UPDATED: August 2024 The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi (NZCTU) notes with extreme concern the ongoing genocide in Gaza, as well… Read More »NZCTU Resolution on the Israel/Palestine Conflict
The New Zealand government is looking to negotiate a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with the United Arab Emirates. Given the evidence of significant and… Read More »Submission on a Potential Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with the UAE
Dear President Olexandre Dzhulyk, On behalf of more than 300,000 members of 30 affiliated unions, the New ZealandCouncil of Trade Unions stands in solidarity with… Read More »CTU solidarity with Ukraine
The Council of Trade Unions has today formally written to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Nanaia Mahuta and the Minister for Trade, Hon. Damien O’Connor calling… Read More »Unions call on government to halt ratifying trade agreement with Myanmar
An historic international agreement by unions, employers and governments was forged last week in Geneva at the International Labour Organisation (ILO) with a new international… Read More »New International Convention focused on making workplaces free from violence and harassment
On June 26 working people from New Zealand and around the world are taking climate action. “Climate Change is a threat to all of us.… Read More »Global Day of Workplace Action to Climate-Proof Our Work – #cPOW
An Ombudsman’s report released last week shows our deportation rules aren’t working, especially for eight Indian students who were deported last year, says CTU Vice-president… Read More »Deportation of Indian students shows need for a rule change
The Council of Trade Unions says that a debate on our approach to trade and investment policy is welcome and overdue. “We want to work with Government… Read More »Trade and investment policy can and should be more inclusive
The Transpacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) has shrunk into the 11 member “Comprehensive and Progressive Transpacific Agreement” (I’ll call it the TPPA-11) with the exit of… Read More »Why the TPPA-11 is still a bad deal