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Latest news from APHEDA’s overseas projects, campaigns and events
Raffle Results 2019 – Winners Announced!
The 2019 Union Aid Abroad – APHEDA Raffle was a great success! Thank you to all of our supporters who bought and sold tickets. The winners were drawn on Thursday 6 June by Unions NSW Secretary, Mark Morey.
APHEDA’s Partner Organisations Celebrate May Day
May Day 2019: APHEDA’s partner organisations took part in colourful May Day celebrations against a backdrop of banners, flags, drums, singing and chanting.
APHEDA takes asbestos campaign to the head of ADB
In May, our Australia-based Ban Asbestos Campaign Coordinator attended the Asian Development Bank Annual Meeting in Fiji to raise the issue of financing of asbestos.
Strengthening unions in Myanmar’s garment sector
Action Labor Rights (ALR) has successfully been working towards strengthening unions and organising workers in Myanmar’s garment and textile industries.
MAP Radio – A lifeline for migrant workers in Thailand
MAP Radio is a voice for Burmese migrant workers in Thailand providing information on labour rights in their mother tongue via community radio stations.
APHEDA People: Meet Ou Tepphallin (CSFWF)
Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA is about people working together to make things better for all.
This month we meet Ou Tepphallin from CSFWF union, Cambodia.
Frustrations continue over listing of Chrysotile Asbestos at Rotterdam Convention
Rotterdam Convention 2019 wrap up: a successful challenge to consensus doesn’t stop continued frustrations over the listing of chrysotile asbestos.
Media Release: Rotterdam Convention (CoP9) – 10 May 2019
Asian delegation slams the failure for the 7th time to list chrysotile asbestos onto the Rotterdam Convention due to unethical veto of asbestos producer countries and their allies.
Subono Speaks out at Rotterdam Convention Meeting (CoP9)
Subono’s story: Subono, a victim of chrysotile asbestos, speaks out on behalf of victims of asbestos related disease at the Rotterdam Convention (CoP9) meeting in Geneva.