VANUATU - SUPPORT OUR APPEAL

By Jeannie Rea (NTEU National Office). Australian unions have a long history of standing in solidarity with Vanuatu. In the 1970s, we supported the independence movement against French/British rule, which saw a republic declared in 1980. It is time to stand in solidarity with Vanuatu’s workers again.

On the 14th March, the largest cyclone to hit the South Pacific tore through Vanuatu. It caused widespread destruction displacing 70% of the population and destroying 90% of all buildings. Dangerous levels of global warming is at the heart of more severe storms in our region, leaving our Pacific friends increasingly vulnerable to coastal salt water flooding, destroying crops and food supplies

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80% of Vanuatu’s population depend on agriculture and fisheries for their livelihoods. More...