Andrew Bretherton

Andrew Bretherton is a passionate human rights advocate and unionist.

Andrew has worked with a number of organisations including 88 Days And Counting, Tom & Mia’s legacy, Migrant Workers Hub and the Migrant Workers Centre actively fighting against modern slavery and for the improvement of migrant workers rights. He gave evidence to the Australian modern slavery inquiry 2016 [1] and cross examined for the inquiry into the horticulture award [2] Andrew became an advocate for people with ME when he himself was diagnosed in 2015. Andrew is actively campaigning for better conditions and to stop the abuse of people living with ME. He has spoken for various ME organisations in Australia and in the UK.

Andrew is currently leading a Call For Change petition [3] to submit to the Australian Disability Royal Commission and Australian Parliament to investigate the violence, neglect, abuse and exploitation currently occurring in the ME and CFS community due to outdated guidelines, policies and research.