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Campaigns success as David Cameron calls on the EU to open up the books
CAFOD is delighted that the Prime Minister has spoken out in support of vital legislation requiring oil, gas and mining companies to open up their books on the payments they make to developing countries.
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TAGS: 267.Campaigning news, 263.News, 260.Private Sector
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Unearth Justice Update – Gold Mining
Many of you may have seen the recent Channel 4 Dispatches programme, ‘The Real Price of Gold’, and so we wanted to update you on our work in relation to mining and how you can help.
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TAGS: 267.Campaigning news, 263.News, 174.Trade and Fairtrade
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Tea Time for change: the most important cuppa of the year!
On June 9th, 131 MPs sat down over a cup of tea with their constituents in Westminster. The lobbyists were calling for commitments on aid, transparency and the Robin Hood Tax.
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TAGS: 165.Aid, 267.Campaigning news, 175.Climate change and environment, 263.News, 28.Robin Hood Tax
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Join us at Greenbelt, the Christian festival of music, art, faith and justice.
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TAGS: 17.Campaigning, 109.Clifton, 105.Dioceses, 242.Events
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Robin Hood Tax debate: Watch it here!
On Tuesday 29 March, St Paul’s Cathedral hosted a debate entitled ‘Should we Bank on the Robin Hood Tax?’ Jointly organised by CAFOD, Tearfund, The Salvation Army and St Paul’s Institute, the debate focused on the extent to which the financial sector has a moral role to play in contributing to the common good.
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TAGS: 267.Campaigning news, 263.News, 28.Robin Hood Tax
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Earlier this year, CAFOD supporters lobbied their MPs on the UK Bribery Act, which faced long delays and fears of dilution as a result of intense corporate lobbying of government.
Now, after months of delay, the government has revealed the Act will finally come into force in July this year – a major triumph in the fight against bribery and corruption and their devastating effects on the world’s poorest people.
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TAGS: 267.Campaigning news, 263.News, 260.Private Sector
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'Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights' published
Following six years’ research and consultation, the United Nations has released a set of ‘Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights’. The ‘Guiding Principles’, led by UN Special Representative John Ruggie, aim to provide for the first time, an authoritative global standard that will ensure businesses respect the human rights of the communities in which they work.
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TAGS: 267.Campaigning news, 263.News, 260.Private Sector, 174.Trade and Fairtrade
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Fairtrade Gold – a glimmer of hope?
The Fairtrade foundation is launching its new Fairtrade campaign
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TAGS: 267.Campaigning news, 263.News, 174.Trade and Fairtrade
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CAFOD response to UK government white paper on trade issues
The government today published Trade and investment for growth White Paper. In response, CAFOD's economics analyst Christina Weller said: "During the economic crisis, farming and setting up small businesses kept heads above water in the poorest countries."
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TAGS: 267.Campaigning news, 263.News, 174.Trade and Fairtrade
RELATED TAGS: 267.Campaigning news, 174.Trade and Fairtrade
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