International Campaigns & Issues 2008

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

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…

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Media Coverage Re: Cambodian Beer Promotion Women

May 22, 2008

Link to ABC podcast: ABC podcast Australian union supports Cambodian beer girls ______________________________________________________________________________________ Phnom Penh…

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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…

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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…

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