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June 30, 2020
Australia’s Pacific Labour Scheme must be more closely scrutinised. Because of a lack of regulation, the Pacific Labour Scheme allows exploitative treatment of migrant workers that meets the definition of modern slavery. Read more
June 24, 2020
Union Aid Abroad – APHEDA has received a COVID-19 crisis update from Indonesia, where our partner organisations are mobilising to build the resilience of workers at risk of contracting the Coronavirus. Read more
June 20, 2020
World Refugee Day 2020: A new report by Karen PeaceSupport Network (KPSN) draws attention to how the Burma Army has intentionally disrupted efforts to protect Karen refugees and communities against COVID19. Read more
June 17, 2020
Union Aid Abroad – APHEDA is working with our partner organisation in the Philippines, the Positive Action Foundation of the Philippines Incorporated (PAFPI), to support people living with HIV/AIDS during the Coronavirus pandemic. Read more
June 17, 2020
Union Aid Abroad – APHEDA has received a COVID-19 crisis update from Dr. Olfat Mahmoud in Lebanon. The organization Olfat founded, the Palestinian Women’s Humanitarian Organization (PWHO), is taking action to protect refugee communities at risk from the Coronavirus. Read more
June 2, 2020
The following short films were made by the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for South-East Asia and the Asia Ban Asbestos Network to draw attention to the dangers of chrysotile exposure, and to explain how exposure to asbestos fibre causes asbestos-related diseases like lung cancer and mesothelioma. Read more
May 29, 2020
Billions of dollars are being poured into the much needed global response to the COVID-19 pandemic response. We need to make sure that none of the health funding or economic relief from international organisations ends up funding asbestos products. Read more
May 28, 2020
Throughout her decades of activism, Debbie Stothard has seen the power of global solidarity during times of crisis. Read more
May 28, 2020
On May Day 2020, Union Aid Abroad APHEDA partner organisations in the Philippines, Myanmar and Timor Leste called for strengthening of workers' rights in a post-Covid 19 world. Read more