Australian fashion industry failing to ensure workers are paid a living wage says report
Geelong, Australia As many as 89 per cent of fashion brands sold in Australia fail to pay garment workers a living wage, according to the findings of Baptist World Aid Australia’s Ethical Fashion Report. The report – which was released last week – is the 10th of its kind and it reveals slow progress in […]
Baptist World Aid Australia moves to protect children’s privacy in sponsorship process
Geelong, Australia It’s a process familiar to many of us – approaching an NGO’s stand in a church or shopping centre to see the images of scores of children laid out on a table in a bid to find sponsors for them. In what is believed to be a first in Australia, however, Baptist World […]
The Leader: Melissa Lipsett, CEO of Baptist World Aid Australia
JO KADLECEK speaks with Melissa Lipsett about her work with the aid agency, her time working in Navy intelligence and as a pastor, and the challenge of ending global poverty…
10 years after Rana Plaza, Baptist World Aid report finds “huge gap” between fashion industry commitments and reality
Sydney, Australia Ten years ago, 1,134 garment workers were killed and 2,500 injured when a building in Bangladesh collapsed. Most had been sewing clothes for some of the largest fashion brands known around the world. Two managers working then for Baptist World Aid Australia learned of the Rana Plaza tragedy and said they were challenged […]
In Australia, fashion industry report card says further action needed to protect those in supply chains – Baptist World Aid report
Geelong, Australia Fashion companies need to continue to escalate actions to address issues ranging from modern slavery to the exploitation of workers and unsustainable environmental practices with a report showing fashion companies in Australia and New Zealand scored an average of just 29 out of 100 in an ethical supply chain assessment. Workers in the […]
Essay: Food and fighting – five ways that conflict causes hunger
HEATHER KEITH, of Baptist World Aid Australia, looks at the connection between conflicts and food crises around the world…
From the Field: How can we end hunger?
SOPHIA RUSSELL, of Baptist World Aid Australia, shares Baptist World Aid partners in Kenya are working with communities so they can eat…
Melissa Lipsett answering “God’s plan for humanity” to end poverty as the first female CEO of Baptist World Aid Australia
Sydney, Australia Melissa Lipsett may have made her small mark in history by becoming the first female CEO of Baptist World Aid Australia in its 63-year history, but she’s making big plans to answer God’s call to create a world without poverty. In a unanimous board decision, and after only nine months with the organisation, […]
Australia’s Emergency Action Alliance launches Ukraine appeal with ABC Concert
Sydney, Australia The Emergency Action Alliance has launched an appeal to raise money for people fleeing the conflict in Ukraine. Over four million people have fled so far. The Emergency Action Alliance has 15 member organisations including Baptist World Aid. The alliance is launching its first appeal through a televised concert with the ABC. Refugees fleeing […]
International Women’s Day: Australian women Christian leaders look to empower women and girls across the globe
PETA MCCARTNEY speaks to three Christian women leaders in Australia – Clare Steele, CEO of Compassion Australia, Melissa Lipsett, CEO of Bapist World Aid Australia and Sharon Hollis, president of the Uniting Church in Australia – about the challenges females are facing around the world…