Drinking aware AND NOT DRINKING UNDER AGE as well as reducing smoking by teenagers which are all have severe consequences in long-term are in central attention of the UK government; BUT sadly some organisations such as International Student House (ISH) cares more about generating profits – although they are a so called “non-for-profit” or “charity” organisation.

As a result of the awareness this blog created for key stakeholders, ISH spent couple of pounds to print stickers to stick to their unethically positioned cigarettevending machines in their halls of residents and outside their in-house bar (in which girls under age of 17 years old can easily enter and probably purchase alcohol due to lack of demanding ID cards from students but actually source of revenue for ISH). Students are treated by this organisation as just a customer with no ethical considerations UNFORTUNATELY.

Is there any justice to stop such activities by such organisations like International Student House (ISH)?

If such organisations are persecuted smaller shops and off-licenses will learn to act according to set rules by the government too. This charity ISH, is getting away with its unethical strategies just because it is registered as charity. This should not be any reason to not being criticised and penalised.

Publications which this charity issue contains some offensive and irresponsible statements. You can see some examples of them here and here.