ACTU Superannuation Website
The ACTU has created a superannuation website as a resource for unions and union members dealing
with superannuation issues. From the website: "Find out everything you need to know about superannuation, industry funds and the new choice of fund legislation. You will find resources to download and links to other industry bodies."
AFTINET (Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network
From the website: "AFTINET is a national network of over 90 community organisations and many more individuals concerned about trade and investment policy. AFTINET grew out of the successful campaign by community organisations against the Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI), which had attempted to restrict the ability of governments to regulate both investment and key areas of social policy."
ASIC - FIDO
FIDO - The Australian Securities & Investments Commission's financial tips & safety checks for consumers. The ASU recommends FIDO to help you avoid financial scams.
Balancing work & family
"This booklet is designed for union officers, delegates and activists. It sets out the ACTU’s commitment to achieving family friendly workplaces for all Australian workers."
Click here for the downloadable RTF version.
Union Aid Abroad - APHEDA
"Our Vision: Unions and communities working internationally to eradicate poverty and achieve human rights.
Our Mission: As the ACTU's humanitarian aid agency, Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA expresses the Australian union movement's commitment to social justice and international solidarity for human rights and development through support to education, training and development projects, working in partnership with those whose rights to development are restricted or denied."
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
"The General Assembly proclaims THIS UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations, to the end that every individual and every organ of society, keeping this Declaration constantly in mind, shall strive by teaching and education to promote respect for these rights and freedoms and by progressive measures, national and international, to secure their universal and effective recognition and observance, both among the peoples of Member States themselves and among the peoples of territories under their jurisdiction." Article 23(4) refers to "…the right to form and to join trade unions…".
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