Union of Christmas Island Workers

UCIW
Full name	Union of Christmas Island Workers
Founded	1974
Affiliation	ACTU
Key people	Foo Kee Heng, president ; Gordon Thomson, general secretary
Office location	Christmas Island
Country	Australia

The Union of Christmas Island Workers (UCIW) is a trade union in Christmas Island, the non self-governing territory of Australia. It represents workers on the island, and is affiliated with the Australian Council of Trade Unions.

Gordon Bennett, who arrived to head the organization in 1979, is still revered by the Malay and Chinese population of the island for his role in advocating for their labour rights.[1]

Lillian Oh was elected secretary-general in September 1992.[2]

References

Mark Dapin (1 November 2008). Strange Country. Pan Macmillan Australia. pp. 86–. ISBN 978-1-74262-368-9.
"Public Works Committee- Approval of Work". Hansard. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 24 November 2017.

ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.

External links

UCIW at the ACTU.

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[Dapin2008-1] Mark Dapin (1 November 2008). Strange Country. Pan Macmillan Australia. pp. 86–. ISBN 978-1-74262-368-9.

[2] "Public Works Committee- Approval of Work". Hansard. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 24 November 2017.