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Union Aid Agency to Establish Dili Office

APHEDA - Union Aid Abroad will continue to play an important role in the ongoing development of East Timor with the establishment of an APHEDA office in Dili in December.

This will enable APHEDA to liaise and coordinate with the leadership of the East Timorese people, the CNRT, in developing programs to assist the East Timorese people.

Planning is underway for developing programs of vocational training and community health worker training with the East Timorese, and a project is progressing well to provide the CNRT with a number of community radio stations.

Phillip Hazelton, APHEDA Executive Director, shares the concerns of the CNRT leadership in relation to agencies not consulting with the CNRT in delivering programs in East Timor.

"It is most important that agencies consult with the East Timorese people themselves in planning programs for them. Having an office in Dili will mean that APHEDA can work closely with the CNRT in delivering our programs and in ensuring that the real needs of the East Timorese people are recognised and addressed," he said.

Ramona Mitussis from the Civil Service Association of Western Australia is coordinating the establishment of the office and projects in East Timor during this initial phase. Ramona has been an activist for East Timor for many years, speaks fluent Indonesian and went on the APHEDA study tour to East Timor in July 1999.

After this initial establishment phase, APHEDA will appoint a coordinator in Dili for one year, beginning in March 2000. Applications for this position close on January 28, 2000. For a job description and duty statement, please contact APHEDA on 02 9264 9343 (phone) or [email protected] (email).

Appeals for rebuilding East Timor continue with the membership of a number of unions, including the Australian Nursing Federation, the CFMEU, the Australian Education Union, the Independent Education Union, the AMWU and the Australian Services Union. Secretary-elect of the ACTU, Greg Combet, has called on all Australian trade unionists to continue their generosity to assist the people of East Timor through these appeals.

To make donations to any of these appeals, please contact APHEDA: Box 3 Trades Hall, 4 Goulburn St Sydney 2000

02 9264 9343 (phone);02 9261 1118 (fax)

mailto:[email protected]

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