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Latest news from APHEDA’s overseas projects, campaigns and events
Migrant workers in Thailand under the new decree
Myanmar Labour Reporter, Htet Htet, reports on the impact of Thailand’s new decree and how it affects migrant workers from Myanmar.
The State of People’s Health: One Year under President Duterte
Our Filipino partner organisation Community Medicine Development Foundation (COMMED) is part of a coalition who recently published an update about the troubling state of health after one year of president Duterte’s administration. Here’s our summary.
APHEDA People: Meet Andrew Dettmer
This month we spoke with Andrew who has visited many of Union Aid Abroad – APHEDA’s projects in person and who believes that joining APHEDA is the closest thing you’ll get to a religious experience!
5-day training brings asbestos hazard awareness and consensus on the need for a ban on asbestos in Cambodia as soon as possible
Press release: Cambodia asbestos workshop on strengthening capacity and expanding mechanisms towards an asbestos ban.
APHEDA People: Meet Audrey
This month we spoke with Audrey who has supported Union Aid Abroad APHEDA since its establishment in 1984. Audrey continues to be actively involved in APHEDA’s work and is passionate about internationalism and global solidarity.
Working Women’s Centre of Timor Leste Celebrate International Domestic Workers’ Day
On 16 June 2017, the Working Women’s Centre of Timor Leste (WWCTL) celebrated International Domestic Workers’ Day for the first time.
5 things you need to know about Trade Union Repression in Cambodia
Tola Moeun is one of Cambodia’s leading labour rights activists and the Executive Director of the Centre for Alliance of Labour & Human Rights (CENTRAL). Tola talks to us about trade union repression in Cambodia.
Activists recruit record number of APHEDA members at NexGen Conference
APHEDA activists at the ACTU’s NexGen Organising Conference in Sydney joined forces to set about recruiting new APHEDA members. The result? Success.
Meet Alison. Our 2017 Raffle Winner
When retired ASU member, Alison, received her raffle tickets in the mail this year, she did not for a moment think she would be the winner of an $8,000 travel voucher!