Oxfam Chief Executive quits after staff impropriety scandal

Oxfam Chief Executive Mark Goldring will stand down from his post after claims of staff sexual misconduct rocked the firm earlier this year.

Goldring was criticised for his handling of a scandal which centred on claims that aid workers used prostitutes after the Haitian earthquake in 2010. There were further claims that workers who had previously been investigated for their conduct were being re-deployed.

The charity made high-profile news stories after several staff members were accused of using prostitutes in Haiti following the earthquake which devastated the country. Paying for sex is illegal in Haiti and against Oxfam’s code of conduct.

Three men resigned while four men were sacked during Oxfam’s own review. However, the British charity was accused of concealing the findings of an inquiry into claims that staff were sexually exploiting earthquake victims.