Samoa First Union is the first and only private sector union in Samoa and have become well-known nationally for their advocacy for workers’ rights across a broad spectrum of industries and issues, including supporting workers in Australia’s Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme.
Landmark labour reforms will bring concrete improvements to working rights and conditions for Samoans.
Pacific Nations have welcomed the signing of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear weapons. This Treaty came into effect on 22 January 2021. Pacific Island Countries are now focusing on achieving historical truth-telling to gain nuclear justice.
In the lead up to International Women’s Day, we look at the status of women in the South Pacific and the challenges they face.
Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA has been working with Samoa First Union (SFU) in what has had a busy year developing and implementing organising plans across the private sector workplaces of Samoa.