Our Stories
Every day our courageous union partners are working hard to create real change. By building unions, forming cooperatives and fighting for their rights, tens of thousands of working men and women have achieved long lasting improvements to their incomes and working conditions.
Their stories show the power of collective action and solidarity to change lives and make a better world.
Stories from Our Union Partners
Wins for Garment Workers During COVID Downturn
Bangladesh: Bolstered by labour rights training workshops for National Garment Workers Federation delegates during Covid-19, union members from eight factories submitted collective demands to owners to enforce maternity leave provisions,
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
Migrant Workers Seek Remediation
Migrant Workers Remediation PRoject Demand for rubber gloves because of Covid-19 saw profits soar at Top Glove, the world’s largest rubber glove maker. But this drew attention to labour abuses
Lives Improved for Thousands of Workers
Manoharam from the Narikuravar Craft Cooperative beading a necklace The lives and livelihoods of nearly three thousand Dalit and Tribal workers and their families in the Madurai area have been
New Approaches to Union Building Attract Younger Generation
An emphasis on bringing in a new generation of potential union leaders has seen the increasing participation of young women workers on Rangsit and Area Labour Group (RLUG) committees and
Building Power in the Philippines Call Centre Industry
Increasing repression of trade unions and COVID-19 restrictions have not stopped staff at BIEN in the Philippines continuing to build the power of call centre workers. Eight workshops with these
$US9.5 Million Back Pay for Bangladesh Garment Workers
Concern that garment members were having their employment terminated unlawfully because of the impact of Covid-19 on the industry, prompted the National Garment Workers Federation (NGWF) to take action. With
Changing lives and livelihoods in Tamil Nadu
Shrinking debt and growing incomes are the new reality for 580 Dalit and Tribal workers from the hills and slums around Madurai, according to survey data collected in the field.
Safeguarding Jobs and Health in Sri Lanka
Covid-19 has had an immense impact on the lives of hundreds of thousands of women and men working in Sri Lanka’s garment sector. The initial lockdown left many trapped in
Stories from our Young LEaders
Celebrating local cuisine to secure markets for local farmers
A collection of traditional and adapted local food recipes and stories, Food, Land and People, was published recently by Ete Umby Tara, one of the 2018 young leaders from Indonesia.
Two alumni masters graduates
Zin Mar Lar Tay and Zet Nan have both recently graduated with a Masters in Public Policy from Victoria University. Now they will take their new knowledge and skills back
Just released! Life under lockdown… and ten years of MYLP
Life under lockdown for two of the Myanmar students was beautifully illustrated in a short video by film maker, Anna Cottrell, screened to MYLP hosts and supporters recently. Thin Thin
Young Leaders Work to Prevent COVID Spread
With their everyday work activities on hold, several of our young leaders have initiated practical strategies in response to the Covid-19 outbreak in their home countries. In Indonesia, Rosa is
Geopolitics a Tough Topic At Myanmar Young Leaders Conference
High profile speakers on geopolitics, including our Ambassador Steve Marshall, had alumni enthralled at the alumni conference in Bagan recently. Myanmar is rich in resources and with a number of
