Meat Workers Union | Reuben Brand

Jobs lost due to live export: “just plain dumb” says local MP

August 13, 2010

The following article is a piece I wrote whilst in Townsville documenting the AMIEU “live export exports jobs” campaign and was published on the Humane Chain website: “Live export exports jobs” echoed through Townsville on Tuesday as local meat workers, Union representatives and politicians...

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Live Sheep Export: Cruel, Ruining Local Industry and Exporting Jobs

Articles, Australia, Blog, Middle East

July 7, 2010

My following article regarding the live export trade from Australia to the Middle East was published today at the Window Dressers Arms – it was also re-published at The Daily Bludge, where it made headlines on the front page. Live export is not only cruelly exporting Australian animals; it is crippling...

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Live Export, Exports Jobs

Australia, Blog, Projects

June 29, 2010

The following is a short video I shot, edited and produced for the Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union (AMIEU) regarding the huge job loss that is occurring due to the continued live export trade. I interviewed Australian meat workers in Townsville and Dinmore who are now either unemployed or have had...

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NSW Parliament House Forum

Australia, Blog, Middle East, News

March 10, 2010

Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore is hosting a Humane Chain forum to highlight the ongoing inhumane and economically damaging live animal export industry in Australia. The event will also present evidence collected during WSPA’s recent investigation into the mistreatment of Australian sheep. Investigators...

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