Sharan Burrow
- January 4, 2024
- Trade Unionist
Quick Facts
Full Name | Sharan Burrow |
Occupation | Trade Unionist |
Date Of Birth | Dec 12, 1954(1954-12-12) |
Age | 70 |
Birthplace | Warren |
Country | United States |
Birth City | Ohio |
Horoscope | Sagittarius |
Sharan Burrow Biography
Name | Sharan Burrow |
Birthday | Dec 12 |
Birth Year | 1954 |
Place Of Birth | Warren |
Home Town | Ohio |
Birth Country | United States |
Birth Sign | Sagittarius |
Sharan Burrow is one of the most popular and richest Trade Unionist who was born on December 12, 1954 in Warren, Ohio, United States. Sharan Leslie Burrow , AC (born on 12th December, 1954) is the General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and was the past President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) (2000-2010). She was only the second woman in history to be General Secretary for the ITUC since it was founded at the end of 2006 and became the first woman elected the President of the ACTU.
In the days prior to her election to the position of General Secretary for the International Trade Union Confederation on the 25th of June, 2010,
I am a warrior for women and we still have work to ensure the inclusion of women in the work place and in our unions. The struggles for women are multiple – too often within their families for independence, then in the workplace for rights and equal opportunity, in their unions for access and representation and then as union leaders. But the investment in and participation of women is not only a moral mandate it is an investment in democracy and a bulwark against fundamentalism and oppression. Organising women is and must continue to be a priority for the ITUC.
Burrow was the President of the ITUC since its inception at the end of 2006 until her election as General Secretary in 2010. and was previously one of the women who was the President at the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) which was a precursor institution to the ITUC between 2004 and the time of its incorporation into the ITUC in 2006.
Sharan Burrow Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Trade Unionist |
House | Living in own house. |
Sharan Burrow is one of the richest Trade Unionist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sharan Burrow 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Burrow is a native of Warren, New South Wales to a family who had an active participation in the labor movement. She received her teaching degree from the University of New South Wales in 1976. She was a teacher in the beginning of the 1980s. This allowed her to be involved in the New South Wales Teachers Federation. Later, she was elected the president of the Bathurst Trades and Labor Council. Prior to her appointment as the President of the ACTU she was also the President of the Australian Education Union (AEU) in 1992.
Burrow was elected as President of the ACTU in May 2000. The most notable public moment during her term of office was the ACTU’s “Your Rights at Work campaign to oppose the Howard Government’s “WorkChoices” industrial relations law prior towards the 2007 Australian federal election. The election resulted in it was announced that the Howard Government was defeated and the new Rudd government repealed the WorkChoices legislation and was replaced by the Fair Work Act 2009, which was hailed from the ACTU for its protection and restoration of many rights for workers (such for instance, the rights to organize and collectively bargain) which were either rescinded or weakened by earlier legislation.
Burrow continued as President of the ACTU until the end of June 2010 when she demitted office and was elected General Secretary (i.e. leader) of the International Trade Union Confederation.
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Sharan Ranked on the list of most popular Trade Unionist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Sharan Burrow celebrates birthday on December 12 of every year.