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Union Aid Abroad APHEDA The overseas humanitarian aid agency of the ACTU

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Union Aid Abroad–APHEDA was established in 1984 by the ACTU under the name APHEDA (Australian People for Health, Education and Executive Officer’s Report Development Abroad) as the Australian union movement’s overseas aid arm. We assist projects in South East Asia, the Pacific, the Middle East and Union Aid Abroad–APHEDA southern Africa, working through local partner organisations and unions to deliver training in vocational Lifting people out of poverty skills, health and workers’ rights, so women and men may have decent work that provides a living wage, Our projects reflect Donors and partners reasonable conditions and a union solidarity make this possible safe workplace. Our international program seeks to Our projects develop skills We are only able to deliver empower women and men in and strengthen workers’ this assistance because of developing countries so they rights through literacy, two very special groups of and their families might live vocational, media and trade people – our donors and with their human rights union training in East Timor, our partners. The support respected, both in their workplace and in their society. sustainable agriculture in from our donors is the Pacific, HIV education in generous and growing, and OUR MISSION the workplace through without the help from the As the ACTU’s humanitarian aid agency, Union Aid trade unions in PNG, South trade unions and many Abroad–APHEDA expresses Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA Africa and Zimbabwe, individual union members, the Australian union had another successful year health and skills training for our projects would not be movement’s commitment to in 2009-10, with thousands women in refugee camps possible. Also, without the social justice and international of working men and women on the Thai-Burma border, commitment, dedication solidarity through support to trained in crucial skills to skills training for women and competence of our overseas education, training and development projects, enable them to earn a and agriculture in project partners overseas working in partnership with decent livelihood. Through Cambodia, OH&S for who actually deliver the those whose rights to more than 50 projects in 15 workers in Laos and training, no training could development are restricted or countries we helped many strengthening organising take place. We continue to denied. families earn a secure and negotiating skills for be inspired by our donors OUR VISION income, which is the most workers in Vietnam, as well and partners, who believe Unions and communities effective means of lifting as asbestos awareness that a better world is working internationally to people out of poverty. training, anti-trafficking of possible, and are prepared eradicate poverty and achieve human rights. women and skills training to work and make sacrifices Decent Work for young people disabled to ensure it happens. ACFID CODE – a foundation because of Agent Orange. OF CONDUCT Union Aid for development We also assist with I would also like to thank Abroad–APHEDA is Work that provides dignity agricultural security and the staff, both in Australia an accredited to the worker and a living skills training for Palestinian and overseas, our many signatory to the ACFID Code of wage for their family is families in the Occupied volunteers for their great Conduct. The code requires essential if the more than Palestinian Territories and work, and the Committee of members to meet high standards of governance, 800 million workers who for women in refugee Management for their public accountability and earn less than $2 a day are camps in Lebanon. All strong support during the financial management. For to ever have a decent life these projects reflect the past year. more information, contact for themselves and their international solidarity of the Union Aid Abroad–APHEDA or families. Independent, Australian trade union Peter Jennings, visit www.acfid.asn.au democratic and strong movement and its Executive Officer. unions are crucial in commitment to assisting FRONT COVER Farmer Training Program: ensuring that these workers other workers in greater Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA’s have a living wage, and need. Their generous agricultural project in therefore are able to feed, support is a tribute to Cambodia works with poor rural farmers to help diversify clothe and educate their their belief in justice and a their crops – increasing the children themselves, fair go for all. level of food security for their without relying on families and generating more sponsorship from abroad. consistent incomes. South Australian photographer Ryan The ILO, the global union Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA Level 3, 377-383 Sussex Street, Sydney NSW 2000 Pike visited various Union Aid Abroad- movement and the ACTU Ph: +61 2 9264 9343 Fax: +61 2 9261 1118 APHEDA’s projects in Cambodia in all advocate Decent Work offi[email protected] www.apheda.org.au 2010. We thank Ryan for letting us use his photos. See more of his as essential to overcoming ABN 76 425 451 089 poverty. images at www.ryanpike.com

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Chairperson’s Report

The many unions that support the WHAT IS UNION AID ABROAD–APHEDA? Union Aid Abroad–APHEDA work of Union Aid Abroad–APHEDA was established in 1984 by the ACTU in recognition of deserve our special thanks. the union movement’s responsibility to contribute directly to countries and regions in the world where In September 2010, the While there is some men and women workers world reached the two- optimism that significant are disadvantaged through thirds stage in the strides are being taken exploitation, poverty, Millennium Development against global poverty, the discrimination and civil Goals; the 8 goals and 20 past year has seen conflict. benchmarks chosen in the immense human suffering year 2000 to halve global from natural disasters – Union Aid Abroad–APHEDA poverty by 2015. earthquakes in Haiti and aims to build self-reliance Chile, and record floods in through support for There is much we can be Pakistan have left education and training proud of, but much more hundreds of thousands projects for workers and that needs to be done. dead, and millions of The many unions that their trade unions. In cases people, who were living on support the work of of specific international • Following the adoption the edge of poverty, have APHEDA deserve our emergencies, Union Aid of the MDGs, the lost all their possessions. special thanks. We are Abroad–APHEDA also number of people living confident that this support assists with relief programs on less than $US2 a day The impacts of climate will continue to grow in and emergency appeals. dropped by 500 million change will only intensify in the future. between 2000 and coming years, and while Through more than 50 2007. However, the Australia escaped the I would also like to thank projects and project number rose again by worst of the Global and congratulate our partners, Union Aid 150 million over the next Financial Crisis, many donors and supporters for Abroad–APHEDA assists two years due to the people in developing their amazing generosity, many communities in a Global Financial Crisis. countries were devastated our staff both in Australia variety of ways including: by its impact. For these and overseas, and helping disadvantaged • Two billion people have reasons, solidarity by especially the volunteers women and men gain gained access to safe Australian unions and working overseas and in vocational skills, assisting drinking water, but 880 working people is more our Sydney office. My them to earn an income million still rely on non- crucial than ever. thanks also to my fellow and improve their options in potable water to drink. Committee of life; assisting workers Union Aid Management members. struggling for their rights, • The number of children Abroad–APHEDA provides refugees and stateless dying from preventable one avenue for working Sandra Moait, people and those suffering diseases before their 5th people to contribute Chairperson from HIV/AIDS; and birthday has dropped towards a more just, equal providing education for from 12 million per year and therefore a more indigenous peoples and in 1990 to 9 million per peaceful and better world. health and safety for year, but 24,000 deaths Australian unions can be workers at risk. a day is still justifiably proud of unacceptable. APHEDA’s work in their Support for these projects name and on their behalf. comes from Australian • The number of children trade unions, individual not attending primary This work is a living sign of union members and others school has dropped the Australian union who make regular from 120 million to 72 movement’s solidarity with donations, international million; this is still far too workers in need, and our trade unions and their aid many children being Australian unions’ strong arms as well as from denied a future. belief in justice and human AusAID, the Australian rights for all workers – here government’s aid agency. and abroad.

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The power of multiplicity: Timor Leste By Elisabeth de Araujo & Tanya Karliychuk

In 2001, soon after the the hardware stores and nation had overwhelmingly the equipment in Perth all voted for its independence, seemed so huge. “But a small workshop in central once we flew to Broome, I Dili was buzzing with was more relaxed, because anticipation. With funds it was just a small from APHEDA donors, the workshop. I am honest that Labour Advocacy Institute before travelling to for East Timor (LAIFET) Broome, I don’t know how was holding some of its to use the lathe machine, first carpentry training for but me and five of my unemployed and under- colleagues learnt on it for unemployed men in three days”. the area. Returning to Timor-Leste, Clemente, now 43, was Clemente had only one one of those men. Married goal in mind: “I started to with four daughters and a think on how to develop son, Clemente first heard my workshop and worked about APHEDA through very hard for three years to LAIFET. “I have learnt many purchase two big things from APHEDA machines”. “I paid 50%, training projects which and with the help of were funded through Australian supporters, LAIFET”. He recalls his first APHEDA covered the order (five doors with remaining costs for a heavy frames, one window and duty thicknesser and four window frames) and bandsaw.” where his first modest After a decade of working profits went: “I used the to develop his workshop, money to buy some power learn the finance and tools and daily needs”. management skills needed These days, Clemente in running his own An important part of Clemente’s training involves showing continues to run his business (programs taught the men how to care for and maintain their equipment successful and much through LAIFET and expanded workshop, but APHEDA), Clemente now also shares his skills working receives orders from many “It’s important that APHEDA When asked what he as LAIFET’s head trainer. So different people and continues to support people would say to APHEDA’s far, nearly 80 men have organisations (even other over the long term. I know donors Clemente replies: benefited from Clemente’s NGOs!). “Recently, I got that in the past other “That APHEDA have done hard work – and the two orders from the international aid agencies very good work. Because numbers continue to grow. government. The education have set up carpenter’s of APHEDA, many groups Travelling to the districts, department have asked me workshops in the districts, have had success. Clemente eats, sleeps and to make 200 school but due to very short APHEDA holds many good works with his colleagues, blackboards with the total commitments, once they trainings and assist groups helping them to upgrade payment of US$5,600, and stop the support, the to draft proposals so that their skills and improve their the Finance Ministry has workshop also shuts down. they can get support from incomes for themselves and asked me to make 39 filing I am so happy because other companies and the their families. shelves, with the total APHEDA support us for the government”. long term to increase our payment of US$1,500.” Clemente’s workshop But he was never alone on skill and capacity through currently hires three other his journey. Thanks to the “I am known as a good training.” With the income men and creates quality efforts of a long-term carpenter who can he has earned, Clemente products to order including APHEDA volunteer, the produce good quality and his wife have built furniture, Tais screens opportunity arose in 2004 pieces. My customers trust themselves a home, can (room dividers made using for Clemente to join me 100%”. In a city where now afford a motorbike for the traditional Timorese APHEDA on a Study Tour ‘everyone knows their children, and have weaving), doors, windows to Western Australian everyone’, it’s little wonder sponsored Clemente’s and computer desks. carpentry workshops. “I felt Clemente prizes his solid youngest brother to finish very shocked!” Clemente reputation as his greatest his master’s degree in recalled. The workshops, achievement. Indonesia.

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No charity, just the power of decent work: Cambodia By Matt Hilton

Sitting in her office at a large garment factory on the There she learnt basic English, outskirts of Phnom Penh, Ms. Hu Sok Mony recalls the first accounting, office skills, computer time she left her village in Kho Thom District, near the border and filing skills, and graduated of Vietnam in Kandal Province. this year. The program has a crucial work placement Seven years ago she had just graduated from high school component which allows on-the- and knew that staying in the village would be difficult as there job training. She applied to the were no jobs and “just nothing to do”. So like thousands of garment factory to work as an other women from around the country, she packed up and accountant and now earns USD headed to the capital city to work in one of the many $120 a month, with much better garment factories springing up around Phnom Penh. conditions and a standard work The work was harsh, with long hours. She earned just USD week. Ms Mony won her job at $70 a month for a 6 day week. However, the Global the factory against the other Financial Crisis in 2008 saw her factory close down and applicants who had paid to attend workers were fired with no entitlements. She was soon back private colleges – no charity, just in the village where she started. Soon after, her friend told the power of decent work. She her about an office skills training program that was has already been promoted once supported by Union Aid Abroad–APHEDA and run by the and it is clear her career has only Cambodian Women’s Development Agency (CWDA). just begun.

Ms. Hu Sok Mony graduated from an office skills training program supported by Union Aid Abroad–APHEDA and run by the Cambodian Women’s Development Agency.

Najah Qudaih lives in Abasan village in the Rabbits southern Gaza Strip with her husband, Ibrahim, and seven children. breed Ibrahim was a construction worker in Israel, however he has been unemployed business since 2006 due to Israel ceasing to issue permits for Palestinian workers from Gaza. success: Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA has been working in Najah and Ibrahim’s village. Gaza Through our food security project they By Lisa Arnold received two cages of eight rabbits (two males, six females) and a training course in how to care for them. Five months later, Najah and Ibrahim now have as many as 70 rabbits of all colours! The two cages they originally received have now turned into a small farm of which they are very proud. The family talks about their success with great enthusiasm and happiness. During a recent monitoring visit, one of their female rabbits gave birth to 12 kittens, which were immediately handled with love and care by the family. Najah Qudaih The rabbits are sold and they earn up to received 16 A$40 a week, which has helped the family rabbits through to improve their financial situation and our food provided them with fulfilling work. security project and now has Najah and Ibrahim are eager to expand more than 70! their new rabbit business in the future.

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International Projects 2009–10 Financial Year

AFRICA CUBA HIV education with trade unions, PNG Emergency support, food security, & Medical equipment, William Soler Trade Union Congress, Qld Nurses Union, workplace HIV education, Zimbabwe Children’s Hospital, Cuban Children’s MUA, individual donors Congress of Trade Unions & Zimbabwe Fund, individual donors Association of Women’s Clubs, Hands of PHILIPPINES Mercy, Hike4Hunger, unions and INDONESIA HIV/AIDS training and care, Positive individual donors Union education and development, Action Foundation of the Philippines, Mass education through community & Labour Working Group Training Centre Pasasalamat Fund, AusAID, individual trade union media, Workers World Radio (LWG, Bandung), AEU, CFMEU, LHMU, donors Productions (Cape Town, South Africa), MUA, individual donors Child workers on Manila’s garbage AEU, MUA, SASK (Finland), individual Workers’ legal rights, Trade Union dumps, IOHSAD, Unions NSW, individual donors Rights Centre (TURC, Jakarta), AEU, donors Developing community care for HIV- ICTUR affected orphans, Rehoboth Foster Care Union education and development, THAI-BURMA BORDER Village (Port Shepstone, South Africa), Trade Union Care Centre (TUCC, Aceh), Health care for Shan refugees, Burma Boomerang Project donors UNI-APRO, SASK (Finland), NSW Nurses’ Relief Centre & Shan Health Committee, Integrated community development: Association, individual donors ANF Vic, NSW Nurses’ Assn, HSUA VIC Nutrition, health care & HIV support, NO.2, AusAID pre-school, income generation and skills LAO PDR Skills training, school and nursery for training, Mission Vale Care Centre Skills training for women, Lao Karen women and children refugees (Missionvale township, South Africa), Women’s Union, Becher Foundation, Karen Women’s Organisation, AEU, Missionvale Australia donors AusAID, individual donors AusAID, individual donors Community support for vulnerable OH&S training, Lao Federation of Trade Education assistance for migrant children & youth in Western Cape Unions, BWI, AEU, MUA, individual donors workers’ children, Burma Labour • Nutrition and education support, Mobilising the Hotel Sector in Lao Solidarity Organisation (BLSO), individual Stellenbosch Community Development PDR: HIV/AIDS Workplace Capacity donors Programme, Kyamundi, Jabulani Australia Building, Policies and Partnership, Lao Mae Tao Clinic for critically ill • Education & health programs, Dance Federation of Trade Unions, Lao Chamber children, Burma Children’s Medical for All, Ons Plek, SHAWCO, EduCompass of Commerce and Industry, Ministry of Relief Fund (BCMF), individual donors Australia Labour and Social Welfare, International Emergency House for Burmese • Youth development, Educo Africa& Labour Organisation & individual donors Migrant Workers, Migrant Assistance Ikamva (Cape Town), Kawaza School Program (MAP), AusAID, individual donors Trust, Zambia, individual donors MIDDLE EAST Human Rights training, PDC, individual Support for Western Sahara refugees, Women’s Empowerment & Children’s donors Australia Western Sahara Association, Development, Women’s Humanitarian unions, individual donors Organisation (Burj Al-Barajneh Refugee TIMOR-LESTE Camp, Lebanon), CFMEU, LHMU, AusAID Skills training for income generation, CAMBODIA Health Care for Aged and Disabled, Knua Buka Hatene Training Centre (KBH, Adult Education and Training for Women’s Humanitarian Organisation including 4 rural Community Learning Improving Livelihoods (Burj Al-Barajneh Refugee Camp, Centres), Labour Advocacy Institute for Cambodian Women for Peace and Lebanon), individual donors (APHEDA Timor-Leste (LAIFET), Grupo Feto Foin Development (O’Reang Ov District, Palestinian Camps Support Campaign) Sa’e Timor Lorosae (GFFTL), Unions Tas., Kampong Cham Province), AEU, AusAID, Women’s Vocational Training, Women’s AusAID, individual donors individual donors Humanitarian Organisation (Burj Al- • Sustainable agricultural training, KBH Women in Development Centres Barajneh Refugee Camp, Lebanon), • Expressional arts & community theatre (Battambang, Kampot, Oddar Meanchey, individual donors (Women-to-Women training, KBH and Preah Vihear provinces), AEU, Program) • Carpentry training, LAIFET (12 co- AusAID, individual donors Rural Livelihoods & Food Security operatives) Union Training Program for Beer through Capacity Development, MA’AN • Mechanical training for motorbike Promotion Workers, OH&S and Development Centre (Occupied repairs, LAIFET (9 co-operatives) Organiser training with Cambodian union Palestinian Territories), AusAID • Literacy training and income CFSWF (Cambodian Food and Serice Fostering Medical Rehabilitation generation activities for rural women, Workers Federation) & ILO Workers Services and Out-Clinics, GFFTL Education Project, Qld Nurses Union, El Wafa Rehabilitation Hospital, (Gaza • Small business management training, individual donors Strip, Occupied Palestinian Territories), KBH, LAIFET, GFFT HIV/AIDS Education and Support, Gaza Relief Fund Committee – Islamic • Adult education methodology training, Cambodian Prostitutes’ Union HIV Council of NSW, individual donors KBH, LAIFET, GFFTL Positive Support Group (CWDA – CPU), Community Media Development Radio individual donors PACIFIC Lorico Lian, Tempo Semanal, Keir Experimentation on High Nutrition, Vocational Training and sustainable Foundation, individual donors Low Cost Fish Foods, Fisheries agriculture, Community Learning for Union development and capacity Administration (Kampot Province), Action Network (Solomon Islands), building, Konfederasaun Sindicatu Cambodian Agricultural Research AusAID Timor-Leste (KSTL), AEU, AMWU, CPSU, Fund/ACIAR

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MUA, LHMU, individual donors University Library capacity building, Universidade Nacional Timor-Leste SOUTH EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC (UNTL), Friends of UNTL, individual donors Vietnam VIETNAM Lao Work skills training for Agent Orange Burma disabled youth, Hai Duong Women’s Thailand Union, NSW Nurses’ Assn, individual Philippines donors HIV education and peer support groups, Hai Duong and Bac Kan Cambodia provincial Women’s Unions, SA Unions, AusAID, individual donors Corporate Social Responsibility, Vietnam & Finland trade unions, Indonesia PNG governments and Chambers of Solomon Islands Commerce, individual donors, SASK Timor Leste (Finland) & Government & Responsible Importers Network of Finland Countering Trafficking of Women and Children, Hai Duong Women’s Union, AMWU, AusAID, individual donors Empowering Union Participation for Strengthening the Work of Better Work Vietnam, Vietnam General Confederation of Labour, International Labour Organisation MIDDLE EAST Health Promotion among Workers in Small and Medium Enterprises, Nghe Lebanon An Federation of Labour, Olof Palme Centre (Sweden) Vocational Education for Poor Women West Bank and Disabled Youth, Bac Kan Women’s Union, AusAID, individual donors Gaza Collective Bargaining Training for Building Workers, Vietnam National Union of Building Workers, CFMEU OH&S Training Project, Vietnam National Union for Industry and Trade, AMWU, individual donors Female Candidate Training, Bac Kan Women’s Union & March 8 Employment AFRICA Centre (Hai Duong), Olof Palme Centre (Sweden) Strengthening Trade Unions at Enterprise and Industrial Zone level, Federations of Labour in Hai Phong, Hai Duong and Ho Chi Minh, Trade Union Solidarity Centre of Finland (SASK) Building Alliances: Improving Zambia Occupational Health and Safety and Environmental Standards within Zimbabwe Seafood and Wood Processing Industries in Central Vietnam, National Institute of Labour Protection, UNDP, individual donors Vietnam-Australia Asbestos Disease Prevention Project, National Institute of South Africa Labour Protection, AusAID.

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COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND CAMPAIGNS Stop cluster bombs

Cluster munitions are large cannot distinguish between December 2008 in Oslo. It components, including weapons which are military targets and civilians entered into force on 1 Pakistan, China, Russia, deployed from the air and so the humanitarian impact August 2010, with 38 Israel and the United States from the ground and can be extreme, especially states having ratified it and have not signed the release dozens or hundreds when the weapon is used another 70 having signed Convention. Australia is of smaller submunitions. in or near populated areas. but not ratified it. By currently in the process of Submunitions released by signing, nations have taken drafting the legislation to 2) Many submunitions fail air-dropped cluster bombs on a legal obligation, under ratify the CCM. to detonate on impact and are most often called the Vienna Convention on become de facto As we work in countries “bomblets,” while those the Law of Treaties, not to antipersonnel mines killing (Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam delivered from the ground undertake any act that and maiming people long and Lebanon) in which the by artillery or rockets are would defeat the purpose after the conflict has ended. use of cluster munitions usually referred to as of the convention—such as have been common, we “grenades.” The Convention on Cluster use, production, or trade of are aware of the Munitions (CCM) is an cluster munitions Cluster minitions cause two devastating humanitarian international treaty that major humanitarian Australia is one of the affects these weapons prohibits the use of cluster problems and risks to countries that has signed have on individuals, families bombs. The convention civilians: but not ratified. Major and communities. Hence was adopted on 30 May stockpilers of cluster we have renewed our 1) Their widespread 2008 in Dublin, and was munitions and their advocacy work with the dispersal means they opened for signature on 3 Cluster Munition Coalition Australia (CMCA) – a group of Australian non- governmental organisations that support the international call to stop cluster munitions from harming civilians. We had previously been very active with the International Campaign to Ban Cluster • A 2007 report from Handicap International says that one quarter of all Bombs In Landmines. The Olive recorded cluster munitions casualties are children. Current CMCA advocacy Grove • A 2004 Human Rights Watch report says the United States and the United PHOTO: includes: SIMON CONWAY Kingdom dropped nearly 13,000 cluster munitions in Iraq, containing an estimated 1.8 to 2 million submunitions, in the three weeks of major • lobbying to ensure combat in March and April 2003. Its field investigation concluded that Australia’s ratification cluster munition strikes, particularly ground attacks on populated areas, legislation addresses were a major cause of civilian casualties. www.hrw.org/wr2k4/12.htm issues of disinvestment and interoperability • During Israel’s 34-day war with Hezbollah in Lebanon in 2006, the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) rained an estimated 4 million submunitions on south • media awareness of the Lebanon, the vast majority over the final three days when Israel knew a issues and Australia’s settlement was imminent. Human Rights Watch research in more than 40 involvement within a towns and villages found that the IDF’s use of cluster munitions was both global context indiscriminate and disproportionate, in violation of IHL, and in some • a postcard campaign to locations possibly a war crime. In dozens of towns and villages, Israel used put pressure on the ANZ cluster munitions containing submunitions with known high failure rates. Bank to stop financing These left behind homes, gardens, fields, and public spaces—including a companies associated hospital—littered with hundreds of thousands and possibly up to one with cluster munitions – million unexploded submunitions. feeding into the wider www.stopclustermunitions.org debate of ‘ethical investments’ Refugees As Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA works with refugees in the Thai-Burma border, Lebanon, West Bank and Gaza — the poor treatment of asylum seekers and refugees in Australia has been of great concern to us. The “race to the bottom” politics engaged by both the major parties has seen our immigration policy hark back to the darker times of the Howard era. Since April 2010 we have been an active voice in Australia’s refugee movement – writing letters to MPs, organising union visits to Villawood Immigration Detention Centre and participating in rallies.

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Key fundraising initiatives Strong, consistent support of our work by trade unions and many individual union members highlights the level of commitment shown to international justice, decent work and equity.

Monthly Giving Program Fundraising Events AusAID Individual union members, delegates Our annual raffle, Festive Season Union Aid Abroad–APHEDA also bids and officials can become Global cards, Gifts that Change Lives, end of for AusAID contracts on a competitive Justice Partners and make regular financial year and festive season basis, and in the 2009-10 financial monthly, tax deductible donations to appeals and annual dinners in Sydney, year we had three AusAID contracts assist our training programs overseas. Melbourne, Adelaide, Canberra and for: food security for Palestinian Already more than 2500 Australian Woollongong, all add to our income. families in the West Bank and Gaza; unionists are Global Justice Partners This year we also raised funds through livelihood skills training in the Solomon providing Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA an auction at the farewell dinner for Islands; and asbestos awareness with long-term reliable income, Sharan Burrow, former President of training in Vietnam. enabling us to plan our development the ACTU. Your continuing support for projects with confidence. If you would these activities is greatly valued. like to become a Global Justice Partner contact offi[email protected].

Union Support Union support is at the core of our fundraising. Trade union support continued to grow in 2009-10, with the ACTU and many unions demonstrating their commitment to international solidarity and justice by giving generously for our work.

Activists in each state Each year dedicated and committed groups of activists/supporters in Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, ACT, Tasmania and around Wollongong raise funds for projects and campaign on a variety of human rights and development issues. Their commitment is inspiring and their activities are always greatly appreciated. To be involved, More than $12 000 was raised at the Canberra Annual Dinner, where contact our office. new ACTU President Ged Kearney was keynote speaker. Thanks to our supporters

Our union sponsors: Australian Council of Trade Unions, Australian Education Union, Australian Manufacturing Workers Union, Australian Nursing Federation, Australian Nursing Federation – Victorian Branch, Communications Electrical and Plumbing Union, Community and Public Sector Union – PSU Group, Community and Public Sector Union – SPSF Group, Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union, Health Services Union of Australia, Independent Education Union, Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union, Maritime Union of Australia, National Tertiary Education Union, National Union of Workers, NSW Nurses Association, Queensland Nurses Union, United Services Union, Unions NSW and the Tas Bull Memorial International Aid Committee. Our union members: The Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers, Australia, Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union, Australian Institute of Marine and Power Engineers, Australian Licenced Aircraft Engineers Association, Australian Salaried Medical Officers Association, Australian Services Union, Australian Workers Union, Finance Sector Union, Flight Attendants’ Association, Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance, NSW Police Association, Rail, Tram and Bus Union, Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union, Transport Workers Union, United Firefighters Union of Australia. Unions ACT, Unions NSW, Northern Territory Trades & Labor Council, Queensland Council of Unions, SA Unions, Unions Tasmania, Unions WA, Victorian Trades Hall Council. Our individual donors: All members of our Global Justice Partners Program, all members of our Paylink Program, all individual members, all who donated to our overseas projects, everyone who bought raffle tickets, Festive Season cards or came to our events, our vibrant and inspiring activist community and the many generous people who supported our various appeals throughout the year, Dave and Kerry Rickards, Hal Wotton, Dallas Hall. Our volunteers overseas: Adam Kaminski, Barbara Fitzgerald, Deb Nicholls, Di Gluckstern, Jock Cheetham, Jon Paice, Karen Myers, Katie Camarena, Kelsey Munro, Leesha McKenny, Maggie Tate, Maris Beck, Megan Johnston, Monica Heary, Paul Acfield, Ryan Pike, Sarah Gardner, Scott MacKinnon, Shamsa Sadik, Shin Furuno, Steven Scott, Zena Kells. Our volunteers on Community Education: All who participated in our study tours, and our many community activists and union trainers who assisted with education and campaigns. Our company sponsors: Members Equity Bank, ACTU Member Connect, AustralianSuper, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Allens Arthur Robinson. Our international donors: ILO, UNDP, Olof Palme Centre (Sweden), SASK (Finland), Building and Woodworkers International, UNI-APRO. Workers’ Clubs: Dickson Workers Club, Woden Workers Club, Revesby Workers Club, Sutherland Trade Union Club, Mt Druitt Building Workers Club. Our alliances: Pasasalamat Fund, Keir Foundation, Becher Foundation, Gaza Relief Fund & Islamic Council of NSW, Cuban Children’s Fund, Boomerang Project, Missionvale Australia, Jabulani Australia, Friends of UNTL Library, Palestinian Camps Support Campaign, Women to Women, Australian Western Sahara Association, EduCompass Australia, Educo Africa, CJPP, Blue Mountains East Timor Sisters.

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Table of Cash Movements for Designated Purposes for the Year Ended 30 June 2010

Cash raised during the financial year Cash disbursed during the financial year

Cash AusAID Interest APHEDA AusAID APHEDA Transfer Cash available Income Income disbursed disbursed to/from available at start during during other at end of of year year year project year AUSAID FUNDED PROJECTS account

SOLOMON IS 63,891 420,000 5,152 483,044 8,287 (2,288) ANCP 0 717,785 15,373 215,600 695,895 215,474 126 37,263 MIDDLE EAST 1,323,567 1,063,426 6,845 0 1,947,841 0 0 445,997 VIETNAM 0 150,000 2,703 0 61,203 0 0 91,500 AusAid Total 1,387,458 2,351,211 30,073 215,600 3,187,983 215,474 8,413 572,472

APHEDA FUNDED PROJECTS

OTHER O’SEAS PROJECTS TOTAL 1,984,864 0 55,503 2,771,011 0 2,804,084 (8,413) 2,015,707 APHEDA GENERAL ACCOUNT 915,895 0 42,070 1,132,333 0 1,121,046 0 969,252 ACCUMULATED FUNDS (CASH ADJUSTED) Total 4,288,217 2,351,211 127,646 4,118,944 3,187,983 4,140,604 0 3,557,431

Income and expenditure APHEDA Income — 2000-01 to 2009-10 APHEDA Expenditure 2009-10

5,000,000 3.7% 6% 4,000,000 4.9%

3,500,000 1.7%

3,000,000

2,500,000

2,000,000 83.7% 1,500,000

1,000,000

500,000

0 Overseas Projects $5,748,409 = 83.7% 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 Project Management & Monitoring $413,184 = 6% Income for year 2009-10 Office Administration $254,475 = 3.7% Government Project Grants $2,351,211 Fundraising, Information & Publicity $332,684 = 4.9% Union and General $3,785,268 Community Education $116,916 = 1.7% Total Income $6,136,479 Total Expenditure $6,865,668

At 30 June 2010, the Union Aid Abroad–APHEDA Committee of Management was: Sandra Moait Former President, Unions NSW (Chairperson) Angelo Gavrielatos President, Australian Education Union Sharan Burrow President, ACTU (Vice-Chairperson) Natasha Joyce Lead Organiser, CS&E, CPSU Paul Bastian Secretary, AMWU NSW Branch (Hon. Treasurer) Liz Hannan-Farrar Clinical Nurse Educator – St Vincent’s Hospital (ret.) Cathy Bloch Educator, ACTU Organising Centre (ret.) (Hon. Secretary) Lynne Ridge Marketing Officer, NSW Nurses’ Association Tim Kennedy Assistant Secretary, National Union of Workers

In July 2010, Sharan Burrow was replaced as Vice Chair by the new ACTU President, Ged Kearney The Committee of Management received no fees, salaries, allowances or compensation for serving on the Union Aid Abroad–APHEDA board.

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APHEDA Inc. Summary of Financial Report, 30 June 2010

INCOME STATEMENT FOR DIRECTORS’ DECLARATION THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2010 In the opinion of the Directors, the financial report, a full copy of which is available from the APHEDA Inc. Sydney office: REVENUE 2010 2009 a) Presents fairly the financial position of Australian People for Health, $$Education and Development Abroad Incorporated as at 30 June 2010 Donations and gifts – general – monetary 2,440,091 2,314,463 and its performance for the year ended on that date in accordance with Donations and gifts – non-monetary 279,030 202,362 Australian Accounting Standards, other authoritative pronouncements of Grants the Australian Accounting Standards Board and the requirements of the AusAID 2,351,211 2,289,908 Other – Overseas 427,801 199,837 NSW Associations Incorporations Act, 1984. Other – Australian 20,000 28,694 b) At the date of this statement, there are reasonable grounds to believe Legacies and bequests 0 50,000 that Australian People for Health, Education and Development Abroad Interest received 127,646 160,197 Incorporated will be able to pay its debts as and when they fall due. Other income 490,700 327,608 This statement is made in accordance with a resolution of the Directors and is signed on behalf of the Directors by: Total Revenue 6,136,479 5,573,069

DISBURSEMENTS Funds to Overseas Projects – general 5,469,379 3,762,839 Program Support Costs 413,184 332,639 Community Education 116,916 86,640 Sandra Moait, Chairperson Paul Bastian, Hon. Treasurer Fundraising Costs: Signed this 4th day of November, 2010 Public 301,916 325,835 Government 30,768 28,845 INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF APHEDA INC. “Accountability & Administration in Australia 254,475 253,153 Scope: We have audited the summarised financial report of APHEDA Inc. Non-monetary expenditure 279,030 202,362 for the financial year ended 30 June 2010 comprising the summarised Income Statement, summarised Balance Sheet, summarised Statement Total Disbursements 6,865,668 4,992,313 of Changes in Equity and Directors’ Declaration. The directors are Excess of revenue over disbursements (729,189) 580,756 responsible for the summarised financial report. We have conducted an Funds available for future use independent audit of this summarised financial report in order to express at the beginning of the financial year 3,792,919 3,212,163 an opinion on it to the members. Our audit has been conducted in accor- dance with Australian Auditing Standards to provide reasonable assur- Funds available for future use at the end of the financial year 3,063,730 3,792,919 ance whether the summarised financial report is free of material mis- statement. We have also performed an independent audit of the full During the Financial Year, the agency had no transactions in the Evangelistic, Political or Religious Proselytisation programs category, nor any domestic programs. financial report of APHEDA Inc. for the year ended 30 June 2010. Our audit report on the full financial report was signed on 4th November BALANCE SHEET AS AT 30 JUNE 2010 2010, and was not subject to any qualification. Our procedures in 2010 2009 $$respect of the audit of the summarised financial report included testing ASSETS that the information in the summarised financial report is consistent with Current Assets the full financial report, and examination, on a test basis, of evidence Cash and Cash Equivalents 3,557,431 4,288,217 supporting the amounts and other disclosures which were not directly Other Current Assets 15,173 12,775 derived from the full financial report. These procedures have been under- Total Current Assets 3,572,604 4,300,992 taken to form an opinion whether, in all material respects, the sum- Non-Current Assets marised financial report is presented fairly in accordance with Plant & Equipment 8,504 12,379 Accounting Standards. Total Non-Current Assets 8,504 12,379 Independence: In conducting our audit, we followed applicable inde- Total Assets 3,581,108 4,313,371 pendence requirements of the Australian professional accounting bod- ies. LIABILITIES Audit Opinion: In our opinion, the information reported in the sum- Current Liabilities marised financial report is consistent with the full financial report from Trade and Other Payables – current 459,566 462,350 which it is derived and upon which we expressed our unqualified audit Total Current Liabilities 459,566 462,350 opinion in our report to members dated 4th November 2010. For a bet- Non-Current Liabilities ter understanding of the scope of our audit, this report should be read in Provisions 57,812 58,102 conjunction with our audit report on the annual statutory financial report. Total Non-Current Liabilities 57,812 58,102 Total Liabilities 517,378 520,452 Net Assets 3,063,730 3,792,919 A J Williams & Co, Chartered Accountants David McLean, Registered Company Auditor EQUITY 2 Market Street Accumulated Funds - general 3,063,730 3,792,919 Sydney NSW 2000 Total Equity 3,063,730 3,792,919 Signed this 4th day of November, 2010

At the end of the Financial Year, APHEDA Inc. had no balances in the following categories: Trade and Other Receivables, Assets held for Sale, Investment Properties, Intangibles, Borrowings, Current Tax Liabilities.

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2010

Accumulated 2010 2009 Balance at 30 June 2009 3,792,919 3,212,163 The Summary Financial Reports have been prepared in accordance with the Excess of revenue over expenses (729,189) 580,756 requirements set out in the ACFID Code of Conduct. For further information on Amount transferred (to)/from reserves 0 0 the Code, please refer to the ACFID Code of Conduct Implementation Guidance available at www.acfid.asn.au Balance at 30 June 2010 3,063,730 3,792,919

A full set of our audited accounts are available for inspection at our Sydney office at Level 3, 377 Sussex Street, Sydney NSW 2000. UNION AID ABROAD–APHEDA ANNUAL REPORT 2010 PAGE 11 AP032_AR_Artwork_Final_AP032_AR1010_Final 12/11/10 12:26 PM Page 12 PHOTO: ZOE BEDFORD ZOE PHOTO:

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