Nearly 200 people came out on a wet and windy Wellington evening recently to hear Rebecca Macfie speak on Hardship, Hope and Why Journalism still Matters. In spite of a …
Peter Conway Memorial Lecture: Rebecca Macfie on journalism Read More »
Serious human rights issues in Bangladesh have been raised by yet another murder of a union member, Rabiul Islam. He was a member of our project partner the National Garment …
Stop killings of Bangladesh garment sector unionists Read More »
Joining the Fish Vendors Cooperative in 2014 has been life changing for Juliet Mary. She says she can now feed her family three times a day, pay for school costs …
Our first UnionAID project in 2003 was providing training for workers on the Thai-Burma border with exiled unionists from the Federation of Trade Unions Burma (FTUB). Later when we visited …
Kavita can now feed her family thanks to learning how to upskill her sewing and business skills with the Tamil Nadu Labour Union (TNLU). After joining the tailoring cooperative she …
New skills bring self reliance for women tailors in Tamil Nadu Read More »
Thirty Myanmar democracy activists and leaders – students and refugees – attended the UnionAID campaigning workshop in Wellington on the 1st April. They came from across the country, from Dunedin …
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 »
Preventing the exploitation of workers in other countries through supply chains was the focus of UnionAID’s virtual May Day event this year. Duangsomphong Wanglap, from the Thai Global Workers Union …
May Day Event: Solidarity through the supply chain Read More »
Two key messages from the recent Symposium at Victoria University point to possible ways forward to a new democracy in Myanmar by supporting emerging community organisations on the ground in …
Symposium highlights possible ways forward for Myanmar Read More »
