Latest News
Latest news from APHEDA’s overseas projects, campaigns and events
Update from Beirut: COVID-19 and the aftermath of the explosion – Dr. Olfat Mahmoud
In the immediate aftermath of the Beirut explosion, we have an update from our partner organisation – Palestinian Women’s Humanitarian Organisation (PWHO).
End Covid For All – Take the Pledge Today!
As we’ve seen in Australia, it’s never been more important for us to stand together to fight for the health and safety of communities here and overseas.
Organising in the time of COVID-19: Update from Myanmar
The manufacturing sector in Myanmar has been hit hard by COVID-19. APHEDA’s partner organisations in Myanmar are working hard to adapt their strategies for organising during the crisis.
Australian unionists raise more than $100,000 for Coronavirus Solidarity Fund!
Thanks to the solidarity of hundreds of unionists around Australia, together we have raised more than $100,000 for COVID-19 resilience projects!
Accreditation achieved!
We are pleased to inform our members and supporters that APHEDA recently passed the Accreditation process for Australian international development organisations.
Asbestos Ban Update: Campaigning in a Global Crisis Webinar
In this special webinar event, hear updates from three key leaders in the global campaign to ban asbestos – Pooja Gupta from the India Ban Asbestos Network (IBAN), Mochamad Darisam from the Indonesia Ban Asbestos Network, and Liam O’Brien from the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU).
Cambodian Entertainment Workers Mobilise for Wage Relief
Entertainment workers in Cambodia are out of work and struggling to survive since the Government closed entertainment venues in March this year. Left out of the governments COVID-19 financial assistance scheme, entertainment workers are mobilising to demand wage relief.
The impact of your solidarity in Laos: organising against exploitation!
Thanks to your solidarity, our partner union in Laos is bolstering its ability to organise workers to fight against exploitation in Laos.
Edd Ashmore on Twenty Years of Volunteering for Union Aid Abroad – APHEDA
For Edd, union activism has always been part of his life and volunteering for Union Aid Abroad – APHEDA has been part of it for the last twenty years.