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![Burma Children Medical Fund (BCMF) expands into Myanmar](https://www.apheda.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/400-x-250-BCMF.png)
Burma Children Medical Fund (BCMF) expands into Myanmar
BCMF was established to treat an increasing number of refugees and displaced people on the Thai-Burma border requiring surgery. After a decade treating patients on the border, BCMF has now expanded into Myanmar.
![Workers’ rights programs on South African radio and TV](https://www.apheda.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/400-x-250-WWMP.png)
Workers’ rights programs on South African radio and TV
Worker’s World Media Productions (WWMP) is the go-to non-profit labour media production house for labour news in South Africa. WWMP deliver labour news on radio, TV and now via mobile Apps.
![APHEDA People: meet Dyna (Cambodian Prostitutes Union – CPU)](https://www.apheda.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/400-x-250-APHEDA-People-meet-Dyna.png)
APHEDA People: meet Dyna (Cambodian Prostitutes Union – CPU)
Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA is about people working together to make things better for all. This month we meet Dyna, team leader at the Cambodian Prostitutes Union (CPU).
![Five things young people should know about asbestos](https://www.apheda.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/400-x-250-Asbestos-5-things-young-people-should-know.png)
Five things young people should know about asbestos
The theme for Workers’ Memorial Day 2018 is ‘Building safe and healthy workplaces for future generations’. Here are five things young people should know about asbestos.
![“Asbestos and My Family” a poem by Deidre van Gerven](https://www.apheda.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/400-x-250-Asbestos-and-my-family.png)
“Asbestos and My Family” a poem by Deidre van Gerven
Deidre van Gerven has lost four members of her family to asbestos. In 2015, she began writing poetry and has compiled her work in a book titled ‘Asbestos through the years’.
![Media Release: Laos takes steps to end asbestos](https://www.apheda.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/laos-asbestos.jpg)
Media Release: Laos takes steps to end asbestos
Laos takes steps to end asbestos – workshop to launch the development of the National Action Plan to Eliminate Asbestos-Related Diseases…
![Vietnam: ‘PM makes Historic Asbestos Ban Announcement’](https://www.apheda.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/400-x-250-eNews-for-web_Vietnam-historic-asbestos-announcement.png)
Vietnam: ‘PM makes Historic Asbestos Ban Announcement’
In January 2018, the Prime Minister of Vietnam made a historic announcement of a deadline to ban asbestos in the construction sector by 2023.
![Democracy and Workers Rights in Zimbabwe](https://www.apheda.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/400-x-250-eNews-for-web_ZCTU-1.png)
Democracy and Workers Rights in Zimbabwe
In the past year, Zimbabwe has undergone some historic changes. The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has been there every step of the way!
![The challenging task of building union in Myanmar](https://www.apheda.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/400-x-250-eNews-for-web_ALR.png)
The challenging task of building union in Myanmar
Since trade unions were legalised in Myanmar, Action Labor Rights (ALR) has been working to create a safe space for the emerging trade union movement.