中華海員工會 – Minutes of the Chinese Seamen's Union, 1942-1950

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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 
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.
Related resources 
https://omaa-arts.sydney.edu.au/images/4527/
https://omaa-arts.sydney.edu.au/images/4578/
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Minutes of the Chinese Seamen's Union, 1942-1950