Hunter Workers (formerly known as Newcastle Trades Hall Council) stands in Solidarity with the ACTU and calls for an end to the occupation of Palestine, and a just and sustainable peace in accordance with UN Security Council resolutions.
Hunter Workers and the Australian Union movement in general, is a movement of peace and respect for all races and nationalities. We oppose war, racism, and oppression. We act in solidarity.
We are horrified by the escalating violence and death toll of civilians in Gaza and continue to call for an urgent and permanent ceasefire and the release of hostages and political prisoners.
The situation facing people in Gaza is dire: two million people are facing food insecurity. Hunter Workers backs the ACTU call on the Australian Government to take immediate steps to secure peace and calls for an end to the occupation of Palestine and a just and sustainable peace in accordance with UN Security Council resolutions.
In doing so we reiterate our strong condemnation of any form of Antisemitism and Islamophobia or any religious discrimination, and restate our call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the release of all hostages, unrestricted access to humanitarian aid, and commitment to building lasting peace in the region.
Hunter Workers believes that all wars are fought against children, workers, and ordinary citizens. And that a world free of the threat of war, benefits all.
