In countries like Indonesia and the Philippines, journalists investigating corruption, environmental destruction, or military abuses have faced violence, including targeted killings and legal harassment.

For generations, the Talisay community has depended on healthy coastal ecosystems to live and to work. But in 2022, the expansion of the Cebu International Container Port began, putting 500 fisherfolk at risk of displacement and dozens of homes at risk of demolition.

Global solidarity is paying off. After coordinated union actions around the world, pressure has pushed the Lululemon supplier back to the table—and it’s working. Talks between the union and factory management have resumed, and already there’s a major breakthrough: five sacked union leaders have been reinstated with full backpay.

A newly formed union, supported by Union Aid Abroad–APHEDA’s partner organisation SENTRO, has won the struggle to have recognition for their union at Metrowear Incorporated, the factory where they produce sportswear for the global brand Lululemon.