Across the Pacific Islands, trade unions are joining forces to amplify their voice and power through the Pacific Island Council of Trade Unions (PICTU). Their mission is to stand in solidarity for workers’ rights, climate justice, and fair migration, because the challenges facing the region demand collective action.

The West Bank has faced a dramatic decline in security and economic stability. Yet amid extreme circumstances, Palestinian cooperatives are organising for autonomy.

Union Aid Abroad–APHEDA and the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) are deepening its commitment to international solidarity through the Partnerships for Decent Work in the Indo-Pacific.

In Kuala Lumpur, 10 unions and health advocates from across the Asia-Pacific region came together for the 3rd ITUC-AP Asbestos Conference, co-convened by Union Aid Abroad–APHEDA, ACTU, and BWI. Participants planned a new round of trade union actions for 2026, building on recent progress to push governments to transition away from asbestos, raise public awareness, […]

In South Africa’s Cape Winelands, thousands of workers harvest the produce that fills supermarket shelves. Yet behind this abundance lies a harsh reality: farmworkers, many of them women, face low wages, unsafe working conditions, and the constant threat of eviction from the land where their families have lived for generations.