International Union Projects
Our projects with international union partners aim to build the capacity and long-term sustainability of union groups and worker cooperatives, so that they can advocate for their rights, fair pay, secure employment, and safe working conditions.
Through an international network of solidarity, we bridge connections between unions in Aotearoa New Zealand and those across the region.
Current Projects
Ter Kwe Community-Based Organization Myanmar
Ter Kwe Community-Based Organization Myanmar Myanmar Location: Ye Township, Mon State, Myanmar Background Established in 2021 following the military coup,
Setting up a Workers Advice Centre in Samoa
Setting up a Workers Advice Centre in Samoa Samoa About the project with UnionAID The Workers Advice Centre (WAC), funded
Detecting forced labour and human trafficking in Indonesia’s fisheries
Detecting forced labour and human trafficking in Indonesia’s fisheries Indonesia UnionAID and Destructive Fishing Watch Indonesia have jointly developed this
Latest news
The Time is Right for Malaysian Woodworkers’ Project
A supportive political environment suggests it is good timing for a new UnionAID project in Malaysia to build union membership and strength for forestry workers. Designed and managed by the Building and Woodworkers International (BWI), there will be a strategic focus on training organisers, developing leaders and revitalising youth. BWI
Aru Islands seafood workers form new union
In May 2025, Destructive Fishing Watch (DFW) Indonesia’s field facilitator first met with workers in the Aru Islands, particularly workers in Seafood Processing Units —in the local language called Kontainer. From the meeting, the facilitator obtained a lot of information about the wealth of natural resources in the Aru Islands,
Bangkok delivery riders campaign for new constitution
Under their banners and placards “8 February. Vote Yes. New Constitution”, members of the Rangsit Riders Union campaigned in support of a referendum calling for the drafting of a new constitution for Thailand. The current constitution was drawn up by the military in 2017 after the 2014 military coup. The