In this edition: a charity is denouncing the rise in domestic violence during the World Cup; British NGOs calling for a higher national minimum wage; and a professional skater playing football on his board …
VIDEO LINKS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RISE WITH WORLD CUP LOSSES
"No-one wanted England to win more than women. Domestic violence rises 38 % when England get knocked out of the World Cup” these shocking statistics for the UK are revealed in this viral video produced by British charity "Tender Education and Arts" as part of its latest campaign against domestic violence.
The charity hopes the video will raise awareness and a collective realization of this alarming phenomenon. They have also taken the campaign to social networks using the #StandUpWorldCup hashtag and are urging web users to retweet and share the keywords as much as possible, with messages denouncing the sad link between domestic violence and the World Cup.
The movement is receiving strong support from British web users, and is not the first campaign of its kind. In the run to the 2014 World Cup, the Brazilian authorities launched a vast campaign aimed at highlighting the problem of violence towards women in Brazil, which came with a purpose built mobile phone app and website. Tools designed to gather reports from victims of violence in order to point them towards the government agency best equipped to help them.
UK: CAMPAIGN CALLS ON TESCO TO ADOPT LIVING WAGE FOR WORKERS
The NGOS "Citizens UK" and “Share Action” have started a campaign to raise the minimum wage stating it is not enough to live on. They are targeting Britain’s largest private sector employer in particular, retailer ... Go on reading on our web site.
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