ACTU President Sharan Burrow has been nominated for election to General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC).
The ITUC is the world's peak union body, working to protect and advance workers’ rights across the globe.
It directly represents 175 million workers from 155 countries and territories.
The ACTU was one of several national peak union organisations to nominate Ms Burrow for the position.
Nominations closed at midnight on Sunday, Brussels time.
Ms Burrow said she was grateful for the support shown by her union colleagues in Australia and overseas.
"I am humbled and honoured at being nominated for the position of General Secretary of the ITUC,” Ms Burrow said.
"However, the election will not be held until the ITUC Congress at the end of June.
"Until then, I remain fully focussed and committed to the ACTU and to ensuring that Australia does not go back to WorkChoices."
Ms Burrow has been President of the ITUC and its predecessor, the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, since 2004.
She has been President of the ACTU since May 2000 and was elected for a further three-year term last year.
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