Better Work, Better World
When our eight young Burmese leaders visited Taneatua in April they were interested to find they shared a number of common issues with the Tūhoe people. In particular they found that land confiscation and...
We’re proud to announce that MFAT has agreed to fund our Myanmar Young Leaders Programme for a further 5 years. This funding will mean another 60 young leaders get the opportunity to study democracy,...
Old coins, waste paper, copper, plastics, wire and other metals found in household rubbish have for years provided a meagre income for rag pickers from thirteen Madurai slums. But these Dalit workers have had...
Unlike last year, the rainy season in Myanmar this year did not bring flooding to the Bago region where our farmers’ training centre is based. Instead a moderate monsoon has led to good crops...
Over 600 casual railway workers have taken up permanent positions thanks to the efforts of the Myanmar Railway Workers union. In a country with high joblessness and no benefits, this has huge significance. When...
With great sadness we acknowledge the death of Helen Kelly, one of our founding Trustees, on October 14. Helen fought for a better life for all, including working people overseas. As well as supporting...
Union volunteers collecting data in villages around Suva were shocked by poor living conditions of the working families they talked to. They found that low pay, extensive overtime hours, no penal rates or allowances,...
Victoria University of Wellington, June 2016.
This UnionAID study tour is a unique chance for an inside look at life in Myanmar, by meeting the men and women who are part of UnionAID’s projects and learning first-hand about the difference...
This fourteenth edition of Solidarity magazine looks at the ninety of Madurai’s domestic workers like Sehnol Mary who have recently formed a union and are learning about their rights as workers. We also have news...