Asian Women At Work

What Asian Women At Work does

Asian Women at Work Inc (AWatW) is a Sydney-based non-profit community organization that supports Asian migrant women workers in low paid and precarious employment. Founded in October 1993 as a project of URM Australia and incorporated as an independent entity in May 1995, the organization operates as a membership network of 2,000 migrant women workers across six Sydney branch areas: Auburn, Bankstown, Blacktown, Cabramatta, Hurstville, and Inner West (Campsie and Marrickville). Its service mix includes 25+ social, educational and support groups, 50+ group information sessions per year, English classes, computer classes, hobby groups, and seminars on workplace rights, health, Centrelink, and tax issues. The organization assists over 2,800 individuals per year and maintains more than 100 women in leadership roles across branches.

The organization's core offerings fall into two categories: (1) funded projects, including the Settlement Grants Program (delivered under DIAC funding) and the Labour Trafficking Project (funded by the Minister for Home Affairs and Justice, Attorney General's Department), and (2) educational resources covering workplace rights, OH&S, wages and conditions, types of employment, the 10 National Employment Standards, and case studies of unlawful workplace behavior. Distribution is via branch offices, community centres, workplace outreach visits, ethnic media promotion, and an evening telephone service in Chinese and Vietnamese.

The revenue model is grant-funded non-profit operations; services are free to members and all funding comes from government sources, with no disclosed fee-for-service revenue. The organization has documented policy influence including a lead partnership role in the NSW Behind the Label Outworker Strategy (2002–2005) and credited contribution to shaping the Fair Work Act and modern awards (2008–2009). It is governed as an incorporated association in New South Wales, Australia, with no parent company, subsidiaries, or public capital structure.

Name

Asian Women At Work

Legal name

Asian Women at Work Inc

Website

https://awatw.org.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Asian Women at Work is a Sydney-based non-profit that empowers Asian migrant women in low paid and precarious employment through outreach, education, advocacy, and a network of 2,000 members across six branch locations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Advocacy and Migrant Support Services

NAICS

Vocational Rehabilitation Services (624310), Employment Services (5613)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Immigrant & Refugee Workforce Integration Programs (EDAAAOAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Workplace & Career Integration for Immigrants (Credentialing, Job Readiness) (EDAAADAE), Career & Employability Integration Support (Work Culture, Networking, Job Readiness) (EDAIAKAH), Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment (BPAGABAF), Workforce & Job-Seeker Services (Community-Based) (EDAAAFAM)

Keywords

• Migrant worker advocacy
• Community outreach services
• Workplace rights education
• Settlement support services
• Multilingual community support

Headquarters

HQ city

Bankstown

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Asian Women At Work is a non-profit member network that delivers free outreach, advocacy, workplace rights education, and support services to Asian migrant women workers in low-paid and precarious employment in Sydney. Its core offerings are the Settlement Grants Program and the Labour Trafficking Project, supplemented by 25+ multilingual support groups, branch-based leadership development, and educational resources on employment standards, wages, OH&S, and casework assistance.

Product overview

Asian Women at Work Inc is a non-profit community organization that operates as a network of Asian migrant women workers providing empowerment, resources, and advocacy services. The organization offers a combination of core support programs (Settlement Grants Program, Labour Trafficking Project), educational resources (case studies, OH&S, wages, employment types, National Employment Standards), and community-building activities (support groups, seminars, branch development). The organization runs its services through six branch areas across Sydney, with over 25 established groups and a current membership of 2000 migrant women workers. Services are provided in multiple languages including English, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, and Japanese.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Settlement Grants Program

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered notable, foundational, core and minor.

• Federal Office for WomennotableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2010Funded the May 2010 National Forum for migrant women in precarious employment entitled 'Women Raising Our Voices' attended by over 300 women.
• NSW Office for WomennotableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2006Funded the September 2006 Migrant Women Workers Forum attended by 179 migrant women from 5 language groups.
• URM AustraliafoundationalStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 1993Asian Women at Work commenced in October 1993 as a project of URM Australia before incorporating as an independent organization in May 1995.
• Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunded by DIAC under the Settlement Grants Program (SGP) to deliver services to migrant and refugee communities to participate equitably in Australian society.
• Minister for Home Affairs and Justice, Attorney General's DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunded for the Labour Trafficking Project called 'Outreach, Empowerment and Support through Education and Awareness Raising to Vulnerable Migrant Women Workers in Low Paid Employment'.
• Textile Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia (TCFUA)notableStrategic or Co-development PartnerReferenced as an important partner organization for migrant women workers; unions assist with rights at work, rates of pay, occupational health and safety, and bullying issues.
• United VoicenotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerReferenced as an important partner organization for migrant women workers; provides assistance with workplace rights issues.
• Metro Migrant Resource CentreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReferenced as an important organization for migrant communities to know.
• St George Migrant Resource CentreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReferenced as an important organization for migrant communities to know.
• TAFE NSWminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReferenced as an education partner for migrant workers.
• Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReferenced as an important organization providing English language education for migrants.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• AMES Australia: A large settlement, education, and employment services provider for migrants and refugees across Australia, including delivery of the Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) — a partner of AWatW. It is a broader incumbent operating in the same migrant workforce integration space but with significantly greater institutional scale.
• Australian Red Cross (Migrant Support Programs): Operates significant migration support programs including the Settlement Engagement and Transition Support (SETS) program across Australia. It is a broader incumbent in migrant settlement and integration with overlapping goals to AWatW but with national scale and a wider beneficiary scope.
• Multicultural NSW: A NSW Government agency supporting social cohesion, multiculturalism, and community engagement across the state. It is a broader institutional counterpart operating in the same multicultural and migrant integration policy space, providing grants and policy support that complement AWatW's grassroots delivery model.
• Settlement Services International (SSI): One of Australia's largest settlement and humanitarian assistance organizations, providing employment, education, and community services to refugees and migrants across NSW. It is a broader incumbent that overlaps with AWatW's settlement and employment integration mandate but at much greater scale and with a wider demographic scope.

Others

• United Workers Union (formerly United Voice): A major Australian union representing workers in cleaning, hospitality, aged care, and childcare — industries that overlap with AWatW's target membership base. It is a formal partner of AWatW and a thematic peer given its shared focus on workplace rights for low paid migrant workers.
• TCFUA - Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia: An industry union representing workers in textile, clothing, and footwear — a sector in which many of AWatW's members are employed as outworkers and factory workers. It is a formal partner of AWatW and a thematic peer given its shared focus on protecting migrant women workers' wages, conditions, and rights at work.

Direct peers

• SydWest Multicultural Services: Provides multicultural and settlement services in Western Sydney, including Blacktown — one of AWatW's six branch areas. It serves overlapping migrant communities with settlement, advocacy, and community development programming, making it a directly comparable peer in the same geography and target audience.
• St George Community Centre: A community services organization operating in southern Sydney including the Hurstville area — one of AWatW's six branch locations. It delivers migrant support and community programs to overlapping culturally and linguistically diverse populations, making it a directly comparable peer in adjacent geography.
• Metro Assist (formerly Metro Migrant Resource Centre): A Western Sydney-based migrant resource centre delivering settlement, advocacy, and community development services to culturally diverse communities. It is a direct peer referenced as a partner by AWatW and operates in overlapping service geography and target population.

Emerging players

• Centre for Multicultural Youth (CMY): A Victorian-based organization supporting young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds with settlement, education, and employment pathways. It shares AWatW's community-based, advocacy-oriented model and migrant workforce integration focus, though targeted at youth rather than women specifically.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/asian-women-at-work-inc

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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