Posts from the ‘Solidarity, Autumn 2010’ Category
The second issue of Solidarity, the newsletter of the Unions Aotearoa International Development Trust, is available below. This issue looks at what happens to the money you donate to UnionAID. New Zealand Premiere of Breaking the Silence: Burma’s Resistance Building bridges in Sri Lanka What your donations are funding in India Project gains in human rights Union [...]
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A new UnionAID project is currently being piloted in Sri Lanka which seeks to build relationships, and community activity, across ethnic groups who have been divided by the bitter civil war. UnionAID has forged a new partnership with the Free Trade Zones and General Services Employees Union which has a record of effectiveness in a [...]
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The UnionAID project in Tamil Nadu is a really good example of life-changing benefits for a relatively modest investment. A recent evaluation of the project has confirmed that, not only is the project enabling dalit workers to achieve impressive monetary gains, it has also given these traditionally oppressed communities a dignity and respect which they [...]
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Gender equality and women’s empowerment Improved women’s access to entitlements under government and union agreements, strong participation and leadership by women within the union, a reported reduction in domestic violence from 25-15% increasing education of girls in Dalit and Tribal families. Reduction in discrimination against tribal people Union membership has reduced discrimination and engendered respect [...]
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Union identity cards have put a stop to police harassment of cremation workers, according to Allahasami, the Cremation Workers’ Union President. Since joining the Tamil Nadu Labour Union (TNLU) these illiterate workers asked for – and designed themselves – a union membership card. The cremation workers carry these ID cards at all times as a [...]
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UnionAID works in several ways to ensure that every dollar you donate makes the maximum contribution possible to helping workers in developing countries improve lives. Firstly, we keep our administration costs to an absolute minimum. CTU staff members Sue Windsor and Kay Jones provide financial and admin support services, and other work, including project management [...]
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Late last year I took part in a participatory evaluation of our UnionAID projects in South India and on the Thai-Burma border. I spent a week with each project and, after meetings and visits with many participating workers, it’s great to be able to assure donors that your contributions are bringing huge benefits to these [...]
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A new Canadian documentary directed by Pierre Mignault and filmed secretly inside Burma showcases the country’s little known networks of resistance movements. It sheds light on the enormous risks taken by ordinary Burmese, and their long struggle to remove the country’s brutal military dictatorship. Showing in Auckland on Monday 3 May, 8.30pm at Academy Cinema, [...]
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