The ICFTU Asia and Pacific Regional Organisation (ICFTU-APRO) is a regional organisation of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions representing trade unions from countries in Asia and Oceania. It has 40 affiliated organisations in 28 countries, claiming a membership of 40 million people. Claiming 157 million members in 225 affiliated organisations in 148 countries and territories, the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) came into being on December 7, 1949 following a split within the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU). ... A union (labor union in American English; trade union, sometimes trades union, in British English; either labour union or trade union in Canadian English) is a legal entity consisting of employees or workers having a common interest, such as all the assembly workers for one employer, or all the workers... [[Im? Henry Jan age:LocationAsia. ... Map of Oceania. ...

The ICFTU-APRO was founded in 1951 as the Asian Regional Organisation, and changed to its current name in 1984. On its website, the organistaion describes its aims thusly: 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The organisation seeks to bring about a just, welfare society with a higher standard of living. It believes that promoting a higher wage policy and the dignity and status of workers through a stronger trade union movement will help achieve this. Equipping workers with the skills to fight for fundamental rights, including the setting up of bona fide trade unions is perhaps its major undertaking. Under its current structure, ICFTU-APRO tackles education, information, social and economic policy, women, human and trade union rights and youth among its areas of work.

The following national organisations are affiliated to ICFTI-APRO (ordered by country):

• Australia
  • Australian Council of Trade Unions
• Bangladesh
  • Bangladesh Free Trade Union Congress
  • Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal
  • Bangladesh Labour Federation
  • Bangladesh Mukto Sramik Federation
  • Jatiya Sramik League
• Republic of China (Taiwan)
  • Chinese Federation of Labour
• Cook Islands
  • Cook Islands Workers Association Incorporated
• Fiji
  • Fiji Trades Union Congress
• French Polynesia
  • A Tia I Mua
• Hong Kong
  • Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions
  • Hong Kong & Kowloon Trades Union Council
• India
  • Hind Mazdoor Sabha
  • Indian National Trade Union Congress
• Israel
  • General Federation of Labour in Israel
• Japan
  • Japanese Trade Union Confederation
• Jordan
  • The General Federation of Jordanian Trade Unions
• Kiribati
  • Kiribati Trades Union Congress
• South Korea
  • Federation of Korean Trade Unions
  • Korean Confederation of Trade Unions
• Malaysia
  • Malaysian Trades Union Congress
• Mongolia
  • Confederation of Mongolian Trade Unions
• Nepal
  • Nepal Trade Union Congress
• New Caledonia
  • Union Des Syndicates des Oudriers et Employes de Nouvelle Caledonie
• New Zealand
  • New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
• Pakistan
  • All Pakistan Federation of Labour
  • All Pakistan Federation of Trade Unions
  • Pakistan National Federation of Trade Unions
• Papua New Guinea
  • Papua New Guinea Trade Union Congress
• Philippines
  • Trade Union Congress of Philippines
• Samoa
  • Samoa Trades Union Congress
• Singapore
  • National Trades Union Congress
• Sri Lanka
  • Ceylon Workers' Congress
• Thailand
  • Labour Congress of Thailand
  • Thai Trade Union Congress
• Tonga
  • Friendly Islands Teachers' Association
• Turkey
  • Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey
  • Confederation of Turkish Trade Unions
  • The Confederation of Turkish Real Trade Unions
  • Confederation of Public Servants Trade Unions
• Vanuatu
  • Vanuatu Council of Trade Unions

The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) is the peak national body representing workers in Australia. ... The Republic of China (Traditional Chinese: 中華民國; Simplified Chinese: 中华民国; Wade-Giles: Chung-hua Min-kuo, Tongyong Pinyin: JhongHuá MínGuó, Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó, Taiwanese POJ: Tiong-hoâ Bîn-kok) is a multiparty democratic state that is effectively composed of the island groups of Taiwan, the Pescadores, Quemoy... The Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU) (香港職工會聯盟) is a pro-democracy labour and political group in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) is the trade union wing of the Indian National Congress. ... The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) was officially established on November 11, 1995. ... The National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), also known as the Singapore National Trades Union Congress (SNTUC), is a national federation comprising trade unions of workers in the industrial, service and public sectors of Singapore. ... The Ceylon Workers Congress is a political party in Sri Lanka. ...

See also

• International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
• ICFTU African Regional Organisation
• ICFTU Inter American Regional Organisation of Workers
• European Trade Union Confederation
• List of federations of trade unions

Claiming 157 million members in 225 affiliated organisations in 148 countries and territories, the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) came into being on December 7, 1949 following a split within the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU). ... The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) was established in 1973 to provide a trade union counterbalance to the economic forces of European integration. ...

External links

• ICFTU-APRO website