International Campaigns & Issues: 2014

L20 Priority Recommendations for the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting, 20-21 September 2014

Media Release - November 11, 2014

The L20 has called for the Brisbane Action Plan to put in place comprehensive measures to “support aggregate demand and reduce inequality” as committed to in 2013, and ensure policy coherence through coordination processes at national and G20 levels.

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Ged Kearney: ALP should implement its policy against Investor rights to sue governments

Media Release - September 23, 2014

The Labor Party should accept the advice of its own MPs and oppose Investor-State Dispute Settlement in the Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement, or any trade agreement, says ACTU President Ged Kearney.

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L20 Update: Taskforce on Employment meeting

Media Release - July 25, 2014

L20 spoke out for pro-growth strategies to ensure jobs and inclusive growth at the G20 Taskforce on Employment meeting (22 – 24 July 2014, Brisbane, Australia)

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Masters in Labour and Development

Media Release - July 11, 2014

The Global Labour University (GLU) invites trade unionists and labour activists to apply to its Masters in ‘Labour and Development’ at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg ,South Africa.

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Take action to support a strong Protocol to the ILO Forced Labour Convention

Media Release - May 12, 2014

In 2000, forced labour and human trafficking became the world’s third biggest crime business, following…

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ACTU expresses sorrow at death of Bob Crow

Media Release - March 19, 2014

The following is the text of a message of condolence sent by the ACTU to the British Trades Union Congress following the sudden death of RMT General Secretary Bob Crow.

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Labour Policies and Globalisation, University of Kassel, Berlin

Media Release - March 7, 2014

The Global Labour University (GLU) invites trade unionists and labour activists to apply to its…

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