International

CTU Submission to the International Treaty Examination of the New Zealand- China Free Trade Agreement [1]

Submitted by Editor Policy [2] on 15 May, 2008 - 11:04.

Submission to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Select Committe, May 2008

Click here to download a printable version of the submission (MS Word 268k [9])

Summary

The CTU has consistently raised the risks of a free trade agreement with China. However we have also recognised that the overwhelming majority of the countries in the world are negotiating free trade agreements and already some 2000 have been signed.

The CTU is opposed to a neo liberal approach to free trade that seeks to break down any barriers to the unfettered access by multinational corporations to land, resources, workers, culture, plant life and so on. We oppose a globalisation agenda that treats labour as a commodity, weakens food security and prohibits nations from controlling their economies in the interests of their people.

CTU Submission to the Inquiry on New Zealand's Relationship with South Pacific Countries [10]

Submitted by Editor Policy [2] on 7 November, 2007 - 14:47.

Submission to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Select Committee, May 2007

Speech of Carol Beaumont to Founding Congress of ITUC, Vienna, November 2006 [11]

Submitted by Anonymous on 7 November, 2006 - 07:47.

Speech of Carol Beaumont, Secretary NZCTU to Founding Congress of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), Vienna, November 2006.

Sisters and Brothers,

Greetings on behalf the NZ Council of Trade Unions – Te Kauae Kaimahi – the voice of the workers. We welcome the formation of the ITUC [14] which will bring increased unity and strength that will work for working people and their families if we truly use this opportunity to build global solidarity – not just in words but in deeds.

Carol Beaumont speech to ILO Asia Regional Meeting, Korea [15]

Submitted by Anonymous on 4 September, 2006 - 16:07.

Statement to ILO Standards Committee on ACTU Case [16]

Submitted by Anonymous on 4 July, 2006 - 03:26.

Statement by CTU president to the International Labour Organisation Committee on the Application of Standards relating to breaches by the Federal Government of Australia of Conventions 87 & 98

Ross Wilson speech to Wellington Rotary Club 30th May 2005 [17]

Submitted by EditorNews [18] on 31 May, 2005 - 00:00.

The Challenge of China: transforming New Zealand

I welcome the opportunity to speak to such an eminent group of business , professional and public service leaders. Some of you may recall that I last spoke here quite a few years ago on the initiative of my late friend Bernie Knowles who was then a member of the Club.

Ross Wilson Speech on Globalisation to Hui Taumata 2005 [19]

Submitted by EditorNews [18] on 2 March, 2005 - 23:00.

Globalisation is not a new phenomenon. As an example, colonialism was, and is, a manifestation of that process. Economic globalisation has been ongoing and is now driven at a faster pace by new technologies and the mobility of international capital.

Carol Beaumont to ILO [21]

Submitted by EditorNews [18] on 19 June, 2004 - 00:00.

Bilateral Trade Agreements. Ross Wilson to ACTU [22]

Submitted by EditorNews [18] on 22 August, 2003 - 00:00.

CTU Submission on the Consultation Paper on New Zealand's Approach to the Next Stage of the WTO Services Negotiations [24]

Submitted by Editor Policy [2] on 4 March, 2003 - 23:00.

Submission to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade - February 2003

Download a copy here (M [25]