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Stuff – Landmark Gloriavale employment ruling could open door for thousands of dollars in back pay

May 10, 2022: By Joanne Naish – Stuff – 10/05/2022 Former Gloriavale members who worked up to 70 hours a week for years were not volunteers, the Employment Court has ruled – a decision which could pave the way for them and others in the community to be compensated. Three former workers brought…

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Stuff: Boy who lost three fingers working at a Gloriavale honey company drops case after facing ‘undue pressure’

April 21, 2022: By Joanne Naish | Stuff | A boy who lost three fingers while working at a Gloriavale honey company has dropped his Employment Court case. The 17-year-old has been granted permanent name suppression by Employment Court chief judge Christina Inglis. The case included allegations he lost three fingers while working…

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1 News – Little weight given to Gloriavale documents waiving workers’ rights

February 28, 2022: By Ryan Boswell – 1News – 28/02/2022 The Labour Inspectorate concedes it gave little weight to the documents Gloriavale members sign waiving workers’ rights. Senior labour inspector Hannah Crampton appeared before the Employment Court on Monday, where she was questioned about her investigation into long working hours at the commune.…

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NZ Herald – Gloriavale: ‘Treated like slaves’ – Teenager wants justice for unpaid under-age workers

February 26, 2022: By Carolyne Meng-Yee – NZ Herald – 26/02/2022 At Gloriavale, Levi Courage felt that he had no freedom, no money, no way out. On a rainy night last June Courage finished work and told his parents, Aaron and Joy, he was leaving Gloriavale – for good. He took a change…

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Stuff – Gloriavale – a community of devoted volunteers or a colony of slaves?

February 26, 2022: By Joanne Naish and Amber Allott – Stuff – 26/02/2022 Have New Zealand authorities been turning a blind eye to generations of slavery at Gloriavale or are its members willing volunteers? And why is the government pouring millions of dollars into this remote community? Joanne Naish and Amber Allott report.…

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Stuff – Gloriavale leaders reject slavery claims, say members work ‘willingly’ and ‘lovingly’

February 24, 2022: By Joanne Naish – Stuff – 24/02/2022 A leader of Gloriavale has defended the community’s way of life and rejected claims of slavery. Peter Righteous, a senior leader or servant, said people at Gloriavale willingly submitted themselves to the Overseeing Shepherd and shepherds and worked for the community, which lived…

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1 News – Former Gloriavale members want stories heard to drive change

February 24, 2022: By 1 News – Breakfast – 24/02/2022 A former Gloriavale resident says ex-members have been taking their stories to court because they want them heard and legally acknowledged. Lilia Tarawa, author of book Daughter of Gloriavale who went viral for a TEDx Talk on the West Coast commune, told Breakfast…

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1 News – Senior Gloriavale leader says no one ‘coerced’ to join

February 24, 2022: By Ryan Boswell – 1News – 24/02/2022 A senior leader in the Christian commune of Gloriavale claims members “choose to live a sharing, communal life” in the hope of “perfect obedience to God”. Peter Righteous appeared before the Employment Court on Thursday, which is considering whether Gloriavale residents are employees…

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Stuff – Dark side of Gloriavale ‘needs to be brought to the light’, long-term resident says

February 23, 2022: By Amber Allott – Stuff – 23/02/2022 Forty of Sharon Ready’s 71 grandchildren still live in the isolated West Coast Christian community of Gloriavale. Ready still calls it home herself, and has since its inception in North Canterbury, in 1969. But now she has tearfully spoken out against it at…

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1 News – Former Gloriavale member calls it a ‘brutal control regime’

February 23, 2022: By Ryan Boswell – 1News – 23/02/2022 A former Gloriavale member struggled to hold back tears on Wednesday as he described the West Coast commune as a “brutal control regime”. Faithful Disciple is giving evidence in an Employment Court case to decide whether Gloriavale residents are volunteers or not. Last…

Stuff – Landmark Gloriavale employment ruling could open door for thousands of dollars in back pay

Stuff: Boy who lost three fingers working at a Gloriavale honey company drops case after facing ‘undue pressure’

1 News – Little weight given to Gloriavale documents waiving workers’ rights

NZ Herald – Gloriavale: ‘Treated like slaves’ – Teenager wants justice for unpaid under-age workers

Stuff – Gloriavale – a community of devoted volunteers or a colony of slaves?

Stuff – Gloriavale leaders reject slavery claims, say members work ‘willingly’ and ‘lovingly’

1 News – Former Gloriavale members want stories heard to drive change

1 News – Senior Gloriavale leader says no one ‘coerced’ to join

Stuff – Dark side of Gloriavale ‘needs to be brought to the light’, long-term resident says

1 News – Former Gloriavale member calls it a ‘brutal control regime’

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