Mission Statement

Australian unions working globally in partnership for the achievement of dignity at work, social justice, economic equality and the realisation of human rights.We work to achieve this through strong unions and social movements, sustainable development programs, global solidarity and support in times of crisis.

Program Description

Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA, as the global justice organisation of the Australian union movement, works to support stronger union and social movements in thirteen locations in Southeast Asia, the Pacific, the Middle East, and Southern Africa. We do that by working in partnership with thirty-nine local unions and community organisations through thirty projects and campaigns.Our approach to development and movement-building work is centred in values of partnership, solidarity, equality, justice, and accountability.We provide on-the-ground assistance which aims to address the causes of injustice and inequality, not the symptoms.We support organised movements of people to make their own change possible, by exerting political pressure for just and sustainable solutions.We recognise our solidarity with the working classes and marginalised people of the Global South and stand with them, as together we struggle for a better world.We seek to deploy funds in effective and strategic ways, with accountability to partner organisations, funding bodies and our own members.In Laos, we are partnership with the Lao Federation of Trade Union (LFTU) to:

Build capacity of the trade unions to deliver quality organizing activities and good management practices in the private sector

Enhance awareness raising on the impact of asbestos hazards and develop linkages between asbestos ban networking to eliminate asbestos related diseases in Lao PDR.