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  Columbans call for change in Coles supply chain

Nov 14, 2019
St Columban’s Mission Society co-filed shareholder resolutions proposed by the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility calling for change in the Coles supply chain to protect the rights of workers in the horticulture sector.
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Columbans call for change in Coles supply chain

  Basic Minimum Wage should be a Living Wage

May 01, 2019
In their Pastoral Letter for the Feast of St Joseph the Worker on 1 May, the Australian Bishops continue their long-term argument that it is only fair for anyone working full time to receive a wage that is at least sufficient to support their family.
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Basic Minimum Wage should be a Living Wage

  ACRATH Campaign - Child slavery and Easter chocolates

Apr 17, 2019
Pope Francis said that “every person ought to have the awareness that purchasing is always a moral – and not simply an economic – act.”
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ACRATH Campaign - Child slavery and Easter chocolates

  ACRATH Campaign - Buy slavery-free chocolate

Apr 12, 2019
We cannot ignore the fact that there is as much slavery in the world today, as there was before, or perhaps more – said Pope Francis last month.
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ACRATH Campaign - Buy slavery-free chocolate

  Catholic Religious Australia responds to the Government's cut to Overseas Aid

Apr 10, 2019
The Federal Government has cut overseas aid for the sixth successive year.
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Catholic Religious Australia responds to the Government's cut to Overseas Aid

  ACRATH Campaign - Use your money justly

Apr 05, 2019
Last month, while speaking about modern slavery Pope Francis said that, faced with the tragic reality of modern slavery, “no one can wash their hands of it, without being in some way, an accomplice to this crime against humanity”.
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ACRATH Campaign - Use your money justly

  ACRATH Campaign - Purchasing is always a moral act

Mar 29, 2019
Pope Francis said “every person ought to have the awareness that purchasing is always a moral – and not simply an economic – act.”
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ACRATH Campaign - Purchasing is always a moral act

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