International Campaigns & Issues: 2019
Australian unions rally in solidarity with unions in the Philippines
Media Release - December 12, 2019
This Human Rights Day, Australian unions mobilised in Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney and Perth to demand an end to the attacks on trade unionists in the Philippines.
ACTU supports day of action against targeted killings in the Philippines
Media Release - December 9, 2019
The Australian union movement stands with unionists in the Philippines who have become the target of frequent attacks, with 43 union members and officials being killed in the last three years. The ACTU is participating in a global day of action on Human Rights Day to draw attention to the treatment of unionists in the Philippines.
Lula is free! Lula é livre!
Media Release - November 9, 2019
The ACTU welcomes the news of Lula’s release from prison
ACTU condemns latest wave of union repression in the Philippines
Media Release - November 7, 2019
The ACTU condemns the latest wave of repression of trade unionists in the Philippines.
The ACTU condemns Turkey’s invasion of Rojava
Media Release - October 17, 2019
We call on President Erdogan to stop Turkey’s invasion of Rojava and immediately withdraw its forces, and we call on the Australian government to condemn Turkey’s invasion and demand an immediate cessation of the hostilities.
Solidarity with West Papua
Media Release - September 16, 2019
Solidarity with the people of West Papua