The International Federation of Plantation and Agricultural Workers (IFPAAW) was a

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bringing together unions representing land workers.

History

The federation was created on December 2, 1959, when the Plantation Workers International Federation (PWIF) merged with the

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(ILF). The ILF consisted of European unions representing agricultural workers, while the PWIF consisted of mostly workers on plantations in poorer countries, but also included some former affiliates of the defunct

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. By 1976, IFPAW claimed 3 million members, and maintained this level for the remainder of its existence. At some point, it changed its name slightly to the International Federation of Plantation, Agricultural and Allied Workers, while retaining the IFPAW abbreviation. IFPAW pioneered

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at the international level in 1988, when it signed an agreement with

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. The federation merged into the International Union of Food and Allied Workers' Associations at 1 January 1994, which renamed itself as the

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Affiliates

In 1960, the following unions were affiliated to the federation:

Leadership

General Secretaries

:1960: Tom Bavin :1976: Stanley Correa :1982: José Vargas :1988:

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Presidents

:1960:

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:1976: Tom Bavin :1982:

:1988:

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:1992: ''Post vacant''

References

{{Authority control Trade unions established in 1960 Trade unions disestablished in 1994 Global union federations Agriculture and forestry trade unions Agricultural organisations based in Switzerland