Big wins for Solomon Islands workers
The Workers Union of Solomon Islands (WUSI) has made significant achievements with increases in wages, salaries and allowances for forestry workers, under our latest UnionAID funded partnership project.One aim of
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The fighting spirit of Fijian women workers
Under a more “labour friendly” government garment workers in Fiji are gaining union strength, says Jotika Gounder-Sharma. It was only a few years ago in 2019 – under a different
Samoa First Union’s Workers’ Advice Centre drives major wins for workers
The UnionAID-funded Workers’ Advice Centre (WAC) project has now come to an end and the final report has been submitted. Samoa First Union (SFU) reports that the WAC has been
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Solidarity with Fiji garment workers at Newtown Festival
Wellington’s Newtown Festival was alive with messages of solidarity for garment workers in Fiji last weekend, as people stopped by the UnionAID stall to learn about our work supporting workers’
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A voice for poultry workers in Fiji
Fijian poultry workers, many of whom are migrant workers from Bangladesh and the Philippines work under extremely poor conditions on farms and in factories with little health and safety protection.
UnionAID funds new project to support Solomon Islands workers
UnionAID is pleased to announce a new project with the Workers Union of Solomon Islands (WUSI), the sole trade union representing private sector workers in the country. With over 6,000 members
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Workers Union of Solomon Islands
Workers Union of Solomon Islands Solomon Islands About Workers Union of Solomon Islands (WUSI) There are eleven 11 registered trade unions in the Solomon Islands. Ten of these registered trade
Fa’afetai – thank you for supporting Samoa First Union
We raisied an amazing $12,000 towards our project with Samoa First Union which will go support private sector and RSE workers in Samoa to advocate for their rights and entitlements and
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Off to Work: Supporting the Solomons
Travel around the islands is just one of the many challenges facing the only private sector union in the Solomon Islands, the Workers Union of Solomon Islands (WUSI), which has
Fiji Women Ambitious for Living Wage
In February UnionAID supported the National Union of Factory and Commercial Workers to hold its first ever two-day Women’s Conference. On day one 40 NUFCW members heard from some of