Myanmar union leader finds refuge in Wellington
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 …
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Support nurses in Myanmar
Over 20,000 people have been displaced by conflict in Kayah state since the Myanmar military coup and are living in informal camps just over the border in Shan State. These …
Campaigning workshop for Myanmar activists
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 …
Symposium highlights possible ways forward for Myanmar
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 …
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Thanks from Palau
Uong Yalap an AUT student from Palau did a short internship with UnionAID last year and has just made contact to acknowledge the “valuable skills” including time management (getting better …
Good news from Myanmar: Young Leaders make us proud
UnionAID is very proud of our alumni whose recent community projects are changing lives and livelihoods and giving hope to the most vulnerable people. Recent examples are: WASTE TO GOLD …
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Event: Myanmar crisis: is there a pathway to democracy?
Two years on from the 1st February 2021 coup d’etat Myanmar is on a trajectory to a failed rogue state. The military junta continues to wage a brutal war against …
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Scholarship dreams dashed by prison sentence
It is two years since the coup and the junta still does not have full control of Myanmar. This is because of the bravery and ongoing resistance of the majority …
Military Executions Shock World
The recent extra-judicial executions of four human rights defenders by the Myanmar miliary have shocked the world. Although not unexpected, these show the lengths to which the brutal junta will …