Oxfam's finest

[Chris S]

https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-b...reports-in-earthquake-hit-haiti-idUKKBN1FT1LD

 

[GrumpyGregry]

https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-b...reports-in-earthquake-hit-haiti-idUKKBN1FT1LD

Oxfam's finest indeed. Excellent management leading to an appropriate outcome. I think I'll give 'em £50.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

pause

 

[GrumpyGregry]

done.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

I wonder if journalists from Times or Reuters ever paid for sex in 2010?

 

[User169]

[QUOTE 5145138, member: 43827"]Shock, horror. Some aid workers were less than perfect seven years ago.

Hang on, they have been sacked.

End of story.[/QUOTE]

They were allowed to resign I think.

 

[srw]

They were allowed to resign I think.

"four members of staff were dismissed as a result of the investigation and three resigned before the end of the investigation" says the report in the OP.

 

[User169]

"four members of staff were dismissed as a result of the investigation and three resigned before the end of the investigation" says the report in the OP.

Score draw then!

 

[GrumpyGregry]

"four members of staff were dismissed as a result of the investigation and three resigned before the end of the investigation" says the report in the OP.

They were allowed to resign have fully cooperated with the investigation.

 

[slowmotion]

I was fascinated by the snippet about the locals wearing Oxfam T-shirts to the orgies. I'm not sure if it made it better or worse in the management's eyes.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

[QUOTE 5145753, member: 76"]An investigation which took place in 2011, but Oxfam has covered it up for nearly 7 years.[/QUOTE]
"Covered it up?" Are they under some duty to publicise each and every staff disciplinary process? Is that the law? Do tell...

 

[srw]

[QUOTE 5145753, member: 76"]An investigation which took place in 2011, but Oxfam has covered it up for nearly 7 years.[/QUOTE]
No they haven't. It was reported at the time.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-14514905

 

[srw]

https://www.oxfam.org.uk/media-centre/press-releases/2018/02/oxfam-response-to-the-times-story

I suggest that everyone reads and considers the Oxfam statement in full before commenting.

Among other things you will find that the DFID were kept fully informed at the time, so their grandstanding now is just that.

 

[User10119]

[QUOTE 5145933, member: 76"]The statement you have linked to does not mention DFID, it barely mentions the nature of the allegations, it says nothing.[/QUOTE]
From the link

Oxfam Trustees, the Charity Commission and DFID, as well as other major donors of our Haiti work including the EU, WHO and UN agencies, were kept informed of the investigation and its outcome.

Now yes, it could be argued that exact sentence is in the 'notes to editors' section, but it is right there on the page.

 

[User10119]

Oh - and to be clear and in hope of avoiding a confusing diverson, of course I agree that from what I have read both now and at the time, the actions of those Oxfam staff in Haiti were completely unacceptable. I also thought it was reasonably clear that Oxfam thought so too.

So, moving on, in what way do you feel
[QUOTE 5145933, member: 76"]Oxfam sets itself above others[/QUOTE]