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Asbestos awareness billboard displayed the Australian embassy in Laos
With the support of the Australian embassy in Laos, Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA has put up a billboard in front of the Australian Embassy in Laos to highlight the dangers of asbestos.
APHEDA People: Luke Martin
Luke Martin is the Secretary of Bendigo Trades Hall Council and has been a member of Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA for 3 years.
A critical moment for the Rotterdam convention on hazardous chemicals
The Rotterdam Convention will convene this month to decide whether countries have a right to know about hazardous substances, including asbestos, that enter their country.
APHEDA People: Luke Whitington
Luke Whitington is the Executive officer of the SEARCH Foundation and has been a member of Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA for 19 years.
Promote APHEDA’s raffle and win!
Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA is launching its annual raffle. Once again you can win some great prizes while supporting global justice.
APHEDA People: Maxine Sharkey
Maxine Sharkey is the General Secretary of the NSW Teachers Federation and has been a member of Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA for 20 years.
Indonesian earthquake prompts asbestos hazards training
During the cleanup after the West Java earthquake last year, emergency personnel removed broken roof sheet, unaware that they were being exposed to loose asbestos fibres.
APHEDA People: Matt Kunkel
Matt Kunkel is the CEO of the Migrant Workers Centre and he has been a member of APHEDA for 17 years.
One step closer to listing asbestos in Rotterdam Convention
The Rotterdam Convention needs urgent reform to list asbestos as a hazardous substance.