International Campaigns & Issues
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.
Recent International Campaigns & Issues
Statement of solidarity with the Saharawi people following recent attack on civilians
December 2, 2010
We abhor the aggression against Saharawi civilians and calls on the Kingdom of Morocco to fully respect the basic human rights of the Sahawari people and allow them to exercise their rights to self-determination.
Labour activists jailed in Vietnam
November 30, 2010
Australian unions have condemned the jailing of union organisers in Vietnam and call for their immediate release.
Trade unions Say NO to violence against women
November 25, 2010
To mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls, the ITUC and its affiliated organisations across the globe are rallying to say NO to this violence and to fight the discrimination underpinning it.
ILO deals the ‘death knoll for asbestos’
September 30, 2010
A statement from a United Nations body confirming its desire to see the end of asbestos use worldwide is the ‘death knoll’ for a substance which claims one life every five minutes around the clock.
World Day for Decent Work: Unions step up pressure for jobs and social Justice
September 15, 2010
Trade unions across the world are stepping up pressure for decent jobs and social justice, in the lead up to the World Day for Decent Work, October 7.
Second ITUC World Congress concludes by electing its first female General Secretary
June 25, 2010
On the final day of its second World Congress in Vancouver, Sharan Burrow was elected to succeed Guy Ryder as first General Secretary of the ITUC – the world’s largest international trade union organisation.
International trade unions to adopt historic resolution on climate change
June 24, 2010
Unions from all over the world are to adopt today an ambitious resolution on climate change.
Millions of workers demand nuclear disarmament
May 5, 2010
Following the opening of the UN Nuclear Disarmament Summit yesterday in New York, international trade union representatives will today hand over a petition for nuclear disarmament signed by more than 6.7 million workers to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
Protest letter on Mass grave in La Macarena, Colombia
May 5, 2010
I am writing to express our very deep concern at the discovery of a common grave near to the Colombian town of La Macarena. We also condemn the murder of Mr. Jhonny Hurtado, one of the human rights activists who denounced the existence of the grave.
International Day of Dead and Injured Workers
April 28, 2010
Trade unions, workers and their communities are mobilising on this 28th April 2010 to commemorate workers who have lost their lives or health at work, and to fight for better occupational health and safety.
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