As a social enterprise, EthicalJobs.com.au makes regular donations to Australian charities to support their work for a more just, more equitable and more sustainable world. We’ve donated over $1 million to 200+ different organisations since 2009, and we're aiming to donate $350,000 more during 2023.

That's why every week this year, EthicalJobs.com.au is choosing one special organisation and matching all donations to them, dollar for dollar, up to $9,000!

Right now – until 12pm Thursday 31 August – we're matching your donations to Refugee and Immigration Legal Service Inc:

About Refugee and Immigration Legal Service Inc

RAILS is a not-for-profit community legal centre that provides free immigration legal services to refugees, people seeking asylum and migrants in Queensland.

Through legal advice and representation, we assist men, women and children navigate the complexities of the immigration system and overcome the barriers that stand between them and a life of safety.

Every year, RAILS provides services to over 2,000 people. Some of them are women escaping family violence. Others are fleeing war and violence in their home countries, and hope to re-build their lives free from danger; or are refugees sponsoring their partners and children to reunite with them in Australia after years of separation.

For over 40 years, RAILS has operated as the only community legal centre in Queensland specialising in immigration and refugee law and we provide services throughout the State: we are often the only option for refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in Queensland to be able to uphold their rights and ensure they can reach and remain in safety.

Why donate to RAILS?

People who arrive in Australia seeking asylum are hoping to re-build their lives in a place of safety, where they can live in freedom and without fearing harm to them and their families. To be able to remain in Australia, they have to be recognised as refugees by successfully applying for a permanent protection visa.

The process of applying for this visa is complex and requires them to adhere to tight deadlines and legal requirements. RAILS provides people seeking asylum with the essential legal assistance they need to have a fighting chance at succeeding in their visa application.

RAILS’ services can be lifesaving to men, women and children: it can be the difference between being allowed to stay safely in Australia or having to return to the countries they were forced to flee.

In the last year, there has been a huge increase in the number of people in Australia applying for refugee visas. The numbers have doubled. At RAILS, we are increasingly struggling to meet the demand.

People fleeing the conflict in South Sudan or facing harm because of their sexual or gender identity in Gulf States are having to wait longer and longer for our assistance.

People who turn to RAILS for legal help with their permanent protection visa applications often have no financial means, don’t speak English well or at all and are sometimes illiterate and lack systems knowledge. They have also survived traumatic experiences in their home countries and suffer physical or mental disabilities as a result.

RAILS does not receive sufficient public funds to assist all those people applying for onshore protection visas, and donations from people like you determine how soon and how much help we can provide.

Your donation to RAILS will be used to fund direct client services and will not to cover any other operating costs of the organisation.

Your donation will be tax-deductible in Australia.

Click "Donate Now" on the right of the page, select an amount and follow the steps from there. Whatever you donate, EthicalJobs.com.au will match it until we reach $9,000!

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