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GeneralIndustrial RelationsUnions mark Gurindji strikelThe following statement on behalf of Sharan Burrow, ACTU President and Darcel Russell, Chair of the ACTU Indigenous Committee and the ACTU Indigenous Committee is to commemorate the Wave Hill strike.
"We acknowledge the traditional owners of this country - the Gurindji people. The Wave Hill commemoration and celebration is a timely reminder of the shared history of indigenous Australians and the Australian union movement. It also reminds us that in our struggle together for justice we have unfinished business. The Howard Government's unfair industrial relations legislation is impacting on all Australians and the greatest impact will be on the most disadvantaged. While John Howard is hailing low unemployment rates, indigenous unemployment is still in double figures. Here in the Northern Territory indigenous under-employment and the payment of low wages through the CDEP is a huge issue. There is a high concentration of indigenous low-paid workers and the Federal Government's industrial relations laws will impact negatively upon them and contribute to further poverty and underdevelopment in indigenous communities. Given this, we will be developing thorough the ACTU Indigenous Committee, in partnership with indigenous people and organisations and non-government organisations, a Charter for Indigenous Rights At Work. This work will be undertaken over the coming months and we invite interested people and organisations to engage with us on the development of the Charter."
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