Multicultural Labor Organisation

Multicultural Labor organisation is committed to promote political participation and engagement to CaLD WA Labor Party members. The purpose of MLO is to: • Encourage and support the participation of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse members of WA Labor; • Identify and implement strategies to grow Culturally and Linguistically Diverse members of WA Labor; • Keep party leadership accountable for facilitating and encouraging a cultural shift that improves and influence of Cultural and Linguistically Diverse people in the party; • Increase the number of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse members of Parliament in our state and federal parliaments to ensure Australia continues to move towards and equal and inclusive legislatures. • Provide a pathway for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse people to become involved with WA Labor, consider a parliamentary career, and potentially become future political candidates for WA Labor; • Provide training opportunities, support or mentoring Culturally and Linguistically Diverse members to participate as candidates, office holders, campaign staff and all political and ministerial staff across the party, and • Influence ALP policies related to equality, diversity and anti-discrimination that impact the life of the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse people; and MLO will work with all groups in the party and Labor movement to increase Cultural and Linguistically Diverse people participation.