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 “ecstatic” over the Employment Court’s ruling that they were employees.

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

The judge considered whether an employment relationship existed between Gloriavale leaders and the leavers when they worked in the community’s 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 “overwhelming” that they were “finally being heard”, and the decision would have “ramifications for a lot of people”.



Courage said the “exploitation” in Gloriavale “may not be able to be stopped unless it is closed down”.
The former members – Hosea Courage, Levi Courage and Pilgrim – who were born in Gloriavale, described 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