Make Poverty History
Union Aid Abroad - APHEDA, the overseas humanitarian aid arm of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), supports the Make Poverty History campaign internationally and in Australia. The international solidarity of working people against oppression and poverty has always been central to our movement. The aim of this campaign is to put pressure on governments around the world to take action for global poverty, focussing on three slogans:
- More and better aid
- Drop the debt
- Trade justice
Background Information
Make Poverty History
We are supporting five complementary campaigns:...
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Millennium Development Goals
The international union movement endorses the UN Millennium Development Goals as agreed by the world's governments, including Australia, at the UN in 2000: ...
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What Australian unions think...
The Australian union movement believes that the following complimentary propositions need to be addressed if global poverty is to be halved by 2015:- Increase real aid
- Cancel debts
- Fight for trade justice
- Good governance
- Extend hman rights and democracy
- Food sovereignty
- Human security and peace
- Decent work
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ICFTU appeal for action for Stand Up Against Poverty week 15-16 October 2006
On 15-16 October 2006, as part of the build up to the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, in partnership with the Guinness World Records, Global Call to Action against Poverty (GCAP) is attempting to set a world record with people all over the world standing up against poverty and standing up for equality and the MDGs. We expect millions to take part and we want to show the breadth of public support on this issue with citizens, faith leaders, workers, women, children, youth and many more all standing together in their opposition to poverty and inequality. ...
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