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.
January 8, 2009
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions is perturbed by government controlled media’s deliberate misrepresentation of…
December 18, 2008
Australia will strengthen its sanctions against the Mugabe regime in Zimbabwe. The strengthened sanctions are…
December 12, 2008
Mr. Lee Myung-bak President of the Republic Blue House Seoul Republic of Korea By fax:…
December 11, 2008
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. Trade unions from…
October 6, 2008
The ITUC has released new videos on forced labour. The videos are offered in low…
October 2, 2008
Brussels, 22 September 2008 (ITUC OnLine) In the lead-up to the World Day for Decent…
October 1, 2008
The launching of a major report “Green Jobs: Towards Decent Work in a Sustainable, Low…
September 23, 2008
The ITUC has launched its own channel on YouTube in the lead-up to the World…
August 15, 2008
Declaration of Zimbabwean and Swaziland Civil Society delegates at a COSATU-convened Solidarity Conference, 10-11 August…
August 15, 2008
Campaigners in Hong Kong, backed by the Play Fair 2008 global coalition, have today confronted…
