Victorian Young Unionists' Network
— theme:
Trade Unions and the Rights of Young Workers
— country:
Pacific,
Australia
The Victorian Young Unionists' Network (YUN) is a network of young workers who are union members. The network was established to bring together young unionists from different industries to organise collectively to fight for our rights. The network is under the auspice of the Victorian Trades Hall Council.
- Affiliation
- Workers' Organization
- Date of Establishment
- 2001
- Contact No.
- (03) 9659 3511
- Address
Victorian Trades Hall 54 Victoria St Carlton South, VIC 3053
- Email Address
- bhalfpenny@vthc.org.au
- Website
- http://www.yun.org.au/
1. Source of funding
Members
2. Mission and Objectives
- Promote unionism to young people.
- Engage young activists in campaigns and issues.
- Focus on industrial and other issues of importance to young workers.
- Build alliances with community/student organisations with a focus on young people.
3. Areas of work relating to youth employment
trade union rights for young workers, social dialogue
4. Partners and areas of partnerships
national and international trade union organizations, student organisations
5. Existing or potential partnerships with the ILO
Constituent
6. Successful youth employment interventions