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40 years of global solidarity

We are uniting Australian unions with workers globally in partnership for the achievement of dignity at work, social justice, economic equality and the realisation of human rights.

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With your support, Union Aid Abroad–APHEDA’s partner organisations, the MA’AN Development Centre, will provide access to water, food (when possible), hygiene kits and humanitarian aid to people in Gaza.

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EDITORIAL: Why global justice is union business

October 13, 2026

Workers’ rights are inseparable from global justice. While workers have long built cross-border movements for rights and solidarity, the people and institutions that uphold international cooperation are increasingly under attack.

The Big Ride for Palestine: Celebrate 10 years of solidarity!

October 13, 2026

The Big Ride for Palestine-Australia is back and ready to commemorate ten years of solidarity with the Palestinian people.

Union Win in Timor Leste: Private sector union membership is growing

October 13, 2026

SJTTL, Timor-Leste’s largest sectoral union established in 2008, has been working to expand their private sector membership, develop workplace delegates, educate workers about labour law and social security, and build stronger systems for collective bargaining and complaints handling.

64 Partner Organisations Across 18 Countries

We support strong unions and social movements in 18 countries across Southeast Asia, the Pacific, the Middle East, and Southern Africa, partnering with 64 local unions and organisations on 44 Projects and Campaigns.

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Our People & Community

We are about people. People working together to make things better for all. Every Union Aid Abroad APHEDA supporter, member, activist and participant here in Australia and all around the world contributes to the work it takes to tackle inequality and injustice.

A photo of eight Vietnamese women meetng around a table for the Vietnam Network Meeting of Women

We really need to make sure that if we want to not just better Australia, we need to better the whole world.

SOPHIE LEONARD, FIELD ORGANISER, CPSU IN BRISBANE