全世界最大工會聯合平台、代表2億工人的「全球工會聯席」（CGU） 於4月18日發表聲明，聲援早前被警方以涉嫌「勾結外國勢力 」拘捕的前職工盟總幹事、現任國際家務工聯會秘書長鄧燕娥。
聲明強烈譴責香港當局在鄧燕娥身上施加任意拘捕、扣留及限制離境。聲明又提到，自港區國安法實施以後，香港的基本人權和自由受到嚴厲攻擊，重申中國政府及香港政府必須尊重及履行國際勞工公約有關自由結社的保障。
聲明要求特區政府撒銷對鄧燕娥的調查，及停止針對其他工會人士、民運人士和人權活躍份子的無理起訴，重申他們所做只是履行國際人權及勞工公約所賦予的基本權利。
全球工會聯席主席Stephen Cotton在聲明表示，縱然面對愈加兇險的威脅和挑戰，鄧燕娥多年來一直是忠實及勇敢的工人領袖。 他說，在是次事件中，「鄧燕娥所受對待，不獨是對香港人權和民主的侵犯，也是對全球權利和自由的攻擊。」全球工會聯席承諾將會一直與鄧燕娥同行，以及捍衛香港的工會運動。
The Council of Global Unions (CGU) issued a statement on 18 April to stand with Elizabeth Tang. CGU demands Hong Kong authorities withdraw the investigation against Elizabeth Tang, respect human rights, and end the assault on legitimate trade union rights in Hong Kong. CGU represent 200 million workers around the world.
Elizabeth Tang, General Secretary of International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF), former Chief Executive of Hong Kong Confederation of a Trade Unions (HKCTU) was arrested by the Hong Kong national security police for alleged “foreign collusion” on 9 March.
The CGU strongly condemns the arbitrary arrest, detention and travel restrictions imposed on Elizabeth Tang by the Hong Kong authorities. The statement also demands an end to the assault on fundamental rights and freedoms in Hong Kong, which has been intensified since the adoption of the National Security Law. The statement reiterates that the Chinese and Hong Kong authorities must respect and fulfil their international human and labour rights obligations including obligations under ILO Convention 87.
We stand in solidarity with Elizabeth Tang and all trade unionists and democracy activists in Hong Kong who are facing grave threats to their fundamental rights and freedoms, and call for an immediate end to the assault on human rights and democracy in Hong Kong.
CGU statement 18 April 2023
