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.
In a major breakthrough in the campaign to ban asbestos, the Indonesian city of Bandung has announced that they will be expanding their asbestos ban to include all new private houses!
The campaign to ban asbestos has been featured on ABC News, which traveled to Indonesia to report on the push-back from the asbestos lobby.
On Boxing Day 2004, Aceh was devastated by a tsunami. Indonesian unions were quick to respond. Since 2005 we have been supporting local training, networking and advocacy.
In May 2018, two anti-asbestos activists and unionists from Indonesia – Darisman and Subono – visited Australia to talk about their campaign to win asbestos bans and justice for victims.