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.
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.
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.
November 9, 2019
The ACTU welcomes the news of Lula’s release from prison
November 7, 2019
The ACTU condemns the latest wave of repression of trade unionists in the Philippines.
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.
