The Brotherhood of Asian Trade Unions (BATU) was a federation bringing together trade unionists in Asia.

History

The federation was established on 20 December 1963, at a conference in

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. It was a regional federation of the

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, with the

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being its leading affiliate. By 1974, it had affiliates from 9 countries, representing a total of 5 million members.{{cite web , title=Brotherhood of Asian Trade Unionists (BATU) , url=https://uia.org/s/or/en/1100011814 , website=UIA , access-date=1 February 2021''U.S. Commitment to SEATO'' (1974) In September 2007, it merged with the

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to form the

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Leadership

General Secretaries

:1963:

Johnny Tan Juan Cañizares Tan (October 10, 1922–September 8, 2005), known as Johnny Tan, was a Filipino trade union leader. Tan grew up in Manila, and attended the Ateneo de Manila High School. He began working closely with the Catholic priest Walter H ...

:1974: :Necie Lucero

Presidents

:1963: Trivedi Parmanand :1965: Tran Quoc Buu :1974:

:2015: Anton Lodwick

References

World Confederation of Labour Trade unions established in 1963 Trade unions disestablished in 2007