The embattled workers of Alta Mode Inc., a garments factory in the Mactan export zone and subcontractor for global brands such as Abercrombie & Fitch, are appealing for help. Since February 15, a hundred workers have camped out in the …

Help shape the agenda! Social Policy Connections invites you to a Consultation on Election Priorities 2010 You are warmly invited to join this consultation on SPC policies and priorities 10am – 1 pm, Saturday 20 March at the Study Centre, …

In April 2009 the End Christian Persecution Network of the Uniting Church in Victoria and Tasmania requested supporters write to the Chinese authorities and the Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs about Chinese Christian human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng. Mr Gao …

The Welfare Rights Unit (WRU) is a community legal centre located in Collingwood that provides free telephone advice service for people in Victoria with questions about their rights under the social security system and social security law.

UNITE has recently won over $100,000 in payouts for 7-Eleven workers in Melbourne and Sydney. For more details see links below. Contact the UNITE office on 03 9328 1555. More information here (and here).

Koorong has agreed to meet with the Justice and International Mission Unit and discuss how to move forward constructively on ensuring ethical standards are maintained in the production of goods sold at Koorong.

The newsletter from Maquila Solidarity Network is available (newsletter 14.2) In this edition find out about the international pressure builds to end forced child labour in Uzbek cotton fields and on the other side of the world – opportunities for …

The International Trade Union Confederation has produced a very short online video on the subject of child labour. Sounds boring, right? Wrong.  Warning – you that you may not want to watch this (you could see this on a show …

April 2010 update To find out about Youth Allowance changes go to information from the National Union of Students  and the Commonwealth Government. Also note that from 1 April 2010, Equity and Merit-based scholarships have been made exempt from means …

Source (go here for more of the article) A new resource to help students estimate the amount of financial assistance they are eligible for from the Government has been launched by the Minister for Education, Julia Gillard. The estimator is …