Gloriavale - kid's work not 'chores'

[Lilith7]

A small victory for those who worked at Gloriavale when they were kids. With luck this will be just the first step in ending people including children, being exploited there & perhaps may eventually end the Gloriavale cult.



https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/1285919...court-case


"Former Gloriavale members say they are ÔÇ£ecstaticÔÇØ over the Employment CourtÔÇÖs ruling that they were employees.

Two of the three former workers who brought the case, Daniel Pilgrim and Hosea Courage, spoke to media outside ChristchurchÔÇÖs justice precinct after Chief Judge Christina InglisÔÇÖ judgment was released on Tuesday.

The judge considered whether┬áan employment relationship existed between Gloriavale leaders and the leavers┬áwhen they worked in the communityÔÇÖs commercial businesses. She reserved her decision on the identity of the employer/employers within the Gloriavale structure, and also reserved details of the costs the plaintiffs were entitled to.

Pilgrim said it was ÔÇ£overwhelmingÔÇØ that they were ÔÇ£finally being heardÔÇØ, and the decision would have ÔÇ£ramifications for a lot of peopleÔÇØ.



Courage said the ÔÇ£exploitationÔÇØ in Gloriavale ÔÇ£may not be able to be stopped unless it is closed downÔÇØ.
The former members ÔÇô Hosea Courage, Levi Courage and Pilgrim ÔÇô who were born in Gloriavale,┬ádescribed beginning work in the businesses from the age of 6.

During a hearing in February, they said they were hit with implements such as rods, food was withheld, and they were publicly shamed if they failed to work."

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/1278479...-told?rm=a