This is a list of federations of
trade union
A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits ...
s currently in existence. Those federations listed under each country are also known as
national trade union centres and are organizations formed by trade unions which operate, in most cases, at the national level. The organizations listed in the worldwide section are industry/sectoral-specific (i.e. the
GUFs) and international organizations representing national trade union centres (e.g.
ITUC
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC); german: Internationaler Gewerkschaftsbund (IGB), link=no; es, Confederación Sindical Internacional (CSI), link=no. is the world's largest trade union federation.
History
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Worldwide federations
Council of Global Unions
The Council of Global Unions (CGU) is made up of ten global union federations (which affiliates national-level sectoral trade unions), the largest international federation of national centres (the ITUC) and the trade union body to the
OECD
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD; french: Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques, ''OCDE'') is an intergovernmental organisation with 38 member countries, founded in 1961 to stimulate e ...
(TUAC).
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Building and Wood Workers International (BWI)
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Education International
Education International (EI) is a global union federation (GUF) of teachers' trade unions consisting of 401 member organizations in 172 countries and territories that represents over 30 million education personnel from pre-school through universi ...
(EI)
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IndustriALL Global Union
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International Arts and Entertainment Alliance (IAEA)
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International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
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International Trade Union Confederation
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC); german: Internationaler Gewerkschaftsbund (IGB), link=no; es, Confederación Sindical Internacional (CSI), link=no. is the world's largest trade union federation.
History
The federation w ...
(ITUC)
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International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF)
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International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations (IUF)
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Public Services International
Public Services International (PSI) is the global union federation for workers in public services, including those who work in social services, health care, municipal services, central government and public utilities. , PSI has 700 affiliated ...
(PSI)
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Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD
The Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC) is the interface of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) with organized labour. TUAC has 59 affiliated trade union centres in 31 OECD countries, representing more ...
(TUAC)
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(TUIAFPW)
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UNI Global Union
UNI Global Union, formerly Union Network International (UNI), is a global union federation for the skills and services sectors, gathering national and regional trade union. It has affiliated unions in 150 countries representing 20 million worker ...
(UNI)
Other international federations
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International Affiliation of Writers Guilds (IAWG)
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International Confederation of Labor (ICL)
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World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
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World Organization of Workers (WOW)
Regional federations
Africa
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East African Trade Union Confederation
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ITUC Regional Organisation for Africa (ITUC-Africa)
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Organisation of African Trade Union Unity
The Organisation of African Trade Union Unity (OATUU) ( French: Organisation de L'Unité Syndicale Africaine; OUSA) is an independent regional union federation aimed at unifying trade union centres in Africa. This organisation was founded in Apr ...
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Organisation of Trade Unions of West Africa
Asia
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South Asian Regional Trade Union Council SARTU
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ITUC Regional Organisation for Asia and Pacific ITUC Asia Pacific
Europe
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Council of Nordic Trade Unions (NFS)
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Eurocadres
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European Trade Union Confederation
The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) is the major trade union organisation representing workers at the European level. In its role as a European social partner, the ETUC works both in a consulting role with the European Commission and ...
(ETUC)
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European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions (CESI)
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European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU)
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General Confederation of Trade Unions (GCTU)
Americas
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Caribbean Congress of Labour
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Trade Union Confederation of the Americas (CSA-TUCA)
Middle-East
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International Confederation of Arab Trade Unions
National federations
See also
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List of trade unions
This is a list of trade unions and union federations by country.
International federations
Global
* Industrial Workers of the World
* International Trade Union Confederation
* International Workers Association
* World Federation of Trade Un ...
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List of international labour organizations
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*Federations of trade unions