises of our time. Two million refugees have fled Ukraine in the first two weeks of the Russian invasion, making this the fastest refugee ... More >>
Tearfund Calls On Kiwis To Respond In Wake Of Tonga Volcanic Eruption And Tsunami
Tuesday, 18 January 2022, 8:45 am | Tearfund
Tearfund’s CEO Ian McInnes says the effects of the violent undersea volcano and resulting tsunami in Tonga are alarming. “The main concerns for the Tongan community will be the lack of access to safe drinking water and the damages to crops. “Because ... More >>
Tearfund Ethical Fashion Report Celebrates Excellent Progress By NZ Companies
Tuesday, 19 October 2021, 6:20 am | Tearfund
The 2021 Ethical Fashion Report launched today by Tearfund New Zealand is celebrating excellent progressmadeby New Zealand companiesover the past two years, but there is still vast room for improvement to reduce exploitation and environmental ... More >>
As India Reaches Grim Milestones, Tearfund Calls On Kiwis To Urgently Help Save Lives
Thursday, 29 April 2021, 5:05 pm | Tearfund
Tearfund’s CEO Ian McInnes says while New Zealand’s Covid-19 situation is looking positive, we cannot turn a blind eye to the rest of the world. In the past 24 hours India has recorded more than 360,000 Covid-19 cases, with India reaching a grim milestone ... More >>
Tearfund’s Fiji Partners Face Widespread Need After Cyclone Yasa
Friday, 18 December 2020, 10:29 am | Tearfund
Tearfund’s partners have emerged to face the task of helping people in the wake of devastating Cyclone Yasa which ripped through heavily populated islands in Fiji last night, with wind gusts up to 345km/h. Tearfund CEO, Ian McInnes says with communications ... More >>
Tearfund Calls On Clothing Companies To Protect Workers As Covid-19 Impacts Low-income Countries
Wednesday, 20 May 2020, 3:03 pm | Tearfund
Tearfund New Zealand and Baptist World Aid Australia (BWAA) are calling on fashion companies to commit to standing with the workers in their global supply chains in launching six Covid-19 Fashion Commitments designed to provide vulnerable workers ... More >>
Coronavirus Is Coming For The World’s Most Vulnerable
Tuesday, 7 April 2020, 3:17 pm | Tearfund
Kiwis urged to support efforts to help reduce the impact of Covid-19 among refugees Aid agency Tearfund New Zealand is warning that we are yet to see the full extent of suffering and loss of life from COVID-19 unless we step in to urgently help. “With ... More >>
Kiwi Aid Worker Prepares For Covid-19 Arrival In The World’s Largest Refugee Camp
Tuesday, 7 April 2020, 3:11 pm | Tearfund
The first casesof Covid-19 are emerging in refugee camps and if Kiwis don’t act now, it will likely end in suffering and a large loss of life, warns aid agency Tearfund New Zealand. Tearfund’s spokesperson based in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, ... More >>
Dunedin is watching
Wednesday, 25 September 2019, 5:09 pm | Tearfund
Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull has spoken of the unimaginable hardships former Syrian refugees have been through in a video message of support for the #NZisWatching campaign for Syria. More >>
Kiwi Aid Worker acts to save lives
Saturday, 13 July 2019, 11:26 am | Tearfund
Kiwi Aid Worker acts to save lives as monsoon rains displace thousands of Rohingya refugees. More >>
Kiwi aid worker shares 3 ways to help on World Refugee Day
Wednesday, 19 June 2019, 9:21 am | Tearfund
A Kiwi living and working in the world’s largest refugee camp in Bangladesh is calling for his fellow New Zealanders to support the huge numbers of Rohingya refugees. More >>
Second powerful cyclone headed for Mozambique
Saturday, 27 April 2019, 3:40 pm | Tearfund
Tearfund’s team responding to the devastating Cyclone Idai in Mozambique are having a tense wait as Cyclone Kenneth hits the nation just six weeks on. More >>
Tearfund celebrates progress made against human trafficking
Friday, 1 February 2019, 3:04 pm | Tearfund
Tearfund is celebrating the progress the international community has made in the fight against human trafficking, but says further improvement is required to rid the world of this atrocious crime. Its comments come after the United Nations released ... More >>
Tearfund Launches Indonesia Earthquake And Tsunami Appeal
Monday, 1 October 2018, 5:28 pm | Tearfund
Tearfund has launched an appeal to meet the desperate needs of the millions affected by the magnitude 7.5 earthquake and 5-and-a-half-metre tsunami which hit Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Friday evening. More >>
One Year Anniversary of Rohingya Refugee Crisis
Wednesday, 22 August 2018, 12:57 pm | Tearfund
Tearfund is calling on Kiwis to help as the Rohingya Refugee Crisis reaches its one year anniversary. More >>
2018 Ethical Fashion Guide Aotearoa NZ Marks Five Years
Wednesday, 18 April 2018, 1:40 pm | Tearfund
2018 Ethical Fashion Guide Aotearoa New Zealand Marks Five Years Since Rana Plaza Collapse Five years on from the Rana Plaza Factory collapse in Bangladesh, which killed over 1100 workers, an industry-leading ethical fashion report shows many brands ... More >>
Tearfund Calls for Action in Bangladesh
Tuesday, 3 April 2018, 12:48 pm | Tearfund
Tearfund Calls for Action as Bangladesh Becomes Host to World’s Largest Refugee Settlement Tearfund is calling on the international community to act as Cox’s Bazaar refugee settlement in Bangladesh has become the largest in the world, dwarfing Bidi ... More >>
