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.
April 20, 2010
A delegation of trade union leaders from the G20 countries told G20 labour and employment ministers that the current fragile economic recovery will be a jobless recovery if governments do not put a stronger emphasis on decent employment creation.
February 24, 2010
We are calling for full democratic rights for all Turkish citizens, including freedom of association; a halt to all violent repression; the release of all imprisoned trade unionists; and respect for core labour standards and workers’ rights.
December 18, 2009
With the Copenhagen Climate Summit drawing to a close, the international trade union movement has urged governments to “go the extra distance” to settle their differences and work together.
December 15, 2009
A global campaign to challenge countries to end abuse of migrants by protecting their human rights will be launched around the world on 18 December.
December 15, 2009
Amnesty International and the ACTU believe that an important step would be the ratification of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of all Migrant Workers and Members of their Families.
December 11, 2009
Leaders of world trade unions are calling on political leaders gathered in Copenhagen to invest in jobs and develop a green economic policy to tackle climate change.
December 11, 2009
I call on UN Human Rights High Commissioner to do all in her power to bring pressure on Morocco to allow Aminatou Haidar to travel home to be with her children in El Aaiun, Western Sahara, in accordance with Article 12 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
December 10, 2009
The ITUC celebrates International Human Rights Day and pays tribute to all human rights defenders, including the many brave trade unionists struggling to defend workers’ rights.
December 1, 2009
The massive human suffering caused by the HIV/AIDS pandemic, and the failure to date to check and reverse its growth, is due in large part to the lack of political will of governments.
November 27, 2009
Australian workers and consumers will be highly dubious of a company which markets its product under an “ethical” standard, but then denies the application of that standard to other parts of the company.
