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Charity commission Oxfam Report

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chilling19 · 11/06/2019 22:27

Have skimmed the reports so far, but what is obvious is that Oxfam tied itself in knots re workers rights to using prostituted women in Haiti in 2011. There is a great deal of guff about whether prostitution was illegal in Haiti at that time and whether the workers were contravening local laws. Throughout the reports the sex of the staff that used prostituted women is not clear - there is a a focus on 'Oxfam staff' rather than male staff. In summary, absent a detailed review of the reports, it is obvious that men's entitlement to sex was enshrined in the charity's policies and that the Charity Commission's report accepted this and focused on whether male members of staff had contravened both Oxfam"s policies and local laws. Nowhere in the reports could I see an outright condemnation of using women in war torn countries for sex. Infuriating.

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SunsetBeetch · 11/06/2019 22:33

Because "sex work is work", silly.

/s

SexPayGap · 11/06/2019 22:48

WTF is wrong with men, sent to help people in dire need, but seeking out prostitutes instead (legal or not I don’t give a fuck).
Oxfsm should just employ women.

chilling19 · 11/06/2019 22:53

Male entitlement writ large basically. As I said infuriating.

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littlbrowndog · 11/06/2019 22:56

And as for sex work. Ffs. Would they say to their mums dads brothers sisters nieces. Sex work. All is well let’s all do it

It’s not it’s sucking off a strangers dick for a tenner

Why do they call it sex work. It’s what ppl are forced to do when ther3 is no alternative

LizzieSiddal · 11/06/2019 23:34

I caught this on the radio on PM, one of the Charity Commission’s main criticisms was about Oxfam’s lack of safeguarding. So what’s happening to all those charities and organisations which are, at this very money ignoring safeguarding, when they allowing self id?

ChattyLion · 12/06/2019 08:48

www.gov.uk/government/publications/charity-inquiry-oxfam-gb

Links to summary and full report

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