Programme
09:00 - 11:00
General Council - Melbourne 1
11:00 - 13:00
Standing Orders Committee - Melbourne 1
16:00 - 18:00
Opening ceremony - Plenary hall (includes cultural performances)
18:00 - 20:00
Reception offered by the ITUC - Foyer area
The Congress Credentials Committee will hold its first meeting on 17 November and will meet as necessary during the Congress.
08:00 - 09:00
Standing Orders Committee - Melbourne 1
09:00 - 12:30
Full plenary - Plenary hall
Adoption of the Composition of the Credentials Committee and its first report
Adoption of the Composition of the Standing Orders Committee and its first report
Address by ITUC General Secretary, Sharan Burrow
Debate and adoption of amendments to the Constitution
Discussion of the Congress theme and the draft Congress Statement
15:00 - 18:00
Congress forum: Trade union lessons from global shocks - Plenary hall
15:00 - 18:00
Congress forum: Organising - Melbourne 1
08:00 - 09:00
Standing Orders Committee - Melbourne 1
09:00 - 12:30
Full plenary continuing the debate on the draft Congress Statement - Plenary hall
15:00 - 18:00
Congress forum: Technology and impacts on work - Plenary hall
15:00 - 18:00
Congress forum: Organising - Melbourne 1
18:00
Deadline for submission of nominees for General Council from each region
08:00 - 09:00
Standing Orders Committee - Melbourne 1
09:00 - 12:30
Full plenary continuing the debate on the draft Congress Statement - Plenary hall
12:30 - 14:30
Election of ITUC General Secretary
15:00 - 18:00
Congress forum: An inclusive union movement - Plenary hall
15:00 - 18:00
Congress forum: Organising - Melbourne 1
08:00 - 09:00
Standing Orders Committee - Melbourne 1
09:00 - 12:30
Full plenary continuing the debate on the draft Congress Statement - Plenary hall
15:00 - 18:00
Congress forum: Climate and Just Transition - Plenary hall
15:00 - 16:00
Congress forum: Organising - Melbourne 1
16:00 - 17:00
Standing Orders Committee - Melbourne 1
17:00 - 18:00
General Council - Melbourne 1
Election of President, Deputy Presidents, Vice Presidents, Deputy General Secretaries
Proposal concerning Internal Auditors
For over 150 years the Trades Hall building has given form to dreams of a better life for working people and their families. It is not only the birthplace of organised labour in Australia, but also of Victorian Labor and the Australian Council of Trade Unions.
You are invited to join us to tour the ’People’s Palace’ and enjoy the international flavour of Melbourne.
09:00 - 12:30
Full plenary continuing the debate on the draft Congress Statement - Plenary hall
Adoption of decisions, including emergency resolutions
Elections
Closing ceremony
Side events will take place at different times during Congress, including during lunch breaks and after sessions.
| Organisation | Event | Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITUC | 4th ITUC World Women’s Conference | 16 Nov. | 14:00 - 17:00 | Melbourne 1 |
| TUCA | Caucus | 17 Nov. | 12:00 - 14:30 | Room 204 |
| ITUC | Women’s Committee | 16 Nov. | 17:00 - 18:00 | Melbourne 1 |
| FES-ITUC-PSI | Achieving Union Objectives with Strategic Tax Campaigning | 17 Nov. | 13:00 - 15:00 | Melbourne 1 |
| ITUC Africa | Caucus | 18 Nov. | 12:30 - 13:30 | Room 203 |
| ITUC Asia-Pacific | Caucus | 18 Nov. | 12:30 - 13:30 | Room 204 |
| PERC | Caucus | 18 Nov. | 12:30 - 13:30 | Room 210 |
| TUCA | Caucus | 18 Nov. | 12:30 - 13:30 | Room 211 |
| CWU Australia-KMU Philippines-CNTS Senegal | Introducing the Workers Commission of the International League of People’s Struggles | 18 Nov. | 13:30 - 14:30 | Room 211 |
| ITUC | Panel: Unions on the frontlines of democracy – elections in Australia, Brazil, Somalia and the USA | 18 Nov. | 13:45 - 14:45 | Congress Live |
| Solidarity Center | A new social contract for an inclusive equitable recovery | 18 Nov. | 14:00 - 16:30 | Room 212 |
| ITUC | Youth | 18 Nov. | 18:00 - 19:00 | Room 204 |
| Just Transition Centre | Denmark’s contribution to Just Transition and jobs’ conversion through skills | 18 Nov. | 18:00 - 19:00 | Room 211 |
| ITUC | SDG 8 as a New Social Contract for a job-rich recovery and resilience | 18 Nov. | 18:00 - 19:30 | Melbourne 1 |
| PSI-KPTU-KCTU | Building trade union power to fund a public, just and equitable transition of the economy | 18 Nov. | 18:00 - 19:30 | Room 108 |
| UNI Global Union & RWDSU | Taking on Amazon Globally | 18 Nov. | 18:00 - 19:00 | Room 203 |
| AFL-CIO USA | Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF): Trade Union Strategy Session | 19 Nov. | 12:30 - 13:30 | Room 211 |
| ITUC | Panel: How investing in the care economy creates jobs and stable economies | 19 Nov. | 12:45 - 13:45 | Congress Live |
| TCO Sweden | Climate activism at the work place - now! But how? | 19 Nov. | 13:00 - 14:30 | Room 203 |
| ITUC | Commonwealth Trade Union Group (CTUG) meeting | 19 Nov. | 13:00 - 14:30 | Room 204 |
| Equal Times | The media and trade unions: learn how to make the news work for you | 19 Nov. | 13:00 - 14:30 | Room 210 |
| ILAW | Introduction to the International Lawyers Assisting Workers (ILAW) Network | 19 Nov. | 13:30 - 14:30 | Room 211 |
| ITUC | First Nations/Indigenous peoples | 19 Nov. | 18:00 - 19:00 | Melbourne 1 |
| ITUC | Solidarity with Haiti | 19 Nov. | 18:00 - 19:30 | Room 203 |
| Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA-PAUL | Philippine unions under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr – what do the workers face? | 19 Nov. | 18:00 - 19:00 | Room 211 |
| AFL-CIO USA | Climate Driven Migration: A Trade Union Strategy Session | 20 Nov. | 12:30 - 15:00 | Room 203 |
| Solidarity with Western Sahara | 20 Nov. | 12:30 - 13:30 | Room 211 | |
| ITUC | Panel: Jobs and just transition – unions fighting for climate ambition | 20 Nov. | 12:45 - 13:45 | Congress Live |
| PSI | Advancing rights for whistle-blowers in international labour standards and beyond | 20 Nov. | 13:00 - 14:30 | Room 108 |
| ITUC | LGBTIQA+ | 20 Nov. | 18:00 - 19:00 | Melbourne 1 |
| CNV Netherlands | Making the just transition happen for everyone: a multilevel approach” by “A just transition: The most urgent topic for trade unions right now | 20 Nov. | 18:00 - 19:30 | Room 203 |
| ZCTU Zimbabwe | Recovery strategy for Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions | 20 Nov. | 18:00 - 19:00 | Room 211 |
| ITUC | Panel: Stopping companies from abusing workers’ rights: How do we get legislation that mandates good behaviour, OSH and environmental standards in supply chains? | 21 Nov. | 12:45 - 13:45 | Congress Live |
| ACTU-Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA-ITUC | Building resilience under oppression: dialogue with exiled trade unionists from Myanmar, Hong Kong, Afghanistan and Belarus | 21 Nov. | 13:00 - 14:45 | Room 203 |
| FES-Why Not Lab | Reshaping Digitalisation of Work and Workers | 21 Nov. | 13:00 - 15:00 | Room 204 |
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