There has been a huge response from trade unionists worldwide. Here is a selection of sites and appeal information.
General information
Updates on trade union appeals and news
Hear an appeal from a Sri Lankan trade unionist
Blog set up by Australian Green Left Weekly with appeal info and comment
Appeals and groups
TUC appeal
Send cheques payable to “TUC Aid — Tsunami Appeal”.
Send to: TUC Aid — Tsunami Appeal, EUIRD, Congress House, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3LS.
Or donate online
AFL-CIO American Center for International Labor Solidarity (Solidarity Center)
Has established a Tsunami Relief Fund. The Solidarity Center is a nonprofit organisation that assists workers around the world who are struggling to build democratic and independent trade unions.
Send cheques payable to Solidarity Center Education Fund to: Tsunami Relief Fund, Solidarity Center, 1925 K Street, N.W., Suite 300, Washington, DC, 20006-1105.
Solidarity fund for Aceh
Set up by SEGERA (Solidaritas Gerakan Rakyat untuk Aceh)
Immediate use of the fund would be to send volunteers to areas of disaster in Aceh, to help aceh-based volunteers and to evacuate victims.
Jl Tebet Barat Dalam VIII L no 2
Jakarta Selatan, Indonesia
Phone : 62-21-8309061
Bank International Indonesia
Name: Yuliana Ronauli MMP
BSA/Swift Code: 281013
Account No: 1-121-162097
East Timor Action Network
An American group are organising fund collection.
The Civil Society Coalition for Victims of the Earthquake and Tsunami
Indonesian group. The Coalition includes trade unionists. For full statement, details of work, bank account numbers and contacts click here.
TAPOL — Aceh Appeal
TAPOL is the Indonesia Human Rights Campaign.
Address: 111 Northwood Road, Thornton Heath, Surrey CR7 8HW, UK.
Make a deposit in the following bank account: “Tapol - Aceh Appeal”;
Account no. 65157529; The Co-operative Bank; sort code 08-92-99