As the peak union body for Australia, the ACTU participates in a range of international forums on behalf of unions and Australian workers, including the International Labour Organisation and the International Trade Union Confederation.
Australian unions are also active players in the global union movement, joining international campaigns and solidarity actions on a regular basis.
In this section, you will find statements by the ACTU on international issues, details of current international campaigns, and news from around the world.
March 24, 2009
As trade unions across the world begin their coordinated lobbying of governments in the lead-up…
February 27, 2009
The Global Labour University (GLU) network is offering the Masters Programmes Labour Policies and…
January 30, 2009
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd today announced this year’s Pacific Islands Forum will be held in…
January 30, 2009
The global financial crisis now threatens to become a social timebomb if the world’s governments…
January 28, 2009
A team of global and national trade union leaders will deliver a tough message to…
January 23, 2009
The cessation of fighting in Gaza opens a vital opportunity to build a just and…
January 18, 2009
I am pleased to be here today to represent Australian trade unions and to add…
January 12, 2009
Former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke has been appointed Chief of Logohu – which is…
January 8, 2009
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions is perturbed by government controlled media’s deliberate misrepresentation of…
