In the face of injustice, unity is power. Melissa, an organiser with the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association and Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA member, is an example of what workers can achieve when they stand together. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Melissa experienced racist behaviour in her own hospital. But she took action. By […]

Dr Cynthia Maung founded the Mae Tao Clinic 38 years ago along the Thailand-Burma border, in Mae Sot. Since the 2021 coup, Mae Sot has become a sanctuary for many Burmese refugees, in particular tens of thousands of ethnic Karen and other Burmese minorities who subsist on the fringes of the Thai economy and await a brighter future.

16 representatives from six Asia-Pacific nations – Cambodia, Laos, the Philippines, Fiji, Indonesia, and Malaysia – travelled to Sydney to participate in the 2026 Asbestos Conference.

Australian Karen Organisation Inc. (AKO) and Burmese Community Development Collaboration (BCDC) are honoured to co-host a Gala Dinner with Dr. Cynthia Maung, internationally respected physician, humanitarian leader, and recipient of the 2013 Sydney Peace Prize.

Lee Cheuk-yan, former General Secretary of the now-dissolved Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU), has been imprisoned since 2021. He faces ongoing prosecution for allegedly “inciting subversion of state power” — a charge that criminalises peaceful activism and silences pro-democracy voices.

In late October-early November Union Aid Abroad ran a study tour to the Thai-Myanmar border. This tour contained participants from the Australian union movement who attended to learn about our projects in the region and the struggle for democracy in Myanmar.