Latest News
Latest news from APHEDA’s overseas projects, campaigns and events
APHEDA People: Judy Kuo
Meet Judy Kuo, a talented freelance artist and illustrator based in Melbourne who designed our ’40 years strong’ t-shirt to commemorate our 40th anniversary. “I am deeply inspired by the way APHEDA conducts its work as a collaborator and friend of marginalised and oppressed communities around the world.”
2024 ASBESTOS Conference: Boosting International Cooperation to Ban Asbestos
A delegation representing Union Aid Abroad – APHEDA partner organisations and staff from Laos, Cambodia, and Indonesia recently participated in the 2024 Asbestos Conference in Melbourne.
APHEDA People: Massimo Calosi
Massimo Calosi is a union member and activist. Recently, he collaborated with Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA to fundraise for the Gaza Emergency Appeal, utilizing his professional skills as a chef. “I felt very grateful and rewarded to be able to put my professional skills into something different than a business.”
Blow to asbestos in Asia Pacific countries
In the first agreement of its kind, 14 countries of the Asia Pacific region including major asbestos-user countries like India, Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand, have agreed to work together to ‘prevent asbestos-related diseases and to promote transition from the use of asbestos to safer alternative products’.
Consultant Evaluator Needed
The evaluation of the Asbestos: Not Here, Not Anywhere campaign will assist the APHEDA Board in planning and consider possible future program actions and priorities.
APHEDA People: Jacqueline King
Jacqueline King is the General Secretary of the Queensland Council of Unions. She has been a member of Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA for 11 years.
Vale Olfat Mahmoud
Dr Olfat Mahmoud died at home on 24 September. She was a leading, and much-loved, advocate for the rights of Palestinians, women, refugees, children, and people with disabilities.
APHEDA People: Carolyn Dunbar
Carolyn Dunbar is the Women’s Team lead at Victorian Trades Hall Council. She has been a member of Union Aid Abroad for five years.
Asbestos imports and roof sheet production drop 66% in Vietnam
There has been a very significant decrease in the asbestos roof sheet market in Vietnam in the past 10 years.