
Issue No 75		27 October 2000

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APHEDA Appeal For Palestinian Medical Relief

APHEDA - Union Aid Abroad has combined with a six other Australian aid agencies to launch an Appeal to support emergency, relief and rehabilitation services for hospitals and clinics across the Palestinian Territories.


	A Palestinian Police Station Destroyed by Israeli Defence Forces

In response to urgent requests from hospitals and clinics and the recent scale of injury from violence, APHEDA - Union Aid Abroad, along with AngliCORD, AustCARE, Australian Volunteers International (AVI), Muslim Aid, the National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA) and World Vision, have launched a co-operative appeal seeking support from the Australian community for medical relief to the region.

Funds raised by individual agencies for the appeal will be used to support emergency medical, relief and rehabilitation services via the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza, the Augusta Victoria Hospital and Al Maqassed Hospital in Jerusalem and the Union for Health Work Committees (UHWC) active throughout the West Bank and Gaza.

Tax deductable donations can be made to APHEDA - Union Aid Abroad by:-

Ringing 1300.362.223 (business hours - have your credit card details ready)

or by Writing to:-

APHEDA - Union Aid Abroad
Medical Relief Appeal for Palestinian Territories
Box 3, Trades Hall
4 Goulburn Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000

For further information please contact Phillip Hazelton or Peter Jennings at APHEDA - Union Aid Abroad on (02) 9264.9343

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  Issue 75 contents

Interview: Civilized Capital
The FNV's Harrie Lindelauff explains to Peter Lewis how a friendly government and moderate employers make for a different sort of workplace in Holland.

Politics: Where Too Much Politics Is Barely Enough
With daily newspapers providing polling and analysis, television, cable, radio and Internet providing 24 hour coverage over a year long campaign -- there's more than enough politics for even the most voracious American political junkie reports Michael Gadiel.

International: US Cleaners on Hunger Strike
A number of US cleaners have this week gone on a hunger strike to back a union campaign for higher wages.

Economics: The Pass The Risk Trick
Derivatives, often seen as the currency of casino capitalism, are the fastest growing, largest and potentially most volatile aspect of capitalist economies. Economist Dick Brian sees behind this image an even deeper danger.

Health: Depressing Workplaces
New technologies and the impact of globalisation have sparked more stress and bouts of depression for workers, while causing a growing burden for social security systems, a new ILO report says.

Unions: Costello's Con
The low paid are bearing the brunt of the GST with inflation at a 10 year high argues the ACTU's Greg Combet.

Satire: Bush campaign an in-joke, admit advisors
TEXAS, Thursday: Following Bush's disastrous performance in the first Presidential debate it has been revealed that his bid for president is actually the result of a in-joke about how stupid the American people are.

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