UnionAID partner Destructive Fishing Watch (DFW) Indonesia has revealed the harsh reality facing tuna processing workers across Jakarta, Bali, and North Sulawesi. Their recent research exposes how seafood companies keep workers vulnerable
Tuna workers in Indonesia trapped in precarious contracts Read More »
Sri Lankan garment workers are facing cuts to benefits as employers cite US tariff increases as justification. UnionAID partner, the Free Trade Zones & General Services Employees Union reports that
Sri Lankan garment workers protest as US tariffs used to cut benefits Read More »
Organising fishery workers in the Indonesian Aru Islands is far from easy. With extremely long working hours, there is very little time for factory workers to meet with union organisers
Indonesia – Organising Workers through Art and Film Read More »
The challenge Despite the 2015 ban on foreign fishing vessels in Indonesia, forced labour and human trafficking continue to plague the Aru Islands’ fishing industry. In 2022-23 alone, the National
Tackling exploitation of seafood workers in the Aru Islands Read More »
About the project The Arafura Sea, home to 5,000-6,000 fishing boats and 12 fish processing units, has become a hotspot for worker exploitation. Many crew members face dire conditions, with
Labour Day 2024 – Support Indonesia’s fisheries workers Read More »
Twelve women from a coastal village in Indonesia which is reliant on the harvesting of octopus have doubled their incomes through an innovative business scheme. Instead of just selling the
Octopus processing project adds value to women’s lives and livelihoods Read More »
After six months of online classes the ten young leaders respectively from Mindanao and Indonesia 2022 groups have come together in-country to get to know one another and meet their
Ten young leaders from Mindanao and Indonesia respectively have started their sustainable development course and met one another online for the first time. As with other years, participants are from
Holding a football tournament to recruit new union members was just one of the ideas emerging from a recent workshop run by Alfian Pelu, from the 2019 Indonesian Young Leaders
Football tournament wins new union members in Indonesia Read More »
Inspirasi (Indonesia) and Mindanao: Both these programmes have recruited ten and eight participants respectively from a wide range of civil society organisations, with completely revamped sustainable development courses for each.
