Latest News
Latest news from APHEDA’s overseas projects, campaigns and events
Promote APHEDA’s raffle and win!
Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA is launching its annual raffle. Once again you can win some great prizes while supporting global justice.
APHEDA People: Maxine Sharkey
Maxine Sharkey is the General Secretary of the NSW Teachers Federation and has been a member of Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA for 20 years.
Indonesian earthquake prompts asbestos hazards training
During the cleanup after the West Java earthquake last year, emergency personnel removed broken roof sheet, unaware that they were being exposed to loose asbestos fibres.
APHEDA People: Matt Kunkel
Matt Kunkel is the CEO of the Migrant Workers Centre and he has been a member of APHEDA for 17 years.
One step closer to listing asbestos in Rotterdam Convention
The Rotterdam Convention needs urgent reform to list asbestos as a hazardous substance.
APHEDA People: Jannette Armstrong
Jannette Armstrong is the Executive Director of Farms campaigning with the United Workers Union. She has been a member of Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA for nine years and is a member of the APHEDA board.
APHEDA PEOPLE: Phil O’Donoghue
Phil O’Donoghue is the Media Officer at UnionsWA and has been an APHEDA member for six years. In this interview, he tells us why building internationalism is important.
Study trip exposes asbestos roof sheet manufacturers’ disregard for local communities
In areas surrounding asbestos factories, broken asbestos roof sheets are being dumped in open paddock where farming communities plant rice and grow home gardens.
Cambodia launches national asbestos profile; sets sights on eliminating asbestos
Australia’s ambassador to Cambodia, Mr. Pablo Kang, helped launch the 2nd Cambodian National Asbestos Profile at an event in Phnom Penh held in early October.