中華海員工會 – Minutes of the Chinese Seamen's Union, 1942-1950
Item
- Title
- 中華海員工會 – Minutes of the Chinese Seamen's Union, 1942-1950
- Subject
- Australia--Emigration and immigration—History
- Chinese--Migrations
- Chinese language
- Labor unions
- New South Wales
- Category
- 4. World War II
- Keywords
- Chinese Australian
- Current holder
- The Chinese Youth League
- Period of reference
- June 1942 – February 1950
- Access rights
- Digitised
- Country of origin
- Australia
- Place
- Sydney
- Language
- Chinese
- Physical format
- Manuscripts
- Abstract
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The Chinese Seamen's Union was an important association in the 1940s and 1950s, brought about by the presence of Chinese seamen in Australian ports during the war. Closely linked to the Chinese Youth League and to international Chinese seamen's unionism, the CSU worked to assist Chinese seamen living in Australia. Leftist in orientation, it also forged ties with Australian workers' movements and assisted seamen in their legal battles for equal wages and working conditions. After the war, the CSU also sought to help some seamen, some of whom had married Australian women, achieve paths to residency.
Linked resources
| Title | Class |
|---|---|
| 45. Chinese Seamen's Union dance, Grace Auditorium, 10 September 1946 | ImageObject |
| Chinese Seamen's Union Anniversary, Shanley Wai | ImageObject |
| Chinese Youth League of Australia News | Text |
| Employee organizations - Australian Chinese Seamen's Union of Australia [136pp] | Text |