Latest News
Latest news from APHEDA’s overseas projects, campaigns and events
Promoting gender equality in political decision making in Vietnam
APHEDA works with Women’s Unions in Bac Kan, Phu Yen and Hai Duong provinces to promote gender equality in political decision making.
Five things about rape and conflict
*** Trigger warning – sexual violence: ***
In 2018, sexual violence and rape are still being used as weapons of war. Here are five key things to know about rape and conflict.
APHEDA People: Meet Hoang Thi Ngan
Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA is about people working together to make things better for all. This month we meet Hoang Thi Ngan from Bac Kan Women’s Union in Vietnam.
Melbourne event: Women Organising Globally Forum
5 March 2018: join us in Melbourne for the Women Organising Globally forum as part of the 2018 Women’s Rights At Work (WRAW) Festival.
Activists gather nationally to strengthen activist network
More than 30 committed Union Aid Abroad members descended on Sydney in mid-February to be part of the inaugural National Activist Conference.
Significant Wins for Domestic Workers in Timor Leste
2017 was a big year for the Working Women’s Centre of Timor Leste (WWCTL) and a year of significant wins for domestic workers.
India Ban Asbestos Network launched!
In December 2017, 16 organisations from across India, made the momentous decision to campaign as a national asbestos ban network.
APHEDA People: Meet Chongchit
This month we spoke with Chongchit, a senior union official with the Lao Federation of Trade Unions (LFTU). Chongchit gives us a unique insight into the world of organising and worker’s rights in Laos.
MAP Radio – a voice 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.