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
ACTU executive passes resolution on Zimbabwe
July 18, 2008
The ACTU condemns the ongoing state-sanctioned and politically motivated violence used against supporters of democracy…
ZIMBABWE: Elections “neither free nor fair” says Zimbabwe Trade Union Congress, as Attacks on Unionists Continue
July 1, 2008
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION ITUC Online 125/300608 Elections “neither free nor fair” says…
Media Coverage Re: Cambodian Beer Promotion Women
May 22, 2008
Link to ABC podcast: ABC podcast Australian union supports Cambodian beer girls ______________________________________________________________________________________ Phnom Penh…
BURMA: Melbourne Candlelight Vigil Sat 10th May
May 9, 2008
Please join the people of Burma living in Melbourne for a candlelight vigil in solidarity…
STAND UP FOR TIBET! – GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION – Monday 31 March
March 28, 2008
It is time for Tibet! Over the past three weeks Tibetans in Tibet have…
Key decision-makers commit to Call to Action for Decent Work, Decent Life
November 8, 2007
Brussels, 5 November 2007 (ITUC Online): Key decision makers from national governments and international institutions…
BURMA: Dateline Burma: Human Rights and New Media
October 31, 2007
The images and stories from the recent Burmese uprising for democracy have shown us the…
Burma: The Untold Story – an eye witness accounts from people involved inthe peace walks and demonstrations, August-September 2007
October 24, 2007
The International Trade Unions Confederation (ITUC) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) decided…
International Solidarity Forum, Melbourne October 07 publicity
August 24, 2007
Australia Asia Worker Links presents: October 11-14 Melbourne Latin America & Asia Pacific Trades Hall…
Australian unions call for release of kidnapped and detained Iranian union leader
August 9, 2007
Australian unions are joining an international day of action today to draw attention to the…
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