This is a list of federations of trade unions. Those federations listed under each country are also known as national trade union centres and are organisations formed by trade unions which operate, in most cases, at the national level. The organisations listed in the world-wide section are industry/sectoral-specific (ie the GUFs) and international organisations representing national trade union centres (eg ITUC). A trade union or labor union is a continuous association of wage-earners for the purpose of maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment. ... A national trade union centre is a federation or confederation of trade unions in a single country. ... A global union federation is an international federation of national and regional trade unions organising in specific industry sectors or occupational groups, sometimes also known as an international trade secretariat. ... The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) is the worlds largest trade union federation. ...

World-Wide Federations

International (Federations of National Trade Union Centres)

• International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) http://www.icftu.org
• World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) http://www.wftu.cz

The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) is the worlds largest trade union federation. ... The World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) was established in the wake of the Second World War to bring together trade unions across the world in a single international organization, much like the United Nations. ...

Global Union Federations GUFs (Sectoral)

• Building and Wood Workers International BWI http://www.bwint.org/ (formerly International Federation of Building and Wood Workers IFBWW http://www.ifbww.org)
• Education International EI http://www.ei-ie.org
• International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions ICEM http://www.icem.org
• International Federation of Journalists IFJ http://www.ifj.org
• International Metalworkers' Federation IMF http://www.imfmetal.org
• International Transport Workers' Federation ITF http://www.itf.org.uk
• International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers' Federation ITGLWF http://www.itglwf.org
• International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Association IUF http://www.iuf.org
• Public Services International PSI http://www.world-psi.org
• Union Network International UNI http://www.union-network.org

A global union federation is an international federation of national and regional trade unions organising in specific industry sectors or occupational groups, sometimes also known as an international trade secretariat. ... The Building and Wood Workers International (BWI) is the global union federation of democratic and free trade unions in the building, building materials, wood, forestry and allied industries. ... The International Federation of Building and Wood Workers (IFBWW) is a global union federation of trade unions in the building, building materials, wood, forestry and allied industries, established in 1934 by a merger of the Building Workers International and Wood Workers International. ... Education International (EI) is a global union federation of teachers trade unions. ... International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers Unions (ICEM) is a global union federation of trade unions. ... International Federation of Journalists, IFJ, is global union federation of journalists trade unions - the largest in the world. ... International Metalworkers Federation (IMF) is a global union federation of metalworkers trade unions, founded in Zürich, Switzerland in August 1893. ... The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) is a global union federation of transport workers trade unions, founded in 1896. ... The International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers Federation (ITGLWF) is a global union federation. ... International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers Association (IUF) is a global union federation of trade unions, founded in 1920. ... Public Services International (PSI) is a global union federation of public sector trade unions. ... Union Network International (UNI), calling itself a global union, is a global union federation for skills and services, gathering national and regional trade unions. ...

Regional Federations

• Caribbean Congress of Labour
• ICFTU African Regional Organisation AFRO http://www.icftuafro.org
• ICFTU Asia and Pacific Regional Organisation APRO http://www.icftu-apro.org
• ICFTU Inter American Regional Organisation of Workers ORIT http://www.cioslorit.org
• European Trade Union Confederation ETUC http://www.etuc.org/en/
• European Federation of Public Service Unions EPSU http://www.epsu.org

The Caribbean Congress of Labour (CCL) is a regional trade union federation. ... The ICFTU African Regional Organisation (ICFTU-AFRO) is a regional organisation of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, representing trade unions fom countries in Africa. ... 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. ... The ICFTU Inter American Regional Organisation of Workers (CIOSL/ORIT) is a regional organisation of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions representing trade unions from the Americas. ... The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) was established in 1973 to provide a trade union counterbalance to the economic forces of European integration. ...

National Federations/National Trade Union Centres

The General Union of Algerian Workers (French: Union Générale des Travailleurs Algériens, Arabic: الاتحاد العام للعمال الجزائريين), usually called UGTA, is the main Algerian trade union, established February 24, 1956 with the objective of mobilizing Algerian labor against French rule. ... The General Centre of Independent and Free Unions of Angola (CGSILA) is a national Trade union centre of Angola. ... The General Confederation of Labour (Confederación General del Trabajo de la República Argentina, CGT) is a national trade union center of Argentina founded on September 27, 1930 as the result of the merge of the USA (Unión Sindical Argentina) and the COA (Confederación Obrera Argentina) trade... CTA graffiti in Buenos Aires. ... The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) is the peak national body representing workers in Australia. ... The Austrian Trade Union Federation or Austrian Federation of Trade Unions (de: Österreichischer Gewerkschaftsbund, abbreviated OeGB or ÖGB) is a socialist-dominated labour union of employees. ... ... The Confederação Geral dos Trabalhadores (General Confederation of Workers, CGT) is the second-largest federation of [[[Trade union|labor unions]] in Brazil. ... The Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Bulgaria (KNSB/CITUB) is a trade union confederation in Bulgaria. ... The Confederation of Labour Podkrepa is a trade union centre in Bulgaria. ... The Canadian Labour Congress, or CLC (in French le Congrès du travail du Canada or CTC) is the central labour body in Canada to which most Canadian labour unions are affiliated. ... Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Official languages French Government - Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault - Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 75 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area Ranked 2nd - Total 1,542,056 km² - Water... The Centrale syndicale du Québec (Quebec House of Labour), or CSQ, is the third most important trade union in Quebec, Canada, according to membership. ... The Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN) (English: Confederation of National Labour Unions) (CNTU), is the second largest trade union in the Province of Quebec, Canada, by membership. ... The Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec (Quebec Workers Federation), or FTQ, is the most important House of Labour in Quebec according to its membership. ... The Union of Autonomous Trade Unions of Croatia (SSSH) is recognized as the principal voice of Croatian trade unionism. ... PEO, the Pancyprian Federation of Labour (Greek: Παγκύπρια Εργατική Ομοσπονδία), is an umbrella organization for trade unions in Cyprus. ... The Cyprus Workers Confederation (SEK) is a trade union centre in Cyprus. ... The Bohemian-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions (ÄŒMKOS) is a trade union centre in the Czech Republic. ... The Danish Confederation of Trade Unions (Danish: Landsorganisationen i Danmark or LO) is an umbrella organisation for Danish trade unions, founded January 3, 1898. ... The Salaried Employees and Civil Servants Confederation (Danish: Funktionærernes og Tjenestemændenes FællesrÃ¥d or FTF) is an umbrella organisation for Danish trade unions, founded in 1952. ... The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (Danish: Akademikernes Centralorganisation or AC) is an umbrella organisation for Danish trade unions, founded in 1972. ... The Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions, usually referred to by the acronym SAK (Finnish: Suomen Ammattiliittojen Keskusjärjestö) is the biggest trade union confederation in Finland. ... The Confédération Générale du Travail (CGT or General Confederation of Work) is one of the five major French confederations of trade unions. ... The Confédération Générale du Travail - Force Ouvrière (CGT-FO or General Confederation of Work - Workers Force), generally known as Force Ouvrière (FO), is one of the five major French confederations of trade unions. ... The Confédération Française Démocratique du Travail (CFDT or French Democratic Confederation of Work) is one of the five major French confederations of trade unions. ... The Confédération Française des Travailleurs Chrétiens (CFTC or French Confederation of Christian Workers) is one of the five major French confederations of trade unions. ... The Confédération Française de lEncadrement - Confédération Générale des Cadres (French Confederation of Management - General Confederation of Executives CFE-CGC) is one of the five major French confederations of trade unions. ... The German Confederation of Trade Unions (Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund, DGB) is an umbrella organisation (sometimes known as a national trade union center) for eight German trade unions, in total representing more than 7 million people (31 December 2004). ... The German Civil Service Federation (DBB) is a national trade union center in Germany. ... The Christian Trade Union Federation of Germany (CGB) is a national trade union center in Germany. ... The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (HKFTU) (香港工會聯合會 / 工聯會) is a pro-Beijing labour and political group in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... 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. ... The Hong Kong and Kowloon Trades Union Council is a trade union centre in Hong Kong. ... The Hong Kong Professional Teachers Union (HKPTU) (Chinese: 香港教育專業人員協會)is a pro-democracy labor union in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... The National Confederation of Hungarian Trade Unions (MSzOSz) is a national trade union center in Hungary. ... The Autonomous Trade Union Confederation (ASzSz) in a national trade union center in Hungary. ... The Icelandic Federation of Labour (ASÍ) is a trade union centre in Iceland. ... All India Central Council of Trade Unions, a central trade union federation in India. ... AIFTU Symbol All India Federation of Trade Unions, a central trade union federation in India. ... AITUC rally in Alappuzha AITUC mural in Ernakulam The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) is the oldest trade union federations in India and one of the three largest. ... APFTU rally in Hyderabad Andhra Pradesh Federation of Trade Unions (in Telugu: ఆంధ్ర ప్రదెౕశ్ కార్మిక సంఘాల సమాఖ్య ), trade union organization in the Indian state... BMS sticker Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (Indian Workers Union), is the largest central trade union organization in India. ... 4th CITU West Bengal state conference poster Centre of Indian Trade Unions, a national central trade union federation in India. ... Hind Mazdoor Kisan Panchayat (India Workers Peasants Council), is a national trade union confederation in India. ... The Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS) is a national trade union center in India founded by eminent Nationalist and Trade Unionist Shri Basawon Singh (Sinha). ... Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) is the trade union wing of the Indian National Congress. ... Labour Progressive Federation, trade union federation in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. ... Maharashtra General Kamgar Union, a trade union federation in Maharashtra, India. ... Trade Union Centre of India is a national central trade union organization in India. ... TUCC Flag Trade Union Coordination Committee, a central trade union federation in India. ... UTUC-LS mural in Kolkata The United Trade Union Centre-Lenin Sarani (UTUC-LS) is a Central Trade Union Organisation in India and the labour wing of the Socialist Unity Centre of India. ... AITUC rally in Alappuzha AITUC mural in Ernakulam May Day rally in Mumbai APFTU rally in Hyderabad UTUC(L-S) mural in Kolkata In India the Trade Union movement is generally divided on political lines. ... The Iraqi Federation of Trade Unions (IFTU) is the largest union federation in Iraq. ... The Federation of Workers Councils and Unions in Iraq (FWCUI) is the second largest union federation in Iraq. ... The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU), formed in 1959 by the merger of the Irish Trade Union Congress (founded in 1894) and the Congress of Irish Unions (founded in 1945), is the organisation to which trade unions in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland affiliate. ... The Histadrut (Federation [of labour]) or HaHistadrut HaKlalit shel HaOvdim BEretz Yisrael (ההסתדרות הכללית של העובדים בארץ ישראל) (Hebrew: General Federation of Laborers in the Land of Israel) is the Israeli trade union congress. ... The Italian General Confederation of Labour (CGIL) is a national trade union centre in Italy. ... The Confederazione Italiana Sindacati Lavoratori (CISL or Cisl; Italian Confederation of Workers’ Trade Unions) is an Italian trade union association representing various Roman Catholic-inspired groups linked with Christian Democracy. ... The Italian Labour Union (UIL) is a national trade union center in Italy. ... The Italian Confederation of Free Workers Unions (CISAL) is a national trade union center in Italy. ... The Workers Autonomus Trade Unions Confederation (CONFSAL or ; Italian Confederazione Generale dei Sindacati Autonomi dei Lavoratori, German Arbeiter Autonomus Gewerkschaft-Bündnis) is an Italian autonomous trade union association. ... The General Labour Union (UGL) is a national trade union center in Italy. ... RENGO ), which stands for Japanese Trade Union Confederation ), is the largest national trade union center in Japan, with approximately six million members as of February 2006. ... Korea (Korean: 한국 in South Korea or ì¡°ì„  in North Korea, see below) is a geographic area, civilization, and former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. ... The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) was officially established on November 11, 1995. ... The Federation of Korean Trade Unions (FKTU, 한국노동조합총연맹 or 한국노총) was formed in 1961 after a military coup, and the dissolution of the General Federation of Korean Trade Unions and its affiliates. ... The Federation of Trade Unions of Macedonia (also SSM) is a national trade union center in the Republic of Macedonia. ... The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) is a national trade union center in Malaysia. ... The Confederation of Malta Trade Unions (CMTU) is a national trade union center in Malta. ... The General Workers Union (GWU) is a national trade union center in Malta. ... The Malta Workers Union (UHM) is a national trade union center in Malta. ... The Mauritius Trade Union Congress (MTUC) is a national trade union center in Mauritius. ... The Confederación de Trabajadores de México (CTM) is the largest confederation of labor unions in Mexico and was for many years one of the essential supports for the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (the Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI), which ruled Mexico under various names for more than seventy years. ... The Authentic Labor Front (Spanish: Frente Auténtico del Trabajo or FAT) is an independent confederation of labor unions in Mexico. ... The Confederación Regional Obrera Mexicana (CROM) is a federation of labor unions in Mexico. ... The Confederación General de Trabajadores (General Confederation of Workers, CGT) is a federation of labor unions in Mexico. ... The Confederation of Mongolian Trade Unions (CMTU) is a national trade union center in Mongolia. ... The National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) is a national trade union center in Namibia. ... The General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT) is a confederation of 17 national trade union federations. ... The Nepal Trade Union Congress (NTUC) is a national trade union center in Nepal. ... Motto: Je Maintiendrai (Dutch: Ik zal handhaven, English: I Shall Uphold) Anthem: Wilhelmus van Nassouwe Capital Amsterdam1 Largest city Amsterdam Official language(s) Dutch2 Government Parliamentary democracy Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Beatrix  - Prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende Independence Eighty Years War   - Declared July 26, 1581   - Recognised January 30, 1648 (by Spain... The Federatie Nederlandse Vakbeweging (FNV, Federated Netherlands Labour Movement) is the largest federation of trade unions in the Netherlands. ... Christelijk Nationaal Vakverbond (CNV, The National Federation of Christian Trade Unions in the Netherlands) is a federation of trade unions of the Netherlands. ... The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions (NZCTU) a the national trade union center in New Zealand. ... Adams Oshiomhole, President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (right) with U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria Howard F. Jeter (center), July 5, 2002, Lagos. ... The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (Landsorganisasjonen i Norge or LO) is decidedly the largest and probably the most influential central organization of labour unions in Norway. ... The Confederation of Unions for Professionals, Norway (UNIO) is a national trade union center in Norway. ... The Holy Land or Palestine Showing not only the Old Kingdoms of Judea and Israel but also the 12 Tribes Distinctly, and Confirming Even the Diversity of the Locations of their Ancient Positions and Doing So as the Holy Scriptures Indicate, a geographic map from the studio of Tobiae Conradi... The Palestine General Federation of Trade Unions (PGFTU) is a national trade union center in the State of Palestine. ... The Kilusang Mayo Uno, or May First Labour Movement (KMU) is a national trade union center in the Philippines. ... The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) is the largest national trade union center in the Philippines. ... Solidarity (Polish: ; full name: Independent Self-governing Trade Union Solidarity — Niezależny SamorzÄ…dny ZwiÄ…zek Zawodowy Solidarność) is a Polish trade union federation founded in September 1980 at the then Lenin Shipyards, and originally led by Lech WaÅ‚Ä™sa. ... All-Polish Agreement of Trade Unions (OPZZ, Polish: , also translated into English as All-Poland Trade Union Alliance, Polish National Association of Trade Unions or Polish Trade Unions Alliance) is a left-wing Polish trade union federation. ... The General Confederation of the Portuguese Workers (Portuguese: Confederação Geral dos Trabalhadores Portugueses or CGTP) is the biggest trade union federation of Portugal. ... The General Union of Workers (UGT) is a national trade union center in Portugal. ... The National Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Romania - Brotherhood (Romanian: ConfederaÅ£ia NaÅ£ională a Sindicatelor din România-Frăţia or CNSLR-Frăţia) is the largest national trade union center in Romania. ... The Democratic Trade Union Confederation of Romania (CSDR) is a national trade union center in Romania. ... The National Trade Union Confederation - Meridian is the smallest national trade union center in Romania. ... The All-Russian Confederation of Labour (VKT) is a national trade union center in Russia. ... The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia (FNPR, Федерация Независимых Профсоюзов России, Federatsia Nezavisimiikh Profsoyutz Rossia ) is the largest national trade union center in Russia, with a membership estimated between 28 and 31. ... The Confederation of Labour of Russia (KTR) is a national trade union center in Russia. ... The Confederation of Trade Unions of the Slovak Republic (KOZ SR) is a national trade union center in Slovakia. ... The Association of Free Trade Unions of Slovenia (ZSSS) is the largest national trade union center in Slovenia, with a membership of 300,000. ... The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) is a trade union federation in South Africa. ... Workers Commissions (Comisiones Obreras, CCOO). ... CGT demonstration in Barcelona, October 2005 The Confederación General del Trabajo of Spain (CGT) is an Anarcho-Syndicalist trade union, arisen from the 1977 split of CNT/AIT after the arrival of democracy and the following reorganization and restructuring process of the trade unions. ... The Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (National Confederation of Labour or CNT), founded in Barcelona, Spain, in 1910, was at one time that countrys largest labour union. ... Pablo Iglesias (Founder of UGT) The Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT, Workers General Union) is a major Spanish trade union, historically affiliated with the Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE). ... LO logo The Swedish Trade Union Confederation (Landsorganisationen i Sverige or LO) is an umbrella organisation for sixteen Swedish trade unions that organise blue collar workers. ... The Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees (Tjänstemännens Centralorganisation or TCO) is the umbrella organization for eighteen trade unions in Sweden that organise professional and other qualified employees within both the private and the public sectors. ... The Swiss Federation of Trade Unions (SGB) is the largest national trade union center in Switzerland. ... The Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine (FPU) is an all-Ukrainian voluntary association of trade unions that have the status of all-Ukrainian trade unions and associations of trade union organisations of the Crimea, regions and the city of Kyiv. ... The National Confederation of the Trade-Union Organizations of Ukraine (NKPU) is a national trade union center in Ukraine. ... The Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine (KVPU) is a national trade union center in the Ukraine. ... Arising out of the 2000 Convention of NATUC, the main national trade union centre in Trinidad and Tobago, divisions took place which resulted in the formation of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions and Non-Governmental Organisations (FITUN). ... The National Trade Union Centre of Trinidad and Tobago (NATUC) is national trade union center in Trinidad and Tobago. ... American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, commonly AFL-CIO, is a national trade union center, the largest federation of unions in the United States, made up of 54 national and international unions (including Canadian), together representing more than 10 million workers. ... The Change to Win Federation is a coalition of American labor unions originally formed in 2005 as an alternative to the AFL-CIO. The coalition is associated with strong advocacy of the organising model. ... The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW or the Wobblies) is an international union currently headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. At its peak in 1923 the organization claimed some 100,000 members in good standing, and could marshal the support of perhaps 300,000 workers. ... Image:TradeUnionsCongress20050108 CopyrightKaihsuTai. ... The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) is the co-ordinating body of trade unions in Scotland. ... The General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU) is a national trade union centre in the United Kingdom. ... The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU), formed in 1959 by the merger of the Irish Trade Union Congress (founded in 1894) and the Congress of Irish Unions (founded in 1945), is the organisation to which trade unions in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland affiliate. ... CTV symbol The Confederación de Trabajadores de Venezuela (CTV, English: Confederation of Workers of Venezuela) is a federation of labor unions in Venezuela. ... The National Workers Union of Venezuela (Spanish: Unión Nacional de Trabajadores de Venezuela, UNT) is a federation of labor unions in Venezuela that was founded in 2003. ...

See also

Organized Labour Portal

• List of trade unions