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Latest news from APHEDA’s overseas projects, campaigns and events
Myanmar Water Festival holiday reduced from ten days to five – unions outraged!
BREAKING NEWS: 650 workers have been sacked for taking strike action over the public holiday dispute. More here A number of Labour organisations from Myanmar’s Yangon Division have appealed to the Ministry of Labour stating that they can’t possibly agree with the...
Five things … about the Rotterdam Convention
Union Aid Abroad – APHEDA is going to be talking a lot about the Rotterdam Convention in the lead up to this year’s meeting in April 2017. So what is the Rotterdam Convention, and why is it so important in the global fight against asbestos? Our Executive Officer, Kate Lee, takes us through the top five things to know in the lead up to Rotterdam 2017.
Politics in the Club Canberra
On the 22 March, Union Aid Abroad – APHEDA ran a social event in Canberra to raise awareness among local unionists of the Asbestos. Not Here, Not Anywhere campaign. Supported and hosted by the CFMEU ACT Branch, our first Politics in the Club was a great...
Rajendra’s Story
Rajendra is a victim of the global asbestos industry. He’s taking the voice of victims of asbestos-related diseases to the Rotterdam Convention meeting.
Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA People: Meet Ian
This month we introduce you to Ian.
Five things … about Australia’s Foreign Policy
Our government has been asking Australians to have their say about our foreign affairs policy. Here’s a few ideas! Inequality – it’s on the rise, here at home and around the world. In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, the wealth of the super-rich has...
What are you going to do for International Women’s Day?
International Women’s Day is fast approaching, which means that here at Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA, we’re thinking and talking a lot about gender equality.
Through the Eyes of Women
In November 2016, the Karen Women’s Organisation released their first ‘Situation Update’, an in-depth report on recent events and the effect on women, refugees and communities living on the Thai-Myanmar border, inside Karen State and also in greater Myanmar.
Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA People: Meet Carolina
This month we spoke with Carolina Leiva from south-west Sydney. Carolina is a nurse and an organiser for the NSW Nurses & Midwives Association who has a very personal commitment to anti-asbestos advocacy.