Latest News
Latest news from APHEDA’s overseas projects, campaigns and events
APHEDA partner LION fighting to rid Indonesia of asbestos
Heath care giant Johnson & Johnson is facing multiple crises after it was found the company’s talcum powder was sometimes tainted with carcinogenic asbestos.
APHEDA People: Michael Wright
Michael Wright is the assistant national secretary of the Electrical Trades Union (ETU) and an APHEDA Board member.
A year in review: Asbestos – Not Here, Not Anywhere campaign
The asbestos industry is in decline, but thousands of tonnes of asbestos-containing materials still pour into Asia.
APHEDA People: Mark Lennon
Mark Lennon is a Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA board member and has been involved in the organisation for more than 17 years.
Solidarity with Nagaworld unionists
Australian unionists and Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA held a rally at the Cambodian embassy in Canberra on February 7 to show solidarity with striking workers in Cambodia.
Abolish deadly trade rules
The only way to avoid a prolonged pandemic is through making vaccinations widely available so no new variants are able to emerge.
Myanmar junta destroys the economy
A new report produced by Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA and ALTSEAN Burma has described how the military junta has “shattered” Myanmar’s economy.
First female president elected to Timor-Leste’s farmer’s union
Delfia Pereira has been elected president of the Manufahi Municipality Farmers Union at its inaugural congress in Timor Leste.
Taking the power back: How CoPower is creating energy democracy
We interview Godfrey Moase from CoPower, a cooperative electricity provider that directs a portion of its funds to community projects.