Solidarity in Action:
Our Projects

Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA, as the global justice organisation of the Australian union movement, works to support stronger union and social movements in thirteen locations in Southeast Asia, the Pacific, the Middle East, and Southern Africa. We do that by working in partnership with thirty-nine local unions and community organisations through thirty projects and campaigns.

Our approach to development and movement-building work is centred in values of partnership, solidarity, equality, justice, and accountability.

We provide on-the-ground assistance which aims to address the causes of injustice and inequality, not the symptoms.

We support organised movements of people to make their own change possible, by exerting political pressure for just and sustainable solutions.

We recognise our solidarity with the working classes and marginalised people of the Global South and stand with them, as together we struggle for a better world.

We seek to deploy funds in effective and strategic ways, with accountability to partner organisations, funding bodies and our own members.

Here are some of the projects and campaigns we undertake in collaboration with communities in our region and beyond:

By working to support strong movements of people, we can fight inequality and corporate greed. History shows us we can demand a just world.

Kate Lee

Executive Officer, Union Aid Abroad - APHEDA

To learn more about how we put our solidarity into action, take a look at the 2023 Annual Report, where you can read about our partnerships and projects, the activism and advocacy of our members, and the progress of our campaign to ban asbestos across Asia.

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In Cambodia, farmer cooperatives have been looking at ways to adapt to changes in weather patterns and increasing volatility of extreme climatic events.
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APHEDA has been working with Unions (KSTL/SJT-TL) in Timor Leste who continue to fight for workers’ rights against a backdrop of political instability.
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SENTRO is working hard to fight back against privatisation of the energy sector and build union power through clean energy initiatives in the Philippines.
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Since the formation of unions became legal, Labour Rights Defenders & Promoters has been working hard to organise workers and establish unions in Myanmar.
400 x 250_Fighting Child Labour in Pakistan
The Labour Education Foundation (LEF) in Pakistan helps build the labour movement by working from the ground up. LEF works in poor communities around pollution, violence, gender equality, illiteracy and child labour.
400 x 250_Hebron Kindergarten West Bank
In the ancient city of Hebron, the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians can be intense, but one small kindergarten is offering Palestinian children a safe place to learn and play.
400 x 250_Lion Indonesia
Local Initiative for Occupational Safety and Health Network (LION) Indonesia is an education and campaigning organisation and has become a key player in APHEDA’s Asbestos. Not Here. Not Anywhere. campaign across South East Asia.
The garment sector has emerged as a growing industry in Myanmar. Low wages provide a strong incentive for multi-national companies to take advantage and exploit workers. Here are five things you should know about garment workers in Myanmar.
According to the International Labour Organization one worker dies in the world every 15 seconds. That’s more people dying in work related incidents than in wars.

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