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International federations

Global

Industrial Workers of the World The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), members of which are commonly termed "Wobblies", is an international labor union that was founded in Chicago in 1905. The origin of the nickname "Wobblies" is uncertain. IWW ideology combines genera ...

* International Trade Union Confederation * International Workers Association *

World Federation of Trade Unions The World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) is an international federation of trade unions established in 1945. Founded in the immediate aftermath of World War Two, the organization built on the pre-war legacy of the International Federation of ...

International Confederation of Labor International is an adjective (also used as a noun) meaning "between nations". International may also refer to: Music Albums * ''International'' (Kevin Michael album), 2011 * ''International'' (New Order album), 2002 * ''International'' (The T ...

World Organization of Workers The World Organization of Workers (WOW) is an international trade union federation. History WOW was founded in September 1921, as the International Federation of Christian Employees' Trade Unions. After several name changes, it became the Worl ...

Sectoral global union federations

* Building and Wood Workers' International * Education International * FIFPro * International Domestic Workers Federation *

IndustriALL Global Union IndustriALL Global Union is a global union federation, founded in Copenhagen on 19 June 2012. IndustriALL Global Union represents more than 50 million working people in more than 140 countries, working across the supply chains in mining, energy a ...

International Affiliation of Writers Guilds The International Affiliation of Writers Guilds is an international trade union federation representing guilds of professional screenwriters and playwrights. Some affiliates also belong to national trade union federations. Activities The IAWG st ...

International Arts and Entertainment Alliance The International Arts and Entertainment Alliance (IAEA) is a global union federation (GUF) representing trade unions of performers and technicians in the music and audiovisual sectors. The alliance has three sections: the International Federati ...

* International Federation of Actors * International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations *

International Federation of Journalists The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is the largest global union federation of journalists' trade unions in the world. It represents more than 600,000 media workers from 187 organisations in 146 countries. The IFJ is an associate ...

* International Federation of Musicians *

International Transport Workers' Federation The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) is a democratic global union federation of transport workers' trade unions, founded in 1896. In 2017 the ITF had 677 member organizations in 149 countries, representing a combined membership ...

International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations The International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations (IUF) is a global union federation of trade unions with members in a variety of industries, many of which relate to food processin ...

* Public Services International *

Trade Union International of Agricultural, Forestry and Plantation Workers The Trade Union International of Agricultural, Forestry and Plantation Workers was a trade union international affiliated with the World Federation of Trade Unions. History The TUI was founded at a conference in Warsaw, People's Republic of Pola ...

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 workers ...

European Federations

List of federations of trade unions in Europe {{short description, None Austria * Österreichischer Gewerkschaftsbund ( Austrian Federation of Unions) Czech Republic * Bohemian-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions – Českomoravská konfederace odborových svazů, ČMKOS Slovakia * Unit ...

Albania

Confederation of Trade Unions (Albania) The Confederation of Trade Unions (KSSh) is a National federation of Trade unions in Albania. It is a successor organization to the Trade Unions of Albania. It was led by Kastriot Muco until November 2004 and has an estimated membership of 1 ...

United Independent Albanian Trade Unions The Union of the Independent Trade Unions of Albania (BSPSH), is a National Confederation of Trade unions in Albania. It was established in 1991 and held its first national conference in February, 1992. It has an estimated membership of 85,000. ...

Algeria

* General Union of Algerian Workers *

Union générale des syndicats algériens The ''Union générale des syndicats algériens'' ('General Union of Algerian Trade Unions', abbreviated UGSA) was a communist trade union in Algeria from 1954 to 1957. Background UGSA emerged from the Algerian branch of the France, French General ...

Andorra

* Andorran Workers' Union

Angola

General Centre of Independent and Free Unions of Angola The General Centre of Independent and Free Unions of Angola (CGSILA) is a national trade union centre of Angola. With a membership of 50,000, it is led by Manuel Maria Difuila as President. References * External links www.icftu.orgentry in IT ...

Independent Union of Maritime and Related Workers The Independent Union of Maritime and Related Workers (SIMA) is a small, independent trade union centre of Angola , national_anthem = " Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = , capital ...

National Union of Angolan Workers The National Union of Angolan Workers (UNTA) is a national Trade union centre of Angola. The UNTA was organized first in the Belgian Congo, in the 1960, and moved to Angola after independence in 1975. It is led by Manuel Viage as general secret ...

Antigua and Barbuda

* Antigua and Barbuda Public Service Association *

Antigua Trades and Labour Union The Antigua Trades and Labour Union (ATLU) is a national Trade union of Antigua and Barbuda. It was formed in 1939 and is closely related to the Antigua Labour Party. It has a membership of 7,000 and is led by Wigley George as president. His ...

Antigua Workers' Union ttps://web.archive.org/web/20020921012540/http://www.candw.ag/~jardinea/ffhtm/ff970926.htm The Antigua Workers' Union (AWU) or (ABWU) is a national trade union centre of Antigua and Barbuda. It was formed in 1967 after a split from the ATLU. The A ...

Leeward Islands Airline Pilots Association The Leeward Islands Airline Pilots Association is a trade union in the Leeward Islands and is registered in both Antigua and Barbados. Currently, all of LIALPA's members fly for LIAT, a regional airline based in Antigua and owned by several ea ...

Argentina

Argentine Workers' Center The Argentine Workers' Central Union ( es, Central de Trabajadores de la Argentina, CTA) is a trade-union federation in Argentina. Its general secretary is Hugo Yasky. It was formed in 1991 when a number of trade unions disaffiliated from the G ...

Consejo Coordinador Argentino Sindical The Consejo Coordinador Argentino Sindical (CCAS) is a National trade union center of Argentina. It is led by Victor R. Huerta. The CCAS is affiliated to the International Trade Union Confederation The International Trade Union Confederati ...

Federación Agraria Argentina The Argentine Agrarian Federation (in Spanish, ''Federación Agraria Argentina'', FAA) is a private institution that serves as a business organization for small and medium agricultural owners of means of production (land, farms, etc.) or rural entr ...

Federación Obrera Regional Argentina The Argentine Regional Workers' Federation (Spanish: ''Federación Obrera Regional Argentina''; abbreviated FORA), founded in , was Argentina's first national trade unions in Argentina, labor confederation. It split into two wings in 1915, the la ...

General Confederation of Labour (Argentina) The General Confederation of Labor (in Spanish: ''Confederación General del Trabajo'', CGT) is a national trade union federation in Argentina founded on September 27, 1930, as the result of the merger of the U.S.A (''Unión Sindical Argentina'') ...

Armenia

Confederation of Trade Unions of Armenia The Confederation of Trade Unions of Armenia (CTUA) ( hy, Հայաստանի արհմիությունների կոնֆեդերացիա), is a national trade union center of Armenia. It is led by Chairman Eduard Tumasyan. About The Confederation w ...

Aruba

Aruban Workers' Federation The Aruban Workers' Federation (FTA) is a national trade union center in Aruba. It is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation. See also * List of trade unions References

* Trade unions in Aruba International Trade Union ...

Australia

* AFL Players Association *

Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union The Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union (also known as the Meatworkers Union) is an Australian trade union representing workers in the meat industry including in abattoirs, butchers, and smallgoods manufacturers. Structure The AMIEU h ...

Australian and International Pilots Association The Australian and International Pilots Association (AIPA) is a trade union and professional association formed in 1981 to represent Qantas and its related companies pilots and flight engineers. The AIPA broke away from the Australian Federation ...

* Australian Council of Trade Unions *

Australian Federation of Air Pilots The Australian Federation of Air Pilots (AFAP) is a professional association and industrial organisation for commercial pilots in Australia. As a professional association, it provides pilots the opportunity to meet and discuss aviation-related ma ...

Australian Institute of Marine and Power Engineers The Australian Institute of Marine and Power Engineers (AIMPE) is both an Australian professional association and a trade union. They are registered with the Australian Industrial Relations Commission and are affiliated with the Australian Cou ...

Australian Manufacturing Workers Union The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU), or more fully the Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union, is an Australian trade union. The AMWU represents a broad range of workers in the manufacturing se ...

Australian Maritime Officers Union The Australian Maritime Officers Union (AMOU) is an Australian trade union that is registered with the Australian Industrial Relations Commission (and additionally registered in Queensland, New South Wales and Western Australia) and affiliated ...

Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is the largest union in Australia, with 274,956 members in 2018. The union is run by nurses, midwives and assistants in nursing to advance the industrial, political and professional interes ...

Australian Rail Tram and Bus Industry Union The Australian Rail Tram and Bus Industry Union (RTBU) is an Australian trade union representing rail, tram and bus workers. The RTBU is affiliated with the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) and the Australian Labor Party (ALP). Intern ...

* Australian Salaried Medical Officers' Federation * Australian Services Union * Australian Workers Union *

Civil Air Operations Officers' Association of Australia The Civil Air Operations Officers' Association of Australia (CAOOAA), known as Civil Air, is a trade union in Australia. It was founded in 1948 and represents over 1100 air traffic controllers, System Support Officers (SSO), Flight Data Coord ...

Communications Electrical and Plumbing Union The Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union of Australia (CEPU) is a trade union in Australia. Its full name is the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia as i ...

Community and Public Sector Union CPSU, the Community and Public Sector Union (more commonly known as the CPSU) is a national trade union in Australia. The union came into existence on 1 July 1994 with the amalgamation of the Public Sector, Professional, Scientific, Research, T ...

Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union The Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMMEU, though most commonly still referred to as CFMEU) is Australia's main trade union in construction, forestry, maritime, mining, energy, textile, clothing and footwear producti ...

* Finance Sector Union *

Flight Attendants Association of Australia The Flight Attendants' Association of Australia (FAAA) is a trade union in Australia. It is divided into two separate entities: * Flight Attendants' Association of Australia - National Division * Flight Attendants' Association of Australia - In ...

Musicians' Union of Australia The Musicians' Union of Australia (MUA), formerly Professional Musicians' Union of Australia, is a trade union covering a range of occupations in the music industry in Australia. it was founded in March 1911. In some records over its early years ...

Health Services Union The Health Services Union (HSU) is a specialist health union with around 90,000 members working in the healthcare and social assistance industries across Australia. The membership of the union includes doctors, and allied health professionals ...

Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA), also sometimes referred to as the Alliance, is the Australian trade union and professional organisation which covers the media, entertainment, sports and arts industries. Its Musicians section c ...

* National Tertiary Education Union * Police Federation of Australia *

Professionals Australia Professionals Australia, formerly the Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers Australia (APESMA), is an Australian trade union registered under state and federal industrial relations acts. It is affiliated with the Austral ...

Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association The Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association (SDA) is the largest private sector trade union in Australia, representing retail, fast-food and warehousing workers, and has branches in every state and territory. Its membership is pre ...

Transport Workers Union of Australia The Transport Workers' Union of Australia (TWU) is a trade union with members throughout Australia. It has 5 main branches based in: Australian Capital Territory/New South Wales; Queensland; Victoria/Tasmania; South Australia/Northern Territory ...

United Firefighters Union of Australia Officially registered on 1 August 1990, the United Firefighters Union of Australia (UFUA) represents over 7000 paid firefighters. Branches of the United Firefighters Union of Australia are as follows: - UFU Australian Capital Territory - UFU ...

United Workers Union The United Workers Union (UWU) is an Australian trade union. Described as the biggest blue-collar union in Australia, the UWU covers more than 150,000 workers within over 45 industries, including warehousing, defence, hospitality, health, disabil ...

Austria

Austrian Trade Union Federation The Austrian Trade Union Federation or Austrian Federation of Trade Unions ( de: ''Österreichischer Gewerkschaftsbund'', abbreviated OeGB or ÖGB) is a labour union of employees. It is constituted as an association and is subdivided into seven ...

* Viennese Workers Syndicate

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan Trade Unions Confederation Overview The Azerbaijan Trade Unions Confederation (ATUC, in Azeri ''Azərbaycan Həmkarlar İttifaqları Konfederasiyası'') a National trade union center of Azerbaijan. It has a membership of 1,338,000 and is led by Sattar S. Mehbaliyev as cha ...

* Committee for Oil Industry Workers' Rights * Journalists Trade Union of Azerbaijan

Bahamas

Bahamas Airline Pilots Association The Bahamas Airline Pilots Association is a trade union in the Bahamas. See also * List of trade unions This is a list of trade unions and union federations by country. International federations Global * Industrial Workers of the World ...

Bahamas Hotel, Catering and Allied Workers Union Bahamas Hotel, Catering and Allied Workers Union is a trade union organizing employees in the tourism sector in The Bahamas. Leadership: *President: Darrin Woods *1st Vice President: *General Secretary: The union is affiliated to IUF The Inter ...

* Bahamas Taxi Cab Union * Commonwealth of the Bahamas Trade Union Congress * Bahamas Union of Teachers

Bahrain

General Federation of Workers Trade Unions in Bahrain The General Federation of Workers Trade Unions in Bahrain(Formerly known as the General Committee for Bahrain Workers) (Arabic: الاتحاد العام لنقابات عمال البحرين) (GFWTUB) is a national trade union federation in Bah ...

Bangladesh

Bangladesh Free Trade Union Congress The Bangladesh Free Trade Union Congress (BFTUC) is a national federation of trade unions in Bangladesh. It was established in 1983. It is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation. References

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* Bangladesh Ganotantrik Sramik Federation * Bangladesh Jatio Sramik League *

Bangladesh Jatiyo Sramik Jote The Bangladesh Jatiyo Sarmik Jote (translation: ''Bangladesh National Workers Alliance'') is a national trade union federation in Bangladesh. It is affiliated with the World Federation of Trade Unions The World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) ...

Bangladesh Jatyatabadi Sramik Dal The Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Sramik Dal is a national trade union federation in Bangladesh and an affiliate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party. It is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation. Anwar Hossain is the president of Jatyata ...

Bangladesh Labour Federation The Bangladesh Labour Federation (BLF) is a national trade union federation in Bangladesh. It is internationally affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC); german: Interna ...

* Bangladesh Sanjukta Sramik Federation *

Bangladesh Trade Union Kendra The Bangladesh Trade Union Centre (BTUC) ( bn, বাংলাদেশ ট্রেড ইউনিয়ন কেন্দ্র, Bānlādēśa ṭrēḍa i'uniẏana kēndra) is a national trade union federation in Bangladesh. It is affiliate ...

* Jatio Sramik Federation *

Jatyo Sramik League The Bangladesh Jatiya Sramik League ( bn, বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় শ্রমিক লীগ "Bangladesh National Worker's League") is a national trade union federation in Bangladesh. Nationally, it is affiliated with the ...

* Samajtantrik Sramik Front

Barbados

Barbados Workers' Union The Barbados Workers' Union is a trade union in Barbados. History The union was established in October 1941. It has 25,000 members and represents them directly, negotiating with individual companies in each sector. Its membership covers all areas ...

Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados The Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados is a national trade union centre. Origins The CTUSAB has its origins in the emergence of protests against the Barbados government's acceptance of an IMF/World Bank structural adju ...

National Union of Public Workers The National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) is a trade union in Barbados Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It ...

Belarus

* Trade unions in Belarus **

Belarus Free Trade Union The Belarus Free Trade Union (SPB) was a trade union centre in Belarus. Its headquarters are located in Minsk. In October 2020, during the 2020 Belarusian protests, SPB was classified as "independent" of the government by Marina Vorobei of ''Pro ...

Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions The Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (, ) is a confederation and center of trade unions in Belarus. It has 15,000 members in 4 affiliated unions and its headquarters are located in Minsk. Affiliates The following trade unions are ...

Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus The Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus ( be, Федэрацыя прафсаюзаў Беларусі; russian: Федерация профсоюзов Беларуси) is a trade union centre in Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and ...

Belgium

Confederation of Christian Trade Unions The Confederation of Christian Trade Unions ( nl, Algemeen Christelijk Vakverbond, or ACV; french: Confédération des syndicats chrétiens, CSC) is the largest of Belgium's three trade union federations. History The federation was founded in ...

* General Confederation of Liberal Trade Unions of Belgium * General Federation of Belgian Labour

Belize

Christian Workers' Union The Christian Workers' Union is a trade union in Belize. The union was founded in 1962 by Nicholas Pollard, bringing together former members of the Christian Democratic Union (Belize), Christian Democratic Union based in Belize City. In Septembe ...

General Workers' Union (Belize) British Honduras Workers and Tradesmen's Union, the first central trade union organization in the Central American country Belize. Founded in 1939 by Antonio Soberanis Gómez Antonio Soberanis Gómez ( – ) was an activist in the Belizean lab ...

National Trade Union Congress of Belize The National Trade Union Congress of Belize is a central trade union representing workers in Belize. The NTUCB is affiliated to the International Trade Union Confederation and the Caribbean Congress of Labor. The NTUCB is an umbrella organizatio ...

* United General Workers Union

Benin

Autonomous Trade Unions Centre The Autonomous Trade Unions Centre is a trade union centre in Benin. It has a membership of 20,000 and is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation. It also works with the National Union of the Unions of the Workers of Benin. S ...

* General Confederation of the Workers of Benin *

National Union of the Unions of the Workers of Benin The National Union of the Unions of the Workers of Benin (UNSTB) was, from its founding in 1974 until the 1990s, the sole union federation in Benin. It was originally closely related to the People's Revolutionary Party of Benin (PRPB). The UNSTB ...

Bermuda

Bermuda Industrial Union The Bermuda Industrial Union (BIU) is a general trade union in Bermuda. It was founded in 1946 and has a membership of 4200. The BIU is affiliated to the International Trade Union Confederation, and Public Services International. History The Ber ...

Bermuda Public Services Association The Bermuda Public Services Union (BPSU) is a trade union in Bermuda. It was founded in 1952 as the Bermuda Civil Service Association, and changed its name in 1971. The BPSU is affiliated to Public Services International and Union Network Intern ...

Bhutan

* Federation of Bhutanese Trade Unions

Bolivia

Bolivian Workers' Center The Bolivian Workers' Center ( es, Central Obrera Boliviana, COB) is the chief trade union federation in Bolivia. It was founded in 1952 following the national revolution that brought the Revolutionary Nationalist Movement to power. The most imp ...

Confederación Sindical Única de Trabajadores Campesinos de Bolivia The Unified (or Sole) Syndical Confederation of Rural Workers of Bolivia (, CSUTCB) is the largest union of peasants in Bolivia. The CSUTCB was formed in 1979 in opposition to government-sponsored peasant unions, and immediately replaced the Na ...

* Corriente de Renovación Independiente y Solidaridad Laboral *

Federación Sindical de Trabajadores Mineros de Bolivia The Syndical Federation of Bolivian Mineworkers (Spanish: ''Federación Sindical de Trabajadores Mineros de Bolivia''; FSTMB) is a labor union in Bolivia that represents miners. Bolivia's miners are commonly regarded as the country's most class- ...

Bosnia and Herzegovina

* Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Bosnia and Herzegovina * Confederation of Trade Unions of the Republika Srpska

Botswana

Botswana Federation of Trade Unions The Botswana Federation of Trade Unions (BFTU) is the national trade union federation for Botswana. Founded in 1977, it represents over 90% of all trade unions in the country, including all major unions. The BFTU is currently undertaking a reorga ...

Air Botswana Employees' Union The Air Botswana Employees' Union (ABEU) is a trade union affiliate of the Botswana Federation of Trade Unions in Botswana. References

* * Botswana Federation of Trade Unions Aviation trade unions Organisations based in Gaborone Transport ...

Botswana Agricultural Marketing Board Workers' Union The Botswana Agricultural Marketing Board Workers' Union (BAMBWU) is a trade union affiliate of the Botswana Federation of Trade Unions in Botswana Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label= S ...

Botswana Bank Employees' Union The Botswana Bank Employee's Union (BOBEU) is a trade union affiliate of the Botswana Federation of Trade Unions in Botswana Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label= Setswana, ), is a landlo ...

** Botswana Beverages & Allied Workers' Union ** Botswana Central Bank Staff Union ** Botswana Commercial & General Workers' Union **

Botswana Construction Workers' Union The Botswana Construction Workers' Union (BCWU) is a trade union affiliate of the Botswana Federation of Trade Unions in Botswana Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label= Setswana, ), is a l ...

** Botswana Diamond Sorters & Valuators' Union ** Botswana Hotel Travel & Tourism Workers' Union **

Botswana Housing Corporation Staff Union The Botswana Housing Corporation Staff Union (BHCSU) is a trade union affiliate of the Botswana Federation of Trade Unions in Botswana Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label= Setswana, ), i ...

Botswana Institute of Development Management Workers' Union The Botswana Institute of Development Management Workers' Union (BDMWU) is a trade union affiliate of the Botswana Federation of Trade Unions in Botswana Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, lab ...

** Botswana Manufacturing & Packaging Workers' Union **

Botswana Meat Industry Workers' Union The Botswana Meat Industry Workers' Union (BMIWU) is a trade union affiliate of the Botswana Federation of Trade Unions in Botswana Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label= Setswana, ), is a ...

Botswana Mining Workers' Union The Botswana Mining Workers' Union (BMWU) is a trade union affiliate of the Botswana Federation of Trade Unions in Botswana. References

* Botswana Federation of Trade Unions Mining trade unions Mining in Botswana Organisations based in Se ...

Botswana National Development Bank Staff Union The Botswana National Development Bank Staff Union (BNDBU) is a trade union affiliate of the Botswana Federation of Trade Unions in Botswana. References

* * Botswana Federation of Trade Unions Finance sector trade unions Organisations bas ...

Botswana Postal Services Workers' Union The Botswana Postal Services Workers' Union (BOPSWU) is a trade union affiliate of the Botswana Federation of Trade Unions in Botswana Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label= Setswana, ), is ...

Botswana Power Corporation Workers' Union The Botswana Power Corporation Workers' Union (BPCWU) is a trade union affiliate of the Botswana Federation of Trade Unions in Botswana. See also * Botswana Power Corporation Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) is a state-owned company for ele ...

** Botswana Private Medical & Health Services Workers' Union **

Botswana Railways Amalgamated Workers' Union The Botswana Railways Amalgamated Workers' Union (BRAWU) is a trade union affiliate of the Botswana Federation of Trade Unions in Botswana. References

* * Botswana Federation of Trade Unions Railway labor unions Organisations based in Gab ...

Botswana Saving Bank Employees' Union The Botswana Saving Bank Employees' Union (BSEU) is a trade union affiliate of the Botswana Federation of Trade Unions in Botswana Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label= Setswana, ), is a l ...

Botswana Telecommunication Employees' Union The Botswana Telecommunication Employees' Union (BOTEU) is a trade union affiliate of the Botswana Federation of Trade Unions in Botswana Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label= Setswana, ) ...

Botswana Vaccine Institute Staff Union The Botswana Vaccine Institute Staff Union (BVSU) is a trade union affiliate of the Botswana Federation of Trade Unions in Botswana Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label= Setswana, ), is a ...

** Botswana Wholesale, Furniture & Retail Workers' Union ** National Amalgamated Central, Local & Parastatal Manual Workers' Union **

Rural Industry Promotions Company Workers' Union The Rural Industry Promotions Company Workers' Union (RIPCWU) is a trade union affiliate of the Botswana Federation of Trade Unions in Botswana Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label= Setsw ...

University of Botswana Non-Academic Staff Union The University of Botswana Non-Academic Staff Union is a trade union affiliate of the Botswana Federation of Trade Unions in Botswana. References

* Botswana Federation of Trade Unions Organisations based in Gaborone Trade unions in Botswa ...

Brazil

* Central Autônoma de Trabalhadores *

Central Única dos Trabalhadores Central Única dos Trabalhadores ( en, Unified Workers' Central), commonly known by the acronym CUT, is the main national trade union center in Brazil. History CUT was formed on 28 August 1983 in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, during the Fi ...

* Confederação Brasileira de Trabalhadores Cristâos *

Confederação Geral dos Trabalhadores The Confederação Geral dos Trabalhadores (General Confederation of Workers, CGT) is the second-largest federation of labor unions in Brazil. Founded in 1986, the CGT is close to the centrist Party of the Brazilian Democratic Movement (PMDB). R ...

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Força Sindical The Força Sindical (FS) is a trade union centre in Brazil. It was formed in 1991 by Luis Antônio Medeiros, a leader from the Confederação Geral dos Trabalhadores. The FS is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation Th ...

* Federação das Organizações Sindicalistas Revolucionárias do Brasil

Bulgaria

Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Bulgaria The Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Bulgaria (KNSB/CITUB) is a trade union confederation in Bulgaria. The CITUB is Bulgaria's largest, most influential and well-established trade union, having several times more members than its large ...

Confederation of Labour Podkrepa The Confederation of Labour Podkrepa is a trade union centre in Bulgaria. It was founded February 8, 1989 and has a membership of approximately 150,000 individuals. It is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation and the Europ ...

* National Trade Union Promyana

Burkina Faso

National Confederation of Workers of Burkina The Confédération Nationale des Travailleurs Burkinabé (trans. National Confederation of Workers of Burkina; CNTB) is a trade union centre in Burkina Faso. It is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation The Internatio ...

National Organisations of Free Trade Unions The National Organisations of Free Trade Unions (ONSL) is a trade union centre in Burkina Faso. It was founded in 1960, evolving out of the '' Confédération africaine des syndicats libres'' (CASL). It was initially named ''Union nationale des t ...

Trade Union Confederation of Burkina The Trade Union Confederation of Burkina (CSB) is a trade union centre in Burkina Faso. It is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation. References * Trade unions in Burkina Faso International Trade Union Confederation B ...

Burundi

Confederation of Trade Unions of Burundi The Confederation of Trade Unions of Burundi (french: Confédération des Syndicats du Burundi, COSYBU) is the larger of the two national trades union federations active in Burundi. It is distinct from the Trade Union Confederation of Burundi ...

(''Confédération des Syndicats du Burundi'', COSYBU) * Trade Union Confederation of Burundi (''Confédération syndicale du Burundi'', CSB)

Cambodia

Free Trade Union of Workers of the Kingdom of Cambodia The Free Trade Union of Workers of the Kingdom of Cambodia (FTUWKC) is a trade union in Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern ...

Cameroon

* Confederation of Cameroon Trade Unions * General Confederation of Free Workers of Cameroon * Union of Free Trade Unions of Cameroon

Canada

Canadian Labour Congress The Canadian Labour Congress, or CLC (french: Congrès du travail du Canada, link=no or ) is a national trade union centre, the central labour body in Canada to which most Canadian labour unions are affiliated. History Formation The CLC was ...

** National affiliates *** Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists ***

British Columbia Teachers' Federation The British Columbia Teachers' Federation (BCTF) is the labour union that represents all public school teachers in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It was established as an organization in 1917. Governance structure As of 2018, the BCT ...

*** Canadian Association of University Teachers ***

Canadian Federation of Nurses' Union The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU; french: Fédération canadienne des syndicats d'infirmières et infirmiers, link=no) is a trade union centre in Canada. The CFNU is a federation of provincial unions representing registered nurses, ...

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Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union The Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union (COPE; french: Syndicat canadien des employées et employés professionnels et de bureau, link=no) is a Canadian labour union representing approximately 35,000 white-collar workers, in both the ...

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Canadian Postmasters and Assistants Association The Canadian Postmasters and Assistants Association (CPAA; french: Association canadienne des maîtres de poste et adjoints CMPAlink=no) represents rural postal workers for the Canada Post Corporation. The trade union belongs to the Canadian ...

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Canadian Union of Postal Workers The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW; french: Syndicat des travailleurs et travailleuses des postes TTP}) is a public-sector trade union representing postal workers including letter carriers, rural and suburban mail carriers, postal clerk ...

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Canadian Union of Public Employees The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE; french: Syndicat canadien de la fonction publique, links=no; french: SCFP, link=, label=none) is a Canadian trade union serving the public sector – although it has in recent years organized workpl ...

*** Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario *** National Union of Public and General Employees ***

Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association The Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association (OECTA) is a trade union that represents teachers in publicly funded Roman Catholic schools in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is an affiliated with the Ontario Teachers' Federation, the ...

*** Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation ***

Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) is the largest multi-professional labour union in Canada, representing some 60,000 public service professionals employed at the federal and some provincial and territorial levels ...

*** Public Service Alliance of Canada ***

Telecommunications Workers Union The Telecommunications Workers Union (TWU) was a trade union in Canada for people working for telephone and cable companies. Although the TWU had members from Shaw Cable in the Vancouver area of British Columbia, Canada, the majority of TWU memb ...

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Unifor Unifor is a general trade union in Canada and the largest private sector union in Canada. It was founded in 2013 as a merger of the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) and Communications, Energy and Paperworkers unions, and consists of 310,000 workers an ...

(formerly CAW and CEP) ** International affiliates *** Air Line Pilots Association, International *** Amalgamated Transit Union ***

American Federation of Musicians The American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada (AFM/AFofM) is a 501(c)(5) labor union representing professional instrumental musicians in the United States and Canada. The AFM, which has its headquarters in New York City, ...

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Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers' International Union The Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers' International Union (BCTGM) is a labor union in the United States and Canada primarily representing workers in the food processing industry. The union was established in 1886 as the Jo ...

*** CWA-Canadian Media Guild *** International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, its Territories and Canada *** International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers ***

International Association of Fire Fighters The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) is a labor union representing paid full-time firefighters and emergency medical services personnel in the United States and Canada. The IAFF was formed in 1918 and is affiliated with the AFL ...

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International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers The International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers (AWIU or Insulators) is a trade union in the United States and Canada, founded in 1903. It is affiliated with the AFL–CIO and the Canadian Labour Congress and the Nort ...

*** International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers ***

International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers (IBB) is a trade union in the United States and Canada. It is for boilermakers and related occupations, and is affiliated with both the AFL–CIO ...

*** International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers *** International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers *** International Longshore and Warehouse Union *** International Longshoremen's Association ***

International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers The International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers (BAC) is a labor union in the United States and Canada which represents bricklayers, restoration specialists, pointers/cleaners/caulkers, stonemasons, marble masons, cement masons, ...

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International Union of Elevator Constructors The International Union of Elevator Constructors (IUEC) is a trade union in the United States and Canada that represents members who construct, modernize, repair, and service elevators, escalators, moving walkways, and other conveyances. The IUEC ...

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International Union of Operating Engineers The International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) is a trade union within the United States-based AFL–CIO representing primarily construction workers who work as heavy equipment operators, mechanics, surveyors, and stationary engineers (also ...

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International Union of Painters and Allied Trades The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) is a union representing about 100,000 painters, glaziers, wall coverers, flooring installers, convention and trade show decorators, glassworkers, sign and display workers, asbestos wor ...

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Operative Plasterers' and Cement Masons' International Association The Operative Plasterers' and Cement Masons' International Association of the United States and Canada (OPCMIA) is a trade union of plasterers and cement masons in the construction industry in the United States and Canada. Members of the union fi ...

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Seafarers' International Union of Canada The Seafarers International Union of Canada (SIU) is a Canadian labour union representing seafarers working aboard Canadian flag vessels. The Seafarers’ International Union of Canada is affiliated with the Seafarers’ International Union of Nor ...

*** Service Employees International Union *** Sheet Metal Workers International Association *** Teamsters ** UNITE HERE *** United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry ***

United Auto Workers The International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, better known as the United Auto Workers (UAW), is an American labor union that represents workers in the United States (including Puerto Rico ...

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United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, often simply the United Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC), was formed in 1881 by Peter J. McGuire and Gustav Luebkert. It has become one of the largest trade unions in the United State ...

*** United Food and Commercial Workers Union ***

United Mine Workers of America The United Mine Workers of America (UMW or UMWA) is a North American Labor history of the United States, labor union best known for representing coal miners. Today, the Union also represents health care workers, truck drivers, manufacturing worke ...

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United Steelworkers The United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, commonly known as the United Steelworkers (USW), is a general trade union with members across North America. Headqua ...

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United Transportation Union The United Transportation Union (UTU) was a broad-based, transportation labor union that represented about 70,000 active and retired railroad, bus, mass transit, and airline workers in the United States. The UTU was headquartered in Cleveland, Oh ...

* Independent unions/other affiliations **

Alliance des professeures et professeurs de Montréal The Alliance des professeures et professeurs de Montréal is a professional trade union that represents teachers in the Commission scolaire de Montréal The Commission scolaire de Montréal (CSM ''Montreal school board''), was a board from 1998 u ...

** Canadian Actors' Equity Association ** Centrale des syndicats du Québec ** Confédération des syndicats nationaux **

Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (Quebec) The Congress of Democratic Trade Unions ( French: ''Centrale des syndicats démocratiques'', CSD) is a national trade union centre in Quebec formed on 8 June 1972 in response to a split within the Confederation of National Trade Unions Confédér ...

** Major League Baseball Players Association **

Manitoba Teachers' Society The Manitoba Teachers' Society (MTS) is the trade union representing schoolteachers in Manitoba, Canada. It was founded in 1919, and currently has around 16,000 members. It is an affiliate of the Canadian Teachers' Federation The Canadian Teach ...

National Hockey League Players' Association NHLPA (french: AJLNH) is the trade union, labour union for the group of professional List of NHL players, hockey players who are under Standard Player Contracts to the 32 member clubs in the National Hockey League (NHL) located in the United Stat ...

** Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers **

Writers Guild of Canada The Writers Guild of Canada is an organization representing more than 2,500 professional writers working in film, television, radio, and digital media production in Canada. Members of the Guild write dramatic TV series, feature films, Movies of th ...

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Christian Labour Association of Canada The Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC) is a labour union that represents companies in the construction, healthcare, and food industries. It was established in 1952 to represent workers on the basis of "Christian social principles". Th ...

Cape Verde

* Council of Free Labour Unions * Trade Unions of Cape Verde Unity Centre

Caribbean

Caribbean Congress of Labour The Caribbean Congress of Labour (CCL) is a regional trade union federation. It represents 500,000 members in 33 affiliated unions across 17 Caribbean nations. The federation represents trade union concerns to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), ...

* Caribbean Public Services Association *

Caribbean Union of Teachers The Caribbean Union of Teachers (CUT) is a federation of teaching trade unions in the Caribbean. Its affiliated unions are: * Anguilla Teachers Union * Antigua & Barbuda Union of Teachers * Bahamas Educators Managerial Union * Bahamas Union ...

Cayman Islands

Cayman Airline Pilots Association The Cayman Airline Pilots Association (CAPA) is a trade union in the Cayman Islands. See also * List of trade unions External links * Caribbean Airline Pilots Association The Caribbean Airline Pilots Association is a trade union federation ...

Central African Republic

Confédération Syndicale des Travailleurs de Centrafrique The Confédération Syndicale des Travailleurs de Centrafrique is a trade union centre in the Central African Republic. It is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation and primarily oversees trade and rental of industrial scale ...

* National Confederation of Central African Workers * Union of Central African Workers

Chad

* Free Confederation of Chadian Workers * Union of Trade Unions of Chad

Chile

* Central Autónoma de Trabajadores *

Workers' United Center of Chile The Workers' United Center of Chile ( es, Central Unitaria de Trabajadores de Chile, CUT) is a union federation in Chile. The CUT was founded in 1953, but it was suppressed after the Chilean coup of 1973. It was refounded in September 1988 near ...

People's Republic of China

* All-China Federation of Trade Unions ** All-China Federation of Railway Workers' Unions **

National Committee of the Chinese Agricultural, Forestry and Water Conservancy Workers' Union The National Committee of the Chinese Agricultural, Forestry and Water Conservancy Workers’ Union is a national industrial union of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions in the People's Republic of China. It is led by the Chinese Communis ...

** National Committee of the Chinese Aviation Workers' Union ** National Committee of the Chinese Banking Workers' Union ** National Committee of the Chinese Defense Industry, Postal and Telecommunications Workers' Union ** National Committee of the Chinese Educational, Scientific, Cultural, Medical and Sports Workers' Union ** National Committee of the Chinese Energy and Chemical Workers' Union ** National Committee of the Chinese Financial, Commercial, Light Industry, Textile and Tobacco Workers' Union **

National Committee of the Chinese Machinery, Metallurgical and Building Material Workers' Union The National Committee of the Chinese Machinery, Metallurgical and Building Material Workers’ Union is a national industrial union of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions in the People's Republic of China China, officially the Peop ...

** National Committee of the Chinese Seamen and Construction Workers' Union

Colombia

Central Union of Workers The Central Union of Workers (CUT; es, Central Unitaria de Trabajadores) is a Leftist trade union center in Colombia. It was formed in 1986, and is the country's largest union federation, with 546,000 members.American Center for International L ...

* Confederation of Workers of Colombia * General Confederation of Democratic Workers * SINALTRAINAL

Commonwealth of Independent States

General Confederation of Trade Unions The General Confederation of Trade Unions or GCTU (russian: Всеобщая Конфедерация Профсоюзов, ''Vseobshchya Konfederatsya Profsoyuzov'' or VKP) is an international trade union confederation. It was founded on 16 Apr ...

Democratic Republic of the Congo

* Confédération Générale du Travail du Congo *

Democratic Confederation of Labour (DRC) The Democratic Confederation of Labour (CDT) is the third largest national trade union centre in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation. References

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National Union of Congolese Workers The National Union of Congolese Workers (UNTC), (previously known as the Union Nationale des Travailleurs du Zaire (UNTZa)) is the largest trade union centre in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Founded in 1967, the UNTZa was the sole trade ...

Republic of the Congo

* Confédération des Syndicats Libres Autonomes du Congo *

Confédération Syndicale des Travailleurs du Congo The Confédération Syndicale des Travailleurs du Congo (CSTC) is a trade union centre in Republic of the Congo. It a 2005 report the ICFTU stated: in the Republic of Congo, the government continued its interference in the affairs of the CSTC, ...

Confédération Syndicale du Congo The Congolese Trade Union Confederation (''Confédération syndicale congolaise'', CSC) is a trade union centre in Republic of the Congo. Seeking greater political reform and the establishment of multiparty politics, the CSC unsuccessfully sough ...

Congolese Trade Union Confederation The Congolese Trade Union Confederation (''Confédération syndicale congolaise'', CSC) is a trade union centre in Republic of the Congo. Seeking greater political reform and the establishment of multiparty politics, the CSC unsuccessfully sough ...

Costa Rica

* Central de Trabajadores de Costa Rica * Central del Movimiento de Trabajadores Costarricenses *

Confederación de Trabajadores de Costa Rica The Confederación de Trabajadores de Costa Rica (CTCR) is a trade union centre in Costa Rica. It is affiliated with the World Federation of Trade Unions The World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) is an international federation of trade uni ...

Confederación Unitaria de Trabajadores (Costa Rica) The Confederación Unitaria de Trabajadores (CUT) is a Costa Rican trade union national trade union centre formed in 1980 as a result of the merger of the Federación Nacional de Trabajadores Públicos and the Confederación General de Trabajado ...

* Costa Rican Confederation of Workers * Confederación Unitaria de Trabajadores

Croatia

Association of Croatian Public Sector Unions Matica - Association of Croatian Unions is the third largest trade union association in Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domo ...

Croatian Trade Union Association The Croatian Trade Union Association (HUS) is a trade union centre in Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beauti ...

* Independent Trade Unions of Croatia * Union of Autonomous Trade Unions of Croatia * Workers' Trade Union Association of Croatia

Cuba

* Confederación General del Trabajo * Cuban Workers' Solidarity * Workers' Central Union of Cuba

Cyprus

Cyprus Turkish Unions Federation The Federation of Turkish Cypriot Trade Unions (TURK-SEN) is a federation of 9 trade unions in Cyprus. It is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation, and the European Trade Union Confederation. References * External linksT ...

* Cyprus Union of Bank Employees *

Cyprus Workers' Confederation The Cyprus Workers' Confederation (SEK) is a trade union centre in Cyprus. It is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation, and the European Trade Union Confederation The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) is the major ...

Democratic Labour Federation of Cyprus The Democratic Labour Federation of Cyprus (DEOK) is a trade union centre in Cyprus. It is affiliated with the European Trade Union Confederation and the International Trade Union Confederation. The trade union also have close ties with EDEK Th ...

* Pancyprian Federation of Labour * Pancyprian Public Servants' Trade Union * Revolutionary Trade Unions Federation

Czech Republic

Christian Labour Confederation The Christian Labour Confederation (KOK) is a trade union centre in the Czech Republic. It is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC); german: Internationaler Gewerkscha ...

Czech-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions The Czech-Moravian Confederation of Trade UnionsCzech-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions
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Denmark

* Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC) ** Danish Association of Chartered Surveyors **

Danish Medical Association The Danish Medical Association (DADL) is a medical professional association in Denmark. It has a membership of 21,800, and is affiliated with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. Since 1954, it has published the medical journal ...

Danish Union of Architects The Danish Union of Architects is a trade union in Denmark. It has a membership of 4,500 and is affiliated with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. External links Official website
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Danish Union of Librarians The Danish Union of Librarians (BF) is a trade union in Denmark. It has a membership of 5500, and is affiliated with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of De ...

Danish Union of Journalists Danish Union of Journalists (Dansk Journalistforbund, DJ) is a Danish trade union for journalists, graphic designers, communication officers, photographers, media technicians, etc., which was founded on 1 January 1961. Members are both permanent e ...

* Danish Confederation of Trade Unions (LO) ** Danish Food and Allied Workers' Union **

Danish Timber Industry and Construction Workers' Union The Danish Timber, Industry, and Construction Workers' Union (TIB) was a trade union representing construction, wood and furniture workers in Denmark. The union was founded in 1997, when the Danish Union of Joiners and Carpenters merged with the ...

Danish Union of Metalworkers The Danish Union of Metalworkers ( da, Dansk Metal, Metal) is a trade union in Denmark. It principally represents workers in the metal industries, but also covers telecommunications, transportation and some other sectors. The union was founded i ...

Danish Union of Professional Technicians The Danish Union of Professional Technicians (Danish language, Danish: Teknisk Landsforbund, TL) is a trade union in Denmark. It is an affiliate of the Danish Confederation of Trade Unions. History The Danish Union of Professional Technicians was ...

** Danish Union of Public Employees ** Fagligt Fælles Forbund **

National Union of Commercial and Clerical Employees HK Denmark ( da, HK Danmark), is a Danish trade union representing clerical workers, workers in retail, and in related industries. The union was founded in 1900, as the Central Organisation of Danish Trade and Office Aid Associations, later becom ...

FTF – Confederation of Professionals in Denmark FTF – Confederation of Professionals in Denmark (Danish language, Danish: ''FTF'') was founded in 1952 and was one of the three national trade union centers, with about 80 Denmark, Danish trade unions affiliated. History The FTF was founded i ...

** Danish Association of Pharmaconomists ** Danish Nurses Organisation ** Danish Union of Teachers

Djibouti

General Union of Djibouti Workers The General Union of Djibouti Workers (UGTD) is a trade union centre in Djibouti. It was the official union arm of the government until 1995, when protests and conflicts separated the two. The UGTD now works closely with the Union of Djibouti Wo ...

* Union of Djibouti Workers

Dominica

Dominica Amalgamated Workers' Union The Dominica Amalgamated Workers' Union is a trade union in Dominica. It is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC); german: Internationaler Gewerkschaftsbund (IGB), lin ...

* Dominica Public Service Union *

National Workers' Union (Dominica) The National Workers' Union is a trade union in Dominica. It is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation. References

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Waterfront and Allied Workers' Union The Waterfront and Allied Workers' Union (WAWU) is a trade union in Dominica. It is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC); german: Internationaler Gewerkschaftsbund (I ...

Dominican Republic

Central General de Trabajadores (Dominican Republic) The Central General de Trabajadores (CGT) is a trade union centre in the Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of ...

Confederación de Trabajadores Unitaria The Confederación de Trabajadores Unitaria (CTU) is a trade union centre in the Dominican Republic. It was formed by the merging of four previous unions. It is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation The International ...

East Timor

* East Timor Trade Union Confederation

Ecuador

* Confederación de Trabajadores del Ecuador *

Confederación Ecuatoriana de Organizaciones Clasistas Unitarias de Trabajadores The ''Confederación Ecuatoriana de Organizaciones Clasistas Unitarias de Trabajadores'' (CEDOCUT) is a trade union centre in Ecuador. It has a membership of over 86,000. As of 2006, CEDOCUT organized 92 trade unions, 1.71% of the total number of ...

* Ecuador Confederation of Free Trade Union Organizations * Frente Unitario de los Trabajadores

Egypt

Egyptian Trade Union Federation The Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF) is a trade union based in Cairo, Egypt. History and profile The ETUF was founded in 1957 as a state-controlled union. Until 2011 all unions other than the ETUF were banned. During the Egyptian Revolut ...

El Salvador

* Central Autónoma de Trabajadores Salvadoreños *

Central de Trabajadores Democráticos Central de Trabajadores Democráticos (CTD) is a trade union centre in El Salvador. It was founded in the 1980s, and is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation. References

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* Federación Nacional Sindical de Trabajadores Salvadoreños

Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea Workers' Union The Equatorial Guinea Workers' Union (UST) is an unregistered 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 conditio ...

Eritrea

National Confederation of Eritrean Workers The National Confederation of Eritrean Workers (NCEW) is a National trade union center in Eritrea. Its predecessor, the ''National Union of Eritrean Workers'' (NUEW) was founded in 1979 as the trade union wing of the Eritrean People's Liberation Fr ...

Estonia

* Confederation of Estonian Trade Unions * Estonian Employees' Unions' Confederation

Ethiopia

Confederation of Ethiopian Trade Unions The Confederation of Ethiopian Trade Unions (CETU) is an alliance of trade unions in Ethiopia. As of March 2020, this group had 751,887 members. The CETU is affiliated with the World Federation of Trade Unions. The CETU has been described as being ...

Ethiopian Teachers' Association The Ethiopian Teachers' Association (ETA) is a trade union in Ethiopia. It is affiliated with Education International. Background The ETA formed in February 1949 by 32 teachers from Minilik Senior Secondary School, located in Addis Abba, the cap ...

* Commercial Bank of Ethiopia Trade Union

Fiji

Federation of Cane Growers The Federation of Cane Growers was formed as an umbrella organisation to negotiate the new cane contract due to take effect from 1960 with the Colonial Sugar Refining Company. Negotiations for 1960 cane contract Talks on the new contract starte ...

* Fiji Islands Council of Trade Unions *

Fiji Trades Union Congress The Fiji Trades Union Congress (FTUC) is a trade union organisation in Fiji that was founded in 1952 under the leadership of Pandit Ami Chandra as the Fiji Industrial Workers Congress (FIWC). As the FIWC the organisation was the third federation ...

Indian Cane Growers Association The Indian Cane Growers Association was formed on 28 September 1919 and was based in Ba Province, one of the cane growing districts in the Western Division of Fiji. It was led by Theodore Riaz and included some well-to-do Indian cane farmers from ...

Kisan Sangh Kisan Sangh was the first farmers' union formed in Fiji on 27 November 1937. This was the result of one man's determination to improve the plight of Fiji's Indian cane farmers. Ayodhya Prasad had arrived from India in 1929, and after a stint as ...

Labasa Kisan Sangh The Kisan Sangh had been active in the Western Division of Fiji since 1937 but had not seen the need to expand its activities to other sugar cane growing districts because of transportation problems and the fact that the other districts combined ha ...

Maha Sangh Akhil Fiji Krishak Maha Sangh (All Fiji Farmers’ Grand Union) was a sugar cane farmers' union formed on 15 June 1941 in opposition to the existing union, the Kisan Sangh. Supporters of Kisan Sangh tried to stop the formation of the Maha Sangh but ...

National Farmers Union of Fiji The National Farmers Union (''NFU) is one of Fiji's largest trade unions. It was launched in Labasa in July 1978 under the auspices of the Fiji Trades Union Congress, with Mahendra Chaudhry as its first General Secretary. The union was initiall ...

Rewa Planters Union Rewa Planters Union was formed on 14 July 1943 at a meeting attended by 1500 cane farmers from Rewa Province, Fiji. The union was formed in reaction to the strike of cane farmers taking place in the Western Division. The government had appointed a ...

Vishal Sangh Vishal Sangh was a cane farmers' union established in Fiji on 1 September 1946, by mainly Sikh farmers, who refused to re-join the Kisan Sangh after its reunification following its split into two factions in 1943. It was led by Mehar Singh, one of t ...

Finland

The three major confederations: *

Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions The Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions, usually referred to by the acronym SAK ( fi, Suomen Ammattiliittojen Keskusjärjestö; sv, Finlands Fackförbunds Centralorganisation, FFC) is the largest trade union confederation in Finland. Its ...

Confederation of Unions for Academic Professionals in Finland The Confederation of Unions for Professional and Managerial Staff in Finland (Akava) is a trade union confederation in Finland representings employees with university-level, professional or other high-level training. It has 36 affiliated unions w ...

AKAVA *

Finnish Confederation of Salaried Employees The Finnish Confederation of Professionals (STTK) ( fi, Toimihenkilökeskusjärjestö, sv, Tjänstemannacentralorganisationen) is a trade union confederation in Finland. It has a membership of 650,000 and represents salaried employees in Finland ...

STTK Individual trade unions * Association of Employees in Government Educational Administration *

Finnish Association of Architects SAFA ( fi, Suomen Arkkitehtiliitto, sv, Finlands Arkitektförbund, en, Finnish Association of Architects) is the professional body representing architects in Finland. Overview The Association SAFA is a non-profit, professional organization op ...

Finnish Association of Graduate Engineers Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland TEK ( fi, Tekniikan Akateemisten Liitto TEK, sv, Teknikens Akademikerförbund) is a Finnish trade union of university-educated engineers, architects and scientists. In addition, the TEK is a learned ...

Finnish Union of Practical Nurses The Finnish Union of Practical Nurses (SuPer, fi, Suomen lähi- ja perushoitajaliitto SuPer, sv, Finlands närvårdar- och primärskötarförbund SuPer) is a trade union in Finland. The union was founded in 1948, and soon affiliated to the Conf ...

Union of Health and Social Care Services Union commonly refers to: * Trade union, an organization of workers * Union (set theory), in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets Union may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * Union (band), an American rock group ** ''Un ...

Union of Salaried Employees The Union of Salaried Employees (TU, fi, Toimihenkilöunioni, sv, Tjänstemannaunionen) was a trade union in Finland. With 125,000 members, TU was a major trade union for workers in industry and industrial services, technics, economy and infor ...

France

Major confederations

Confédération Française Démocratique du Travail The French Democratic Confederation of Labour (french: link=no, Confédération française démocratique du travail, CFDT) is a national trade union center, one of the five major French confederations of trade unions, led since 2012 by Laurent Be ...

Confédération Française des Travailleurs Chrétiens The French Confederation of Christian Workers (french: italic=no, Confédération française des travailleurs chrétiens; CFTC) is one of the five major French confederation of trade unions, belonging to the social Christian tradition. It was f ...

* Confédération Française de l'Encadrement - Confédération Générale des Cadres *

Confédération Générale du Travail The General Confederation of Labour (french: Confédération Générale du Travail, CGT) is a national trade union center, founded in 1895 in the city of Limoges. It is the first of the five major French confederations of trade unions. It is t ...

Force Ouvrière The General Confederation of Labor - Workers' Force (french: Confédération Générale du Travail - Force Ouvrière, or simply , FO), is one of the five major union confederations in France. In terms of following, it is the third behind the CGT ...

Other important unions

* Fédération Syndicale Unitaire * Solidaire * Union Nationale des Syndicats Autonomes

Gabon

Gabonese Confederation of Free Trade Unions The Gabonese Confederation of Free Trade Unions (CGSL) is a trade union centre in Gabon. It is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation. References

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Gabonese Trade Union Confederation The Gabonese Trade Union Confederation (COSYGA) is a trade union centre in Gabon. Founded in 1969 under the name ''Fédération Syyndicale Gabonaise'', it changed its name to COSYGA in 1978. The COSYGA was closely linked with the government unti ...

The Gambia

Gambia Workers' Union The Gambia Workers' Union (GWU) was a general trade union in Gambia. History The GWU was founded in 1956 by M.E. Jallow, the organisation's first Secretary General, and officially registered in July 1958. Initially organising workers in the cons ...

Gambian Workers' Confederation The Gambia Workers' Confederation is a trade union centre in The Gambia. It is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation. History The Gambia Worker's Confederation was founded in 1985 with M.E. Jallow as its first secretary ge ...

The Gambia Press Union The Gambia Press Union (GPU) is a trade union for journalists in the Gambia. It was established in 1978 by a group of journalists, led by the veteran Gambian journalist and publisher William Dixon Colley (1913-2001).

Georgia

Georgian Trade Union Confederation Georgian Trade Union Confederation (GTUC) is an independent non-profit making organization. GTUC is the most rapidly developing trade union organisations in the South Caucasus, which works in close co-operation with its domestic and international ...

Germany

* Christlicher Gewerkschaftsbund (CGB) * German Christian Workers' Federation ** Free Workers' Union ** Free Workers' Union of Germany * Deutsche Angestellten Gewerkschaft (DAG) German Salaried Employees' Union * Deutscher Beamtenbund (dbb)

German Civil Service Federation The German Civil Service Association (dbb beamtenbund und tarifunion) is a national trade union center in Germany. It has a membership of 1,250,000, and is affiliated with the European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions The European C ...

Gewerkschaft Deutscher Lokomotivführer The ''Gewerkschaft Deutscher Lokomotivführer'' (GDL, engl.: ''German Train Drivers' Union'') is a German trade union that represents workers in train companies. It has a membership of 34,000. 2007 strike In August 2007 the GDL planned to str ...

komba gewerkschaft The komba gewerkschaft is a German trade union in Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and List of cities in Germany by population, largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's ...

* Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund (DGB)

German Confederation of Trade Unions The German Trade Union Confederation (german: 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 6 million people ...

Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft The Education and Science Workers’ Union (german: Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft, GEW) is a trade union in Germany. It has a membership of 280,343 and is one of eight industrial affiliates of the German Confederation of Trade Unions. ...

Gewerkschaft Nahrung-Genuss-Gaststätten The Food, Beverages and Catering Union (german: Gewerkschaft Nahrung-Genuss-Gaststätten, NGG) is a trade union in Germany. It has a membership of 205,900 and is one of eight industrial affiliates of the German Confederation of Trade Unions. Mem ...

IG Bauen-Agrar-Umwelt The IG Bauen-Agrar-Umwelt (IG BAU) is a trade union in Germany with a membership of 350,000 (as per end of 2007). It is the fourth largest of eight industrial affiliates of the DGB (German Confederation of Trade Unions). IG BAU is active in the s ...

IG Bergbau, Chemie, Energie The IG Bergbau, Chemie, Energie (IG BCE) is a trade union in Germany. It is one of eight industrial affiliations of the German Confederation of Trade Unions (DGB). History and structure The IG BCE was created in 1997 from the merger of the Chem ...

** IG Metall **

Trade Union of the Police The Gewerkschaft der Polizei (GdP; en, Trade Union of the Police) is a trade union in Germany. It represents 181,000 police employees, and is one of eight industrial affiliations of the German Confederation of Trade Unions (DGB). The GdP is one ...

** TRANSNET Gewerkschaft **

ver.di (''Verdi'' (stylized as ''ver.di''; �vɛʁdiː; German: ''United Services Trade Union'') is a German trade union based in Berlin, Germany. It was established on 19 March 2001 as the result of a merger of five individual unions and is a memb ...

* Vereinigung Cockpit * Unabhängige Flugbegleiter Organisation

Ghana

Ghana Federation of Labour The Ghana Federation of Labour (GFL) is a national trade union centre in Ghana. The origins of the GFL can be traced to the departure of a group of workers from the TUC-affiliated Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union The Industrial and ...

Trades Union Congress of Ghana The Ghana Trades Union Congress is a national trade union center, national centre that unites various workers' organizations in Ghana. The organization was established in 1945. History The GTUC as a central co-ordinating body for 14 union group ...

Gibraltar

* CITIPEG

Historical unions

Gibraltar Apprentices and Ex-Apprentices Union The Gibraltar Apprentices and Ex-Apprentices Union was a trade union in the United Kingdom. It merged with the Transport and General Workers' Union in 1963. See also * List of trade unions * Transport and General Workers' Union * TGWU amalgamati ...

Gibraltar Confederation of Labour The Gibraltar Confederation of Labour was a trade union established in the British and at the time Crown colony of Gibraltar in 1947, and promoted by the Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights (AACR). Its first president was Albert Risso ...

* Gibraltar Labour Trades Union

Greece

* Trade unions in Greece

Greenland

* Danish Trade Union Confederation ** Greenlandic Civil Service Confederation (AK) ''Atorfillit Kattuffiat'' * Danish Association of Lawyers and Economists (DJØF) ''DJØF Kalaallit Nunaanni'' *

Danish Confederation of Professional Associations Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ance ...

(AC) ''Ilinniagaqarluarsimasut Qitiusumik Suleqatigiiffiat'' ** Danish Association of Chartered Surveyors **

(NP) ''Nakorsat Peqatigiiffiat'' **

(IP) ''Illussanik Titartaasartut Peqatigiiffiat'' **

(TP) ''Tusagassiuinermi Sulisut Peqatigiiffiat'' * Danish Confederation of Trade Unions (LO) **

** Danish Union of Public Employees *

** Danish Association of Pharmaconomists * Greenlandic Achademics Confederation (IK) ''Ilinniagartuut Kattuffiat'' * Greenlandic Teachers Confederation (IMAK) ‘’Ilinniartitsisut Meeqqat Atuarfianneersut Kattuffiat * Greenlandic Kindergarten Teachers Confederation (NPK) ''Nunatsinni Perorsaasut Kattuffiat'' * Greenlandic Nurses Organization (PPK) ''Peqqissaasut Kattuffiat'' *

National Confederation of Trade Unions of Greenland The National Confederation of Trade Unions of Greenland ( Greenlandic: ''Sulinermik Inuussutissarsiuteqartut Kattuffiat'' or simply ''SIK'') is a trade union centre in Greenland. It was formed in 1956 as 'GAS, Grønlands Arbejder Sammenslutnin ...

(SIK) ''Sulinermik Inuussutissarsiuteqartut Kattuffiat '' * Greenlandic Supervisors Union (SSK) ''Sulisunik Siulersuisut Kattuffiat''

Grenada

* Grenada Trades Union Council

Guatemala

Central General de Trabajadores de Guatemala The Central General de Trabajadores de Guatemala (CGTG) is a national trade union center in Guatemala. It is descended from the ''Central Nacional de Trabajadores'', which operated clandestinely after the disappearance of 21 of its leaders arres ...

* Confederación de Unidad Sindical de Guatemala * Unión Sindical de Trabajadores de Guatemala

Guinea

* General Union of the Workers of Guinea *

National Confederation of Guinean Workers The National Confederation of Guinean Workers (''Confédération Nationale des Travailleurs de Guinée'', CNTG) is a national trade union center in Guinea. The CNTG is the largest trade union centre in Guinea, and is affiliated with the Internatio ...

National Organization of Free Unions of Guinea The National Organization of Free Unions of Guinea (ONSLG) is a national trade union center in Guinea. It is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC); german: Internationa ...

United Trade Union of Guinean Workers United may refer to: Places * United, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community * United, West Virginia, an unincorporated community Arts and entertainment Films * United (2003 film), ''United'' (2003 film), a Norwegian film * United (2011 film) ...

Guinea-Bissau

* National Union of Workers of Guinea-Bissau

Guyana

Guyana Agricultural and General Workers' Union The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers' Union (GAWU) is the largest trade union in Guyana. It was founded in 1946 as the Guiana Industrial Workers' Union. After failing in the 1950s it was reformed as the Guyana Sugar Workers' Union in 1961 b ...

Guyana Labour Union The Guyana Labour Union is a trade union centre in Guyana, previously known as the British Guiana Labour Union. History The BGLU was founded in 1919, emerging as a labour union amongst black dockworkers. Led by Hubert Critchlow. It soon expanded i ...

National Workers' Union (Guyana) The National Workers' Union (NWU) is a trade union in Guyana. It is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC); german: Internationaler Gewerkschaftsbund (IGB), link=no; es ...

Haiti

* Batay Ouvriye * Confederation des Travailleurs Haïtiens *

Coordination Syndicale Haïtienne (CSH) The Coordination Syndicale Haïtienne (CSH) was the primary labor federation that backed the 2004 ousting of Haiti's democratically elected government. Starting in the late 1990s they received financial and technical aid from the ILO, ICFTU, and ...

* Haitian Trade Union Coordination * May 1st - Workers' Fight Federation

Honduras

Central General de Trabajadores (Honduras) The General Workers Central ( es, Central General de Trabajadores; CGT), also known as the General Workers Confederation and the General Confederation of Labor, is a national trade union center in Honduras. It is traditionally associated with the ...

* Confederación Unitaria de Trabajadores de Honduras * Federación Unitaria de Trabajadores de Honduras *

Honduras Workers' Confederation The Confederation of Honduran Workers ( es, Confederación de Trabajadores de Honduras, CTH) is the largest national trade union center in Honduras. It was formed in 1964. The CTH is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation. His ...

Hong Kong

Hong Kong and Kowloon Trades Union Council The Hong Kong and Kowloon Trades Union Council is the third largest trade union federation in Hong Kong, after the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions, Federation of Trade Unions (FTU) and pro-Beijing Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labou ...

Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions The Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU) was a pro-democracy labour and political group in the Hong Kong. It was established on 29 July 1990. It had 160,000 members in 61 affiliates (mainly trade unions in various sectors) and rep ...

* Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions * Hong Kong Journalists Association *

Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union The Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union (HKPTU) was a pro-democracy trade union, professional association and social concern group in Hong Kong. Until its disbandment in 2021, it was the largest teachers' organisation in Hong Kong with s ...

Hong Kong Social Workers' General Union Hong Kong Social Workers' General Union (HKSWGU) is a trade union for the social workers in Hong Kong. It was established in 1980. The current president, Cheung Kwok-che is the member in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. It is one of the trad ...

* Joint Organization of Unions - Hong Kong

Hungary

* Autonomous Trade Union Confederation *

Democratic Confederation of Free Trade Unions The Democratic Confederation of Free Trade Unions (LIGA) in a national trade union center in Hungary. It was founded in 1989. LIGA is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation and the European Trade Union Confederation The ...

* Forum for the Cooperation of Trade Unions

Iceland

* Confederation of State and Municipal Employees of Iceland *

Icelandic Federation of Labour The Icelandic Confederation of Labour (ASÍ) (Icelandic: Alþýðusamband Íslands) is a trade union centre in Iceland. It was formed in 1916 and has a membership of 104,500, approximately half of the Icelandic workforce. The ASÍ is affiliated ...

India

see

Indian Trade Unions Trade Unions in India are registered and file annual returns under the Trade Union Act (1926). Statistics on Trade Unions are collected annually by the Labour Bureau of the Ministry of Labour, Government of India. As per the latest data, re ...

. * Bengal Jute Mill Workers' Union * Bengal Provincial Chatkal Mazdoor Union *

Centre of Indian Trade Unions Centre of Indian Trade Unions, CITU is a National level Trade Union in India and its trade union wing is a spearhead of the Indian Trade Union Movement. The Centre of Indian Trade Unions is today one of biggest assemblies of workers and classe ...

Bengal Chatkal Mazdoor Union Bengal Chatkal Mazdoor Union is a trade union of jute mill workers in West Bengal, India. The union is affiliated to the Centre of Indian Trade Unions Centre of Indian Trade Unions, CITU is a National level Trade Union in India and its tra ...

** Calcutta Tramways Workers' and Employees' Union **

Cochin City Motor Thozhilali Union Cochin City Motor Thozhilali Union, a trade union of transportation worker in Cochin, India. CCMTU is affiliated to the Centre of Indian Trade Unions. The president of CCMTU is T.S. Shanmughadas. Trade unions in India Centre of Indian Trade ...

** Darjeeling District Newspaper Sellers' Union ** Forward Seamens Union of India ** Joint Forum of Trade Unions ** Maharashtra Sugarcane Cutting and Transport Workers Union ** Otis Elevators Employees Union **

Steel Plant Employees Union The Steel Plant Employees Union (SPEU) is a trade union at the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant in Visakhapatnam, India. SPEU is affiliated to the Centre of Indian Trade Unions Centre of Indian Trade Unions, CITU is a National level Trade Union ...

* All India Defence Employees Federation *

Association of Motion Pictures & TV Programme Producer of India The Indian Film and TV Producers Council (IFTPC) is a trade association in India. It was previously known as the Association of Motion Pictures and TV Programme Producers (AMPTPP). Pahlaj Nihalani was the president of the then AMPTPP for 29 ye ...

Federation of Western India Cine Employees Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) is a film industry worker's union in Mumbai, India. As of 2020 it had 500,000 members. FWICE is mother body of all Indian Cinema Association. Affiliations FWICE is a member of UNI APRO, itse ...

* Hind Mazdoor Kisan Panchayat **

Konkan Railway Corporation Employees Union Konkan Railway Corporation Employees Union is a trade union of employees of the Konkan Railway, India. KRCEU is affiliated to the Hind Mazdoor Kisan Panchayat. In the union elections in 2005, KRCEU got 32% of the votes and lost its hold of the ...

** Municipal Mazdoor Union * Hind Mazdoor Sabha ** All India Jute Textile Workers' Federation ** Coimbatore District Textile Workers Union **

Kudremukh Shram Shakthi Sanghatan ''Kudremukh Shram Shakthi Sanghatan'' (KSSS, Kudremukh Labour Power Organization), a trade union at the Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd., Karnataka, India. KSSS is affiliated to ''Hind Mazdoor Sabha''. The general secretary of KSSS is S. Venkatar ...

** MCF Employees' Union ** Darjeeling Jela Dokan Sramik Union *

Indian National Trade Union Congress Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) is a national trade union in India. It was founded on 3 May 1947 and is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation. According to provisional statistics from the Ministry of Labour, ...

* Kerala Gazetted Officers' Federation *

Kerala State Transport Employees Front Kerala State Transport Employees Front is a trade union of Kerala State Road Transport Corporation employees in Kerala, India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest coun ...

Labour Progressive Federation The Labour Progressive Federation is a trade union federation in Tamil Nadu, India. The LPF is politically attached to the ruling Tamil Nadu party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (; DMK) is a political party base ...

** NLC Workers Progressive Union *

Maharashtra General Kamgar Union Maharashtra General Kamgar Union, a trade union federation in Maharashtra, India. MGKU is formed by the well known Dutta Samant Dattatray Samant (21 November 1932 – 16 January 1997), also known as Datta Samant, and popularly referre ...

Mazdoor Mukti Morcha Mazdoor Mukti Morcha (Workers Liberation Front), the Punjab affiliate of the All India Agricultural Labour Association, the agriworker wing of Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation Communist Party of India (CPI) i ...

Rashtriya Mill Mazdoor Sangh The Rashtriya Mill Mazdoor Sangh is a trade union for textile mills in Mumbai, India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous cou ...

* Socialist Trade Union Centre * Trade Union Centre of India * Trade Union Coordination Committee ** Bengal Hawkers Association * United Trade Union Centre-Lenin Sarani

Indonesia

Confederation of All Indonesian Workers' Union The Confederation of All Indonesian Workers' Unions (KSPSI) is a national trade union center in Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. I ...

* Confederation of Indonesia Prosperous Trade Union * Congress of Indonesia Unions Alliance *

Indonesian Railways Workers' Union The Indonesian Railway Workers Union is an Indonesian 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 the ...

* Indonesian Trade Union Confederation

Iran

Historical unions

Central Council of Trade Unions Central Council of Workers Unions ( fa, شورای متحده اتحادیه کارگران) was an organization of trade unions in Persia. The organization was founded in 1921 by the Communist Party of Persia and socialists. The Central Council b ...

Central Council of United Trade Unions The Central Council of United Trade Unions (abbreviated CCUTU, fa, شورای متحده مرکزی اتحادیه کارگران و زحمتکشان ایران, 'Central United Council of the Trade Unions of Workers and Toilers of Iran') was a t ...

Central Union of Workers and Peasants of Iran The Central Union of Workers and Peasants of Iran ( fa, اتحادیه مرکزی کارگران و کشاورزان ایران, abbreviated امکا, EMKA) was a central trade union organization in Iran. EMKA was founded in 1947, after a split fro ...

Ettehadiyeh-ye Sendika-ye Kargaran-e Iran ''Ettehadiyeh-ye Sendika-ye Kargaran-e Iran'' ( fa, اتحادیه سندیکای کارگران ایران, known by its acronym 'اسکی', ''ESKI'') was a trade union centre in Iran. It was founded on the initiative of the Ministry of Labour an ...

* Union of Toilers of Iran

Current unions

* Iranian Workers' Solidarity Network *

Syndicate of Workers of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company The Syndicate of Workers of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company (SWTSBC) ( fa, سنديكای شركت واحد اتوبوسرانی) is a trade union centered on the Greater Tehran region. It has a membership of over 17,000 labourers; most of whom work ...

* Workers' House of the Islamic Republic of Iran *

Iranian Teachers' Trade Association Iranian Teachers' Trade Association (ITTA; fa, کانون صنفی معلمان ایران) is a trade union of educators in Iran. It is an affiliate of Education International Education International (EI) is a global union federation (GUF) of ...

Association of Iranian Journalists The Association of Iranian Journalists ( fa, انجمن صنفی روزنامه‌نگاران ایران) is a professional organization in Iran that serves to "protect and safeguard the legal and professional rights of Iranian journalists." The ...

Iraq

Federation of Oil Unions in Iraq Founded in October 2005 from unions that had begun organizing after the invasion, the Federation of Oil Unions of Iraq is the largest independent union consortium in Iraq, with tens of thousands of members. It fully opposed the American occupation ...

* General Federation of Trade Unions *

Iraqi Federation of Trade Unions The Iraqi Federation of Trade Unions (IFTU) was the largest union federation in Iraq in the first half of the 2000s and, under Decree No. 16 in January 2004, the only one recognized by the Iraqi government. This, along with the organization's alli ...

Ireland

* Irish Congress of Trade Unions

Israel

Histadrut Histadrut, or the General Organization of Workers in Israel, originally ( he, ההסתדרות הכללית של העובדים בארץ ישראל, ''HaHistadrut HaKlalit shel HaOvdim B'Eretz Yisrael''), is Israel's national trade union center ...

Koah LaOvdim Koah LaOvdim ( he, כוח לעובדים, lit=Power to the Workers) is an Israeli labor union organization founded in 2007 (and registered in 2008) as an initiative by a group of social and labor activists to create a new, active and militant genera ...

Italy

Major confederations * Italian General Confederation of Labour (CGIL) *

Confederazione Italiana Sindacati Lavoratori The Confederazione Italiana Sindacati Lavoratori (''CISL''; ''Italian Confederation of Trades Unions'') is a national trade union centre in Italy representing various Catholic-inspired groups linked with Christian Democracy party. It was founded ...

(CISL) * Unione Italiana del Lavoro (UIL) Other unions *

Confederazione del Comitati di Base The Confederazione dei Comitati di Base (Cobas) is a rank and file trade union center in Italy. It was formed in the late 1980s by members who were dissatisfied with the leadership of the three main Italian confederations (CGIL, CISL and UIL). ...

CONFSAL The Workers Autonomous Trade Unions Confederation (''CONFSAL'' or ''Conf. S.A.L.''; Italian ''Confederazione Generale dei Sindacati Autonomi dei Lavoratori'', German ''Arbeiter Autonomous Gewerkschaft-Bündnis'') is an Italian autonomous trade uni ...

DIRFOR DIRFOR stands for Sindacato nazionale dei dirigenti e direttivi forestali, an Italian trade union of the Forestry Police The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state, with the aim to enforce the law, to ensure the s ...

General Labour Union (Italy) The General Labour Union (Italian language, Italian: ''Unione Generale del Lavoro'') is an Italian Trade Union Confederation established in 1950, with the original denomination Confederazione Italiana Sindacati Nazionali Lavoratori (CISNAL). In 19 ...

Italian Confederation of Free Workers' Unions The Italian Confederation of Free Workers' Unions (CISAL) is a national trade union center in Italy. It was formed in 1957 and is affiliated with the European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions The European Confederation of Independen ...

* Italian Confederation of Workers' Trade Unions * Italian General Confederation of Labour *

Italian Labour Union The Italian Labour Union or UIL ( it, Unione Italiana del Lavoro) is a national trade union center in Italy. It was founded in 1950 as a socialist, social democratic, (republican) and laic split from the Italian General Confederation of Labour ( ...

* Unione Sindacale Italiana

Ivory Coast

* Centrale des Syndicats Libres de Côte d'Ivoire * Federation of Autonomous Trade Unions of Ivory Coast * General Workers Union in Ivory Coast

Jamaica

* Bustamante Industrial Trade Union *

Jamaica Airline Pilots Association The Jamaica Airline Pilots Association is a trade union in Jamaica. See also * List of trade unions This is a list of trade unions and union federations by country. International federations Global * Industrial Workers of the World * In ...

Jamaica Association of Local Government Officers The Jamaica Association of Local Government Officers (JALGO) is a 5,000-member public sector trade union in Jamaica which represents workers in local and national government, governmental corporations, quasi-government bodies and other agencies cre ...

Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions The Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU) is a national trade union center in Jamaica. It is affiliated to the International Trade Union Confederation. Origins The JCTU emerged from the ''Joint Trade Unions Research Development Centre'' ( ...

* National Workers Union

Japan

* General Union *

Japan Teachers Union , abbreviated , is Japan's largest and oldest labor union of teachers and school staff. The union is known for its critical stance against the conservative Liberal Democratic Party government on such issues as ''Kimigayo'' (the national anthem) ...

* National Union of General Workers *

RENGO The , commonly known as , is the largest national trade union center in Japan, with over six million members as of 2011.Rengo websitRengo brochure 2010-2011 Retrieved on July 6, 2012 It was founded in 1989 as a result of the merger of the Japan ...

* Sohyo *

Tozen Zenkoku Ippan Tokyo General Union (全国一般東京ゼネラルユニオン), or Tozen Union (東ゼン労組), is a Japanese labour union. It was founded on April 25, 2010, by Louis Carlet, Tony Dolan, and David Ashton. It is a "godo roso" ge ...

* Zenzōsen

Jordan

General Federation of Jordanian Trade Unions The General Federation of Jordanian Trade Unions (GFJTU) is the national trade union center in Jordan. It was founded in 1954. With a membership of 135,000 the GFJTU as of 2019, the GFJTU is the sole trade union center in the country with 17 aff ...

Jordanian Engineers Association The Jordanian Engineers Association (in Arabic: نقابة المهندسين الأردنيين) was established as a society for engineers in 1948, and was licensed in 1949. The first general assembly of the Engineering Professionals Associatio ...

* Jordan Dental Association * Jordanian teachers' syndicate

Kazakhstan

* Confederation of Labour of Kazakhstan *

Federation of Trade Unions of the Republic of Kazakhstan The Federation of Trade Unions of Kazakhstan (FTUK) is a national trade union center in Kazakhstan. It has a membership of 1.5 million, and is the successor organization to the official trade unions of the communist era. FTUK is affiliated with ...

Kenya

* Central Organization of Trade Unions (Kenya)

Kiribati

* Kiribati Trade Union Congress

Kuwait

Kuwait Trade Union Federation The Kuwait Trade Union Federation ( ar, الاتحاد العام لعمال الكويت, KTUF) is the sole national trade union center in Kuwait. It was founded in 1968. The Kuwait Trade Union Federation is affiliated with the International Tr ...

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan Federation of Trade Unions The Kyrgyzstan Federation of Trade Unions (KFTU), also known as the ''Federation of Trade Unions of Kyrgyzstan (FTUK)'' is the national trade union center of Kyrgyzstan. Most trade unions in the country are affiliated to the KFTU. The KFTU is af ...

Laos

Lao Federation of Trade Unions The Lao Federation of Trade Unions (LFTU; lo, ສູນກາງສະຫະພັນກຳມະບານລາວ) is the sole national trade union center in Laos. It is directly linked to the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, the ruling polit ...

Latvia

* Free Trade Confederation of Latvia

Lebanon

* General Confederation of Lebanese Workers * Lebanese Order of Physicians

Lesotho

Congress of Lesotho Trade Unions The Congress of Lesotho Trade Unions (COLETU) is a national trade union center A national trade union center (or national center or central) is a federation or confederation of trade unions in a country. Nearly every country in the world has a ...

Lesotho Congress of Democratic Unions The Lesotho Congress of Democratic Unions (LECODU) is a national trade union center A national trade union center (or national center or central) is a federation or confederation of trade unions in a country. Nearly every country in the world h ...

* Lesotho Trade Union Congress

Liberia

* Liberian Federation of Labour Unions

Libya

* National Trade Unions' Federation

Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein Employees' Association The Liechtenstein Employees' Association (LANV) is the only trade union in Liechtenstein. It was founded in 1920 and is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC); german: I ...

Lithuania

* Lithuanian Labour Federation * Lithuanian Trade Union Confederation * Lithuanian Trade Union - Solidarity

Luxembourg

* Free Luxembourger Workers' Union * Luxembourg Confederation of Christian Trade Unions

Republic of Macedonia

* Federation of Trade Unions of Macedonia

Madagascar

* Christian Confederation of Malagasy Trade Unions *

Confederation of Malagasy Workers The Confederation of Malagasy Workers (FMM) is a national trade union center in Madagascar. It is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC); german: Internationaler Gewerk ...

* United Autonomous Unions of Madagascar

Malawi

* Malawi Congress of Trade Unions

Malaysia

Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different countries, constituent states, organizations, trade unions, political parties, or other groups. The term originated in Late Middle English to denote an encounter (meeting of ...

Malaysian Trades Union Congress The Malaysian Trades Union Congress ( ms, Kongres Kesatuan Sekerja Malaysia), abbreviated MTUC, is a national trade union centre in Malaysia. It was formed in 1949 and was originally known as the ''Malayan Trades Union Council''. It then chang ...

* National Council of Unions of the Industrial and Lower Income Group of Government Workers * National Union of Plantation Workers

Mali

National Workers' Union of Mali The National Workers' Union of Mali (UNTM, Union Nationale des Travailleurs du Mali) is a national trade union center in Mali. The union is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation and the Organisation of African Trade Union Uni ...

* Workers' Trade Union Confederation of Mali

Malta

Confederation of Malta Trade Unions The Confederation of Malta Trade Unions (CMTU) is a national trade union center in Malta. It has a membership of 30,000. The CMTU has no political party affiliations, and its constitution, while placing certain obligations on the affiliates of t ...

General Workers' Union (Malta) The General Workers' Union (GWU) is a national trade union center in Malta. The GWU was founded in 1943 and has been politically identified with the Labour Party as the trade union is the major left-wing trade union in Malta. The two were stat ...

Malta Union of Teachers The Malta Union of Teachers (MUT) is the longest established trade-union in Malta. The MUT stands as the largest sectoral trade union in Malta, representing educators and allied professionals across the whole spectrum of education: from kinderg ...

Malta Workers' Union The UHM Voice of the Workers is a national trade union center in Malta. It was founded on 29 September 1966, under the name ''Malta Government Clerical Union'' (MGCU), and changed its name in 1978 to UHM. The union has members in both the pr ...

Mauritania

* Free Confederation of Mauritanian Workers * General Confederation of Mauritanian Workers *

Union of Mauritanian Workers The Union of Mauritanian Workers (UTM) is a national trade union center in Mauritania. It was formed in 1961, and was the sole trade union center until the 1990s when political reforms led to the creation of two other centers, the CLTM and the CG ...

Mauritius

Federation of Civil Service Unions The Federation of Civil Service Unions (FCSU/FSCC) is one of two primary trade union affiliates of the National Trade Unions Confederation in Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label= Mauritian Creole, Moris ), offi ...

Federation of Progressive Unions The Federation of Progressive Unions (FPU) is a national trade union center in Mauritius. It has a membership of 35,000 and is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC); g ...

* Mauritius Labour Congress *

Mauritius Trade Union Congress The Mauritius Trade Union Congress (MTUC) is a national trade union center in Mauritius. It was founded by Emmanuel Anquetil in 1946. MTUC is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation The International Trade Union Confeder ...

National Trade Unions Confederation The National Trade Unions Confederation (NTUC) is a national trade union center in Mauritius. The two primary affiliates of NTUC are the Federation of Civil Service Unions, and the Organization of Artisans' Unity. NTUC is affiliated with the I ...

Organization of Artisans' Unity The Organization of Artisans' Unity (OAU) is one of two primary trade union affiliates of the National Trade Unions Confederation in Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label= Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the ...

* Telecommunications Employees and Staff Association

Mexico

Authentic Labor Front The Authentic Labor Front ( es, Frente Auténtico del Trabajo or FAT) is a confederation of labor unions in Mexico. It was formed as a progressive "Social Catholic" organization in 1960 in response to the nation's labor strife of 1958-1959. Follo ...

* Confederación Revolucionaria de Obreros y Campesinos * Confederation of Mexican Workers * General Confederation of Workers (Mexico) * National Association of Actors (Asociación Nacional de Actores) * National Social Security Workers Union *

National Union of Mine and Metal Workers of the Mexican Republic The National Union of Mine, Metal, Steel and Allied Workers of the Mexican Republic ( es, Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores Mineros, Metalúrgicos, Siderúrgicos y Similares de la República Mexicana, or SNTMMSSRM) is a union of coal and copper m ...

* Regional Confederation of Mexican Workers * Sindicato de Trabajadores Ferrocarrileros de la República Mexicana * Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación * Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores Petroleros de la República Mexicana *

Union of Cinema Production Workers Union of Cinema Production Workers () was an autonomous (non-"Charro (Mexican politics), charro"-led) Mexico, Mexican trade union. It was formed in 1944 after splitting off from the Confederation of Mexican Workers, CTM-affiliated Union of Cinema ...

Moldova

* Confederation of Trade Unions of the Republic of Moldova

Monaco

* Union of Monaco Trade Unions

Mongolia

Confederation of Mongolian Trade Unions The Confederation of Mongolian Trade Unions (CMTU, , ''Mongolyn Üildverchnii Evlelüüdiin Kholboo'') is a national trade union center in Mongolia. It was founded in 1927 as the ''Central Council of Mongolian Trade Unions''. The CMTU was affilia ...

* Solidarity Trade Union

Morocco

Democratic Confederation of Labour (Morocco) The Democratic Confederation of Labour (CDT) is a national trade union center in Morocco. It was established in 1978. Traditionally, the CDT was allied with the Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP), but in 2002 the union broke its ties and ...

Democratic Federation of Labour The Democratic Federation of Labour (FDT) is a national trade union center in Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean ...

General Union of Moroccan Workers The General Union of Moroccan Workers (UGTM) is a national trade union center in Morocco. It was formed March 20, 1960 and has a membership of 695,000. The UGTM has its roots in the agricultural workers of Morocco, although it does have public and ...

Moroccan Workers' Union The Moroccan Workers' Union (UMT for ''Union marocaine du travail'') is the oldest national trade union center in Morocco. It was formed in 1955 by . With a membership of more than 306,000, UMT represents workers in both the private and public s ...

* National Labour Union of Morocco

Mozambique

* Mozambique Workers' Organization *

National Confederation of Free and Independent Trade Unions of Mozambique National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ce ...

Myanmar

Federation of Trade Unions of Burma The Confederation of Trade Unions, Myanmar (CTUM), formerly known as the Federation of Trade Unions of Burma (FTUB), is a trade union in Myanmar (Burma). As of 2018, CTUM had 65,002 members, ahead of the Agriculture and Farmers Federation of My ...

Seafarers' Union of Burma The Myanmar Maritime Trade Unions Federation, formerly known as Seafarers Union of Burma (SUB) is a trade union in Myanmar. It represents an estimated 20,000-30,000 workers in the international shipping industry, many of whom work on Flag of Conven ...

Namibia

SWAPO The South West Africa People's Organisation (, SWAPO; af, Suidwes-Afrikaanse Volks Organisasie, SWAVO; german: Südwestafrikanische Volksorganisation, SWAVO), officially known as the SWAPO Party of Namibia, is a political party and former ind ...

National Union of Namibian Workers The National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) is one of three national trade union centers in Namibia. It was established in 1970 and is affiliated with SWAPO, Namibia's ruling political party. History NUNW was originally established as a gener ...

Trade Union Congress of Namibia The Trade Union Congress of Namibia (TUCNA) is one of three national trade union centres in Namibia. TUCNA was formed as a merger between the Namibia Federation of Trade Unions (NAFTU) and the Namibia People’s Social Movement (NPSM) in May 2 ...

Netherlands

* Christelijk Nationaal Vakverbond * CNV Public * Federatie Nederlandse Vakbeweging *

Nederlands Verbond van Vakverenigingen The Dutch Confederation of Trade Unions ( nl, Nederlands Verbond van Vakverenigingen, NVV) was a Dutch social-democratic trade union. History The NVV was founded in 1906 as a merger of fifteen smaller unions, as a result of the inability of the ...

* Vakcentrale Voor Middengroepen en Hoger Personeel * Vrije Bond * Transport Workers' Union * Construction and Wood Union *

General Dutch Construction Union The General Dutch Construction Union ( nl, Algemeen Nederlandsche Bond van Bouwbedrijfsbond, ANB) was a trade union representing workers in the construction industry in the Netherlands. The union was founded on 11 January 1920, when the General Du ...

Netherlands Antilles

* Bonaire Federation of Labour * Central General di Trahadonan di Corsow * Trade Union Centre of Curaçao * Windward Islands Federation of Labour

New Zealand

*Amalgamated Workers Union of New Zealand **

Central Amalgamated Workers' Union - The Central Amalgamated Workers' Union (CAWU) is a trade union in New Zealand. It is one of three autonomous unions, with the Northern Amalgamated Workers' Union, and the Southern Amalgamated Workers' Union The Southern Amalgamated Workers' ...

Northern Amalgamated Workers' Union The Northern Amalgamated Workers' Union (AWUNZ) is a trade union in New Zealand. It is one of three autonomous unions, with the Southern Amalgamated Workers' Union, and the Central Amalgamated Workers' Union - The Central Amalgamated Workers' ...

Southern Amalgamated Workers' Union The Southern Amalgamated Workers' Union (AWUNZ) is a trade union in New Zealand. It is one of three autonomous unions, with the Northern Amalgamated Workers' Union, and the Central Amalgamated Workers' Union, who operate nationally as the ''Ama ...

* APEX *

Association of Salaried Medical Specialists The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS) is a trade union in New Zealand that represents the professional and industrial interests of just over 5000 senior salaried doctors and dentists employed by public hospitals and other employ ...

* Association of Staff in Tertiary Education Te Hau Takatini o Aotearoa *

Association of University Staff of New Zealand The Association of University Staff of New Zealand (AUS) was a national trade union in New Zealand. At its peak, it represented 6500 workers employed in New Zealand universities. In 2009 it merged with the Association of Staff in Tertiary Educat ...

Clothing, Laundry and Allied Workers Union of Aotearoa The Clothing, Laundry and Allied Workers Union of Aotearoa (CLAW) was a trade union in New Zealand. It had a membership of 750, and was affiliated with the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions (NZCTU or ...

Corrections Association of New Zealand The Corrections Association of New Zealand (CANZ) is a national trade union in New Zealand. It represents corrections staff within the New Zealand prison system There are eighteen adult prisons in New Zealand. Three prisons house female offe ...

* Customs Officers' Association of New Zealand *

Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union (EPMU) was the largest private sector trade union in New Zealand. It was formed in 1996 by the merger of the Engineers' Union (EU), the Printing, Packaging and Manufacturing Union (PPMU), and th ...

Finance and Information Workers Union Finance and Information Workers Union (Finsec) was a small organising trade union covering about 6,600 workers in the New Zealand finance sector. It was formed in 1990 from the merger of the Bank Officers’ Union and the Insurance Workers UnionI ...

Firestone Employees Society The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions (NZCTU or CTU; mi, Te Kauae Kaimahi) is a national trade union centre in New Zealand. The NZCTU represents 360,000 workers, and is the largest democratic organisation in New Zealand. History It was form ...

Flight Attendants and Related Services Association The Flight Attendants & Related Services Association (FARSA) was a national trade union in New Zealand. It represented New Zealand-based flight attendants at Air New Zealand International including Flight Service Managers. Also represented are fl ...

Furniture, Manufacturing & Associated Workers Union The Furniture, Manufacturing & Associated Workers Union is a trade union in New Zealand. It has a membership of 620, and is affiliated with the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions (NZCTU or CTU; mi, T ...

Maritime Union of New Zealand The Maritime Union of New Zealand is a trade union which represents waterfront workers, seafarers and related workers in New Zealand. It was formed in 2002 from the merger of the New Zealand Waterfront Workers' Union and the New Zealand Seafare ...

* Meat Union Aotearoa *

National Distribution Union The National Distribution Union (NDU) was a national trade union in New Zealand. It was formed in 1986 as the ''Northern Distribution Union'' by the merger of The Northern Drivers Union, The Northern Stores and Warehouse Union, The Auckland and ...

* National Union of Public Employees (New Zealand) *

New Zealand Air Line Pilots' Association The New Zealand Air Line Pilots' Association (NZALPA) is a trade union in New Zealand. It represents more than 2000 members, including more than 1600 pilots and flight instructors and 340 air traffic controllers. The NZALPA is affiliated with t ...

* New Zealand Building Trades Union * New Zealand Council of Trade Unions *

New Zealand Dairy Workers Union The New Zealand Dairy Workers Union (NZDWU) is a national trade union in New Zealand. It represents 7,000 workers active in dairy factories, town milk supply, processing plants, stores and warehousing, packing, can-making, and other ancillary act ...

* New Zealand Educational Institute Te Riu Roa *

New Zealand Meat & Related Trades Workers Union The New Zealand Meat & Related Trades Workers Union is a trade union in New Zealand. It represents workers in the New Zealand meat industry. This includes workers in freezing works, tanneries, fertiliser plants, halal slaughtermen, small meat proce ...

New Zealand Nurses Organisation The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is New Zealand's largest trade union and professional organisation that represents the nursing profession, midwives and caregivers. It is one of the oldest organisations of this type in the world, traci ...

New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union The New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU) is a trade union providing professional advocacy and support for career firefighters, trainers, volunteer support officers, fire risk management officers, and fire and emergency dispatchers ...

New Zealand Public Service Association The Public Service Association ( mi, Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi) or PSA is a democratic trade union that represents over workers in the Aotearoa New Zealand public sector. The aims of the PSA are: * strong public and community services * ...

New Zealand Writers Guild The New Zealand Writers Guild (NZWG) is a New Zealand trade union which represents writers in the fields of film, television, radio, theatre, video and multi-media. The guild's name in Māori language is Puni Taatuhi o Aotearoa. It provides serv ...

NZ Merchant Service Guild Industrial Union of Workers The NZ Merchant Service Guild Industrial Union of Workers (NZMSG) is a trade union in New Zealand. It represents workers in seagoing ships, as well as the waterfront/ports/shore-based shipping industry, and the passenger/tourism industry. The NZ ...

Post Primary Teachers' Association The New Zealand Post-Primary Teachers' Association Incorporated (PPTA) is a trade union in New Zealand and professional association. It represents about 20,000 teachers employed in state and integrated secondary schools, area schools, technology ...

* Rail & Maritime Transport Union * Service & Food Workers Union of Aotearoa * Solidarity Union *

Unite Union Unite Union (Unite) is a trade union in New Zealand. It represents a number of workers across various industries, and was the sponsor of thSupersizemypay.comcampaign directed towards improving working conditions for fast food workers in the cou ...

Nicaragua

Confederation of Labour Unification A confederation (also known as a confederacy or league) is a union of sovereign groups or states united for purposes of common action. Usually created by a treaty, confederations of states tend to be established for dealing with critical issu ...

* Nicaraguan Workers' Centre *

Sandinista Workers' Centre The Sandinista Workers' Centre (Spanish: ''Central Sandinista de Trabajadores'', CST) is the dominant national trade union center in Nicaragua. It was formed following the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) revolution of 1979. The CST is c ...

Niger

Democratic Confederation of Workers of Niger The Democratic Confederation of Workers of Niger (CDTN) is a trade union in Niger, formed as a breakaway from the Union of Workers' Trade Unions of Niger. See also *Trade unions in Niger *Union of Workers' Trade Unions of Niger The Union o ...

* General Union of Workers of Niger *

Union of Workers' Trade Unions of Niger The Union of Workers' Trade Unions of Niger (USTN) is a national trade union center in Niger. Formed in 1960 as the ''Union Nationale des Travailleurs du Niger (UNTN)'', the union was renamed in 1978 as the USTN. The 1988 establishment of the Na ...

Norway

Confederation of Unions for Professionals, Norway The Confederation of Unions for Professionals (Unio) is a national trade union centre in Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western ...

EL & IT Forbundet The Electrician and IT Workers' Union ( no, EL og IT Forbundet, EL og IT) is a trade union in Norway. The union was formed by the 1999 merger of the Norwegian Union of Electricians and Power Station Workers, and the Norwegian Telecommunication ...

Federation of Norwegian Professional Associations The Federation of Norwegian Professional Associations ( no, Akademikerne) is a national trade union center in Norway. It was formed in October, 1997 as a break-away union from the Academic and Professional Unions (AF). Akademikerne has a members ...

* NITO *

Norwegian Civil Service Union The Norwegian Civil Service Union ( no, Norsk Tjenestemannslag, NTL) is a trade union representing civil servants in Norway. The union was founded on 1 November 1947 and affiliated to the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions The Norwegian C ...

* Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions(LO) *

Norwegian Post and Communications Union The Norwegian Post and Communications Union ( no, Norsk Post- og Kommunikasjonsforbund, POSTKOM) was a trade union representing workers in the postal and telecommunication sectors in Norway. The union was formed in 2000 by the merger of the Nor ...

Norwegian Prison and Probation Officers’ Union Norwegian Prison and Probation Officers' Union ( Norwegian: ''Norsk Fengsels- og Friomsorgsforbund'', NFF) is the largest union for employees within correctional services in Norway, encompassing both the prison service and the probation service. ...

* Norwegian Seafarers' Union * Norwegian Syndicalist League *

Norwegian Transport Workers' Union Norwegian Transport Workers' Union (Norwegian:''Norsk Transportarbeiderforbund'', NTF) was a Norwegian trade union which was established on 2 April 1896. The union organised workers in logistics and private goods and passenger transport. The main ...

Norwegian Union of Food, Beverage and Allied Workers The Norwegian Union of Food, Beverage and Allied Workers ( no, Norsk Nærings- og Nytelsesmiddelarbeiderforbund, NNN) is a trade union in Norway. The union was founded in 1923, as a split from the Norwegian Union of General Workers, and it immedi ...

Norwegian Union of General Workers The Norwegian Union of General Workers ( no, Norsk Arbeidsmandsforbund, NAF) is a trade union in Norway. It has a membership of 33,000 and is affiliated with the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO). The union was founded on 13 April 1895 ...

* Norwegian Union of Industry and Energy Workers * Norwegian Union of Municipal and General Employees *

Union of Employees in Commerce and Offices The Union of Employees in Commerce and Offices ( no, Handel og Kontor i Norge) (HK) is a trade union in Norway. The union was founded in 1908, with the merger of 21 local unions of shop and office workers. It initially struggled financially, bu ...

United Federation of Trade Unions The United Federation of Trade Unions ( no, Fellesforbundet) is a general union in Norway. With a membership of 150,000 it is the largest private sector union in the country. History The union is affiliated with the Norwegian Confederation of T ...

Pakistan

Pakistan Workers Confederation The Pakistan Workers' Federation (PWF) is a national trade union centre in Pakistan. It is the largest labour organisation in the country and its affiliated unions are among the oldest. The centre itself was created in 1994 through a merger of t ...

All Pakistan Federation of Labour The All Pakistan Federation of Labour (APFOL) is a national trade union centre in Pakistan. It was founded in 1951 by Rahmatullah Chaudhary.All Pakistan Federation of Trade Unions The All Pakistan Federation of Trade Unions (APFTU) is a national trade union center in Pakistan. It was founded in 1947 and has a membership of 602,000. The APFTU is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation The Internat ...

All Pakistan Federation of United Trade Unions The All Pakistan Federation of United Trade Unions (APFUTU) is a national trade union centre in Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's ...

All Pakistan Trade Union Congress The All Pakistan Trade Union Congress (APTUC) is a national trade union center in Pakistan. It is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) based in Paris, France. In 2011, All Pakistan Trade Union Congress had approx ...

All Pakistan Trade Union Federation The All Pakistan Trade Union Federation ( ur, , APTUF) is a national trade union center in Pakistan. It was formed in 1988 and has 240 affiliated unions, including workers in unorganized sectors such as brick kilns, oil tankers, and the carpe ...

Pakistan Labour Federation The Pakistan Labour Federation (PLF) is the union of national trade union center in Pakistan. It was founded in 2008.Pakistan National Federation of Trade Unions The Pakistan National Federation of Trade Unions (PNFTU) is a national trade union center in Pakistan. It is a member of the Pakistan Workers' Federation and is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation The International ...

* Pakistan Trade Union Defence Campaign * Pakistan Transport & General Workers' Federation *

Pakistan Workers' Federation The Pakistan Workers' Federation (PWF) is a national trade union centre in Pakistan. It is the largest labour organisation in the country and its affiliated unions are among the oldest. The centre itself was created in 1994 through a merger of t ...

Railway Worker's Union (Open Lines) The Railway Workers' Union (RWU, ur, ریلوے ورکرز یونین) is a trade union of railway workers in Pakistan. It is among the oldest and largest trade unions in the country. It is affiliated with the All Pakistan Trade Union Federation ...

Panama

* Central National de Trabajadores de Panama *

Confederation of Workers of the Republic of Panama The Confederation of Workers of the Republic of Panama ( es, link=no, Confederación de Trabajadores de la República de Panamá, CTRP) is a national trade union center located in Panama. It has a claimed membership of 35,000 and is affiliated wit ...

* Convergencia Sindical *

General Confederation of Workers of Panama The General Confederation of Workers of Panama (CGTP) is a national trade union center in Panama. It is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC); german: Internationaler G ...

SUNTRACS SUNTRACS (National Union of Workers of Construction and Similar Industries; ) is one of the leading trade union forces in Panama, with 40,000 members and a militant style of class war unionism. It is the leader union within Coordinadora de Unida ...

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea Trade Union Congress The Papua New Guinea Trade Union Congress (PNGTUC) is a national trade union center in Papua New Guinea. It was formed in 1970 and has a membership of 70,200. The PNGTUC grew from 11 affiliates and 17,000 members in 1986 to 30 unions and 60,000 m ...

Paraguay

* Central Unitaria de Trabajadores (Paraguay) * Confederación Paraguaya de Trabajadores *

National Workers' Central (Paraguay) The National Workers' Central (CNT) is a national trade union center in Paraguay. It was formed in 1963 as the ''Christian Workers' Central (CCT)'' and changed its name in 1978. The CNT is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederati ...

Peru

* Central Autónoma de Trabajadores del Perú *

Confederación de Trabajadores del Perú The Confederación de Trabajadores del Perú (CTP) is a trade union center in Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , ...

Confederación General de Trabajadores del Perú The Workers' General Confederation of Peru (in Spanish: ''Confederación General de Trabajadores del Perú'' CGTP) is a national trade union center in Peru. It was formed in 1929 by José Carlos Mariátegui. The CGTP is the largest trade union fe ...

* Confederación Unitaria de Trabajadores del Perú

Philippines

Federation of Free Workers The Federation of Free Workers (FFW) is a national trade union center in the Philippines. It was founded 19 June 1950, and has a dues-paying membership of around 40,000. The FFW is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation ...

* May First Labour Movement Centre *

Trade Union Congress of the Philippines The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) is the largest national trade union center in the Philippines. Founded in 1975 by labor leader Democrito Mendoza, TUCP is affiliated with the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions and ...

Poland

* All-Poland Alliance of Trade Unions *

Solidarity ''Solidarity'' is an awareness of shared interests, objectives, standards, and sympathies creating a psychological sense of unity of groups or classes. It is based on class collaboration.''Merriam Webster'', http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictio ...

Trade Unions Forum The Trade Unions Forum ( pl, Forum Związków Zawodowych, FZZ) is a national trade union center in Poland. It held its first congress on April 15–16, 2002 in Warsaw, second on April 26–28, 2006 in Zegrze near Warsaw, and on April 12–14, 201 ...

* Workers' Initiative

Portugal

General Confederation of Labour (Portugal) The General Confederation of Labour ( pt, Confederação Geral do Trabalho, or CGT) is a former Portuguese trade union A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers inte ...

General Confederation of the Portuguese Workers The General Confederation of the Portuguese Workers (Portuguese: Confederação Geral dos Trabalhadores Portugueses or CGTP) is the largest trade union federation in Portugal. It was founded informally in 1970, emerged publicly after the Carnation ...

General Union of Workers (Portugal) The General Union of Workers (UGT) is a national trade union center in Portugal. It was formed in 1978 and has a membership of 400,000. It is traditionally influenced by the Socialist Party. The UGT is affiliated with the International Trade Uni ...

Union of Independent Trade Unions (Portugal) The Union of Independent Trade Unions (USI) is a national trade union center in Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsu ...

Puerto Rico

General Confederation of Workers (Puerto Rico) The General Confederation of Workers ( es, Confederación General de Trabajadores, CGT) was a union federation in Puerto Rico. The CGT was formed in March 1940 at a congress held in San Juan. The congress was attended by delegates from 42 unio ...

* Teachers' Federation of Puerto Rico

Romania

* Democratic Trade Union Confederation of Romania *

National Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Romania - Brotherhood National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ce ...

* National Trade Union Bloc *

National Trade Union Confederation (Romania) The National Trade Union Confederation (Cartel ALFA) is a national trade union center in Romania. It was founded June, 1990 and has a membership of 325,000. Cartel ALFA is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation, and the Europ ...

* National Trade Union Confederation - Meridian

Russia

All-Russian Confederation of Labour The All-Russian Confederation of Labour (Russian: Всероссийская конфедерация труда) (VKT) is a national trade union center in Russia. It was formed August 17, 1995, and has a membership of 1.27 million. The VKT, alon ...

* Artists Trade Union of Russia *

Confederation of Labour of Russia The Confederation of Labour of Russia (KTR) is a national trade union center in Russia. It was founded on 12 April 1995 and is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC); g ...

Confederation of Revolutionary Anarcho-Syndicalists The Confederation of Revolutionary Anarcho-Syndicalists (CRAS-IWA or KRAS-MAT; russian: Конфедерация революционных анархо-синдикалистов; КРАС-МАТ; ''Konfederatsiya revolyutsionnykh anarkho-sindika ...

Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia (russian: Федерация Независимых Профсоюзов России, ФНПР, Federatsiya Nezavisimykh Profsoyuzov Rossii, FNPR) is the largest post-Soviet national trade un ...

* Siberian Confederation of Labour

Rwanda

* Trade Union Centre of Workers of Rwanda * Union of Workers in Industry, Garages, Construction Firms, Mines and Printers

Saint Kitts and Nevis

* St. Kitts and Nevis Trades and Labour Union

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

* Commercial, Technical and Allied Workers' Union * National Labour Congress * National Workers' Movement (St. Vincent) * St. Vincent and the Grenadines Public Service Union

Samoa

* Samoa Public Service Association *

Samoa Trade Union Congress The Samoa Trade Union Congress (STUC) is a national trade union center in Samoa. It was founded in 1995 and has a membership of approximately 3000. The STUC is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation The International T ...

San Marino

Democratic Confederation of San Marino Workers The Democratic Confederation of San Marino Workers (CDLS) is a national trade union center in San Marino. It was formed November 12, 1957 and is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation. Leadership Secretary general: * Marino ...

* San Marino Confederation of Labour

São Tomé and Príncipe

General Union of the Workers of São Tomé and Príncipe The General Union of the Workers of São Tomé and Príncipe (UGT/STP) is a national trade union center in São Tomé and Príncipe. The UGT/STP is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation. References * External links UGT/STP< ...

* National Organization of the Workers of São Tomé and Príncipe - Central Union

Senegal

Dakar Dem Dikk Workers Democratic Union Dakar Dem Dikk Workers Democratic Union (Union démocratique des travailleurs de Dakar Dem Dikk, UDT-3D) is a trade union of employees of Dakar Dem Dikk (the public transportation network of Dakar, Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; P ...

Democratic Union of Senegalese Workers The Democratic Union of Senegalese Workers (UDTS) is a trade union in Senegal. It is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC); german: Internationaler Gewerkschaftsbund ...

National Confederation of Senegalese Workers The National Confederation of Senegalese Workers (CNTS) is a national trade union center in Senegal, It was founded in 1969 and has a membership of 60,000. The CNTS is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation The Internat ...

National Union of Autonomous Trade Unions of Senegal The National Union of Autonomous Trade Unions of Senegal (UNSAS) is a national trade union center in Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') o ...

Serbia

* Postmans Trade Union

Seychelles

* Seychelles Federation of Workers' Unions *

Seychelles Workers Union Seychelles Workers Union (SWU) is a national trade union center in Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des Seychelles; Creole: ''La Repiblik Sesel''), is an archipelagic st ...

Sierra Leone

* Sierra Leone Confederation of Trade Unions * Sierra Leone Labour Congress

Singapore

* National Trades Union Congress

Slovakia

Confederation of Trade Unions of the Slovak Republic The Confederation of Trade Unions of the Slovak Republic (KOZ SR) is a national trade union center in Slovakia. The KOZ SR is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation, and the European Trade Union Confederation, as well as havi ...

* Independent Christian Trade Unions of Slovakia * Priama akcia * Unity Trade Union

Slovenia

Association of Free Trade Unions of Slovenia The Association of Free Trade Unions of Slovenia ( sl, Zveza svobodnih sindikatov Slovenije) (ZSSS) is the largest national trade union center in Slovenia, with a membership of 300,000. It was formed from the remains of the old Socialist Federal R ...

* Confederation of New Trade Unions of Slovenia * Confederation of Trade Unions of Slovenia - Pergam * Trade Union Confederation 90 of Slovenia

Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands Council of Trade Unions The Solomon Islands Council of Trade Unions (SICTU) is a national trade union center in the Solomon Islands. It was created in the 1970s by the ''Solomon Islands General Workers' Union'' and had membership of over 90% of SI TUs. After the indepen ...

South Africa

Confederation of South African Workers' Unions The Confederation of South African Workers' Unions (CONSAWU) is a national trade union centre in South Africa. History The federation was established in 2003 by 21 trade unions which identified themselves as Christian democratic. It applied fo ...

Congress of South African Trade Unions The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) is a 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 ...

Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) was formed in Mpumalanga, South Africa, in 1998 as a breakaway faction of the COSATU-affiliated National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). It was formally registered as a union in 2001. Acc ...

** Chemical, Energy, Paper, Printing, Wood and Allied Workers' Union ** Communication Workers Union (South Africa) ** Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa ** Food and Allied Workers Union ** Musicians Union of South Africa **National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union ** National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa ** Performing Arts Workers' Equity ** Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union **SASBO - The Finance Union ** South African Agricultural Plantation and Allied Workers Union ** South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union ** South African Democratic Nurses' Union ** South African Democratic Teachers Union ** South African Football Players Union **South African Medical Association ** South African Municipal Workers' Union ** South African State and Allied Workers' Union ** South African Transport and Allied Workers Union ** Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers Union * Federation of Unions of South Africa ** Health & Other Services Personnel Trade Union of South Africa ** Independent Municipal & Allied Trade Union ** Public Servants Association of South Africa ** United Association of South Africa * National Council of Trade Unions **

* National Professional Teachers' Organisation of South Africa

South Korea

* Federation of Korean Trade Unions * Korean Confederation of Trade Unions * Korean Teachers & Education Workers' Union

Spain

* Agrarian Trade Union Federation * Basque Workers' Solidarity * Confederación General del Trabajo (Spain), Confederación General del Trabajo * Confederación Nacional del Trabajo * Confederación Intersindical Galega * Intersindical - Confederació Sindical Catalana * Langile Abertzaleen Batzordeak * Spanish Trade Union Organisation * Typographic Workers Trade Union * Unión General de Trabajadores * Workers Collectives * Workers' Commissions, Workers' Commissions (CCOO) * Workers in Struggle Collectives

Sri Lanka

* All Ceylon United Motor Workers' Union * Ceylon Federation of Labour * Ceylon Mercantile Union * GCSU Sri Lanka * National Union of Workers (Sri Lanka), National Union of Workers * United Corporations and Mercantile Union

Sudan

* Sudanese Workers' Trade Union Federation

Suriname

* Federation of Civil Service Organizations * General Alliance of Labour Unions in Suriname * Organization of Cooperating Autonomous Trade Unions * Progressive Labour Federation 47

Swaziland

* Swaziland Federation of Labour * Swaziland Federation of Trade Unions

Sweden

* Central Organisation of the Workers of Sweden * Swedish Confederation of Professional Associations * Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees * Swedish Trade Union Confederation

Switzerland

* Swiss Federation of Trade Unions * Travail.Suisse

Syria

* General Federation of Trade Unions (Syria)

Taiwan

* Chinese Federation of Labour * Taiwan Confederation of Trade Unions

Tajikistan

* Tajikistan Federation of Trade Unions

Tanzania

*Tanzania Teachers’ Union *Trade Union' Congress of Tanzania * Zanzibar Trade Union Congress

Thailand

* Labour Congress of Thailand * National Congress of Thai Labour * Thai Trade Union Congress

Togo

* National Confederation of Togolese Workers * National Union of Independent Trade Unions of Togo * Trade Union Confederation of Togolese Workers

Tonga

* Friendly Islands Teachers' Association * Tonga Nurses' Association

Trinidad and Tobago

Current unions

* Airline Superintendents Association * Amalgamated Workers Union * Association of Technical, Administrative and Supervisory Staff * Aviation, Communication and Allied Workers Union * Banking, Insurance and General Workers Union * Communication, Transport and General Workers Union * Communication Workers Union (Trinidad and Tobago), Communication Workers Union * Customs and Excise Extra Guards Association * Electronic Media Union of Trinidad and Tobago * Estate Police Association * Federation of Independent Trade Unions and Non-Governmental Organisations * Fire Services Association * Managers and Supervisors Association * National Petroleum Staff Association * National Trade Union Centre of Trinidad and Tobago * National Union of Domestic Employees * National Union of Government and Federated Workers * National Workers' Union (Trinidad & Tobago), National Workers' Union * Oilfields Workers' Trade Union * Public Services Association * Seamen and Waterfront Workers Trade Union * Steel Workers Union of Trinidad and Tobago * Transport and Industrial Workers Union * Trinidad and Tobago Airline Pilots Association * Trinidad and Tobago Postal Workers Union * Trinidad and Tobago Unified Teachers Association * Union of Commercial and Industrial Workers

Historical unions

* All Trinidad Sugar Estates and Factory Workers Union * Amalgamated Engineering and General Workers' Trade Union * Bank and General Workers Union * Bank Employees' Union (Trinidad and Tobago), Bank Employees' Union * British Colonial Taxpayers and All Workers Union * Civil Service Association * Communication Services and General Workers Trade Union * Federated Workers Trade Union * Government Farm and Nursery Workers Trade Union * Industrial and Railway Employees Trade Union * National Union of Government Employees * Public Works and Public Service Workers Trade Union * Staff Association of Barclays Bank of Trinidad and Tobago Limited * TTT Senior Staff Association * Works and Hydraulics Industrial Workers Union

Tunisia

* Tunisian General Labour Union (created in 1946)

Turkey

* Confederation of Public Workers' Unions * Confederation of Revolutionary Trade Unions of Turkey * Confederation of Turkish Real Trade Unions * Confederation of Turkish Trade Unions *

Turkmenistan

* National Centre of Trade Unions of Turkmenistan

Tuvalu

* Tuvalu Overseas Seamen's Union

Uganda

* National Organization of Trade Unions

Ukraine

* Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine * Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine * National Confederation of the Trade-Union Organizations of Ukraine

United Kingdom

* General Federation of Trade Unions (UK) * Scottish Trades Union Congress * Trades Union Congress

Current unions

The following is a list of major independent trade unions, which are solely accountable to their members and free from employer domination as it stood on 31 March 2012. * Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen ASLEF * Association of Teachers and Lecturers ATL * Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union BFAWU * British Air Line Pilots Association BALPA * Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union BECTU * British Medical Association Medical Doctors BMA * Ceramic and Allied Trades Union CATU * Communication Workers Union (UK), Communication Workers Union CWU * Community (trade union) * Community and Youth Workers' Union * Connect (trade union), Connect - formerly the Society of Telecommunications Executives (STE) * Doctors In Unite Medical Doctors (affiliated with Unite and the TUC) * Educational Institute of Scotland EIS * Equity (UK), EQUITY (actors) * Fire Brigades Union FBU * First Division Association (senior civil service, civil servants) * GMB Union, GMB (General workers' union) * Graphical, Paper and Media Union GPMU * Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association HCSA *

IWW * International Union of Sex Workers * Musicians' Union (UK), Musicians' Union MU * National Association of Probation Officers NAPO * National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers NASUWT * National Union of Journalists NUJ * National Union of Marine, Aviation and Shipping Transport Officers NUMAST * National Union of Mineworkers (Great Britain), National Union of Mineworkers NUM * National Union of Teachers NUT * Offshore Industry Liaison Committee OILC * POA (trade union), Prison Officers Association POA * Professional Association of Teachers PAT * Professional Footballers Association PFA * Prospect (trade union), Prospect (engineering, scientific, management and professional staff) * Public and Commercial Services Union PCS * Rail Maritime and Transport Workers Union, National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers RMT * Royal College of Nursing RCN (legally a professional society rather than a trade union) * Scottish Artists Union SAU * Society of Radiographers SoR * Solidarity Federation * Transport and General Workers Union T&G / TGWU * Transport Salaried Staffs' Association TSSA * Undeb Cenedlaethol Athrawon Cymru (''National Union of Teachers of Wales'') UCAC * UNIFI (trade union) (Financial services) * Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians UCATT * Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers USDAW * UNISON (Public services) * Unite (trade union), Unite - the Union * University and College Union, amalgam of the Association of University Teachers, AUT and NATFHE. * The Writers' Guild of Great Britain WGGB

United States

AFL–CIO

:(The AFL–CIO, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations) * Air Line Pilots Association * Amalgamated Transit Union * American Federation of Government Employees *

* American Federation of School Administrators * American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees * American Federation of Teachers * American Federation of Television and Radio Artists * American Postal Workers Union * American Train Dispatchers Department * Associated Actors and Artistes of America ** Actors' Equity Association ** American Guild of Musical Artists ** American Guild of Variety Artists ** The Guild of Italian American Actors ** Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists *

* Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen * California Nurses Association/ National Nurses Organizing Committee * California School Employees Association * Communications Workers of America * Farm Labor Organizing Committee * Federation of Professional Athletes/National Football League Players Association * Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics and Allied Workers International Union *International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees * International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers *

* International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers *

* International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers * International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers * International Longshore and Warehouse Union * International Longshoremen's Association * International Plate Printers, Die Stampers and Engravers Union of North America * International Union of Allied Novelty and Production Workers *

* International Union of Police Associations * Laborers' International Union of North America * Marine Engineers Beneficial Association * National Air Traffic Controllers Association * National Association of Letter Carriers * National Football League Players Association * Office and Professional Employees International Union *

* Professional Aviation Safety Specialists * Seafarers International Union of North America * Sheet Metal Workers International Association * Transport Workers Union of America * UNITE HERE * United American Nurses * United Association, United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing, Pipefitting and Sprinkler Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada * United Auto Workers, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America International Union * United Food and Commercial Workers *

* United Steelworkers, United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union *

* United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers * Utility Workers Union of America * Writers Guild of America, East

Change to Win Federation

:(The Change to Win Federation) * International Brotherhood of Teamsters * Service Employees International Union ** Workers United * United Farm Workers, United Farm Workers of America

Independent

* Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association * Coalition of Graduate Employee Unions * Directors Guild of America * Dramatists Guild of America * Fraternal Order of Police * Independent Pilots Association *

* Jockeys' Guild * Major League Baseball Players Association * National Basketball Players Association * National Education Association * National Rural Letter Carriers Association * National Treasury Employees Union * NHL Players Association * Professional Lacrosse Players' Association * Programmers Guild * Stage Directors and Choreographers Society *

* United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America * US Airline Pilots Association * World Umpires Association * Writers Guild of America, west

Union reform groups

* Labor Notes * Teamsters for a Democratic Union

Uruguay

* Plenario Intersindical de Trabajadores - Convención Nacional de Trabajadores

Uzbekistan

* Federation of Trade Unions of Uzbekistan

Vanuatu

* Vanuatu Council of Trade Unions

Vatican City

* Association of Vatican Lay Workers

Venezuela

* Confederación de Trabajadores de Venezuela * Movimiento Nacional de Trabajadores Para La Liberación * Unión Nacional de Trabajadores de Venezuela

Vietnam

* Vietnamese General Confederation of Labour

Western Sahara

* General Workers' Union of Saguia el-Hamra and Río de Oro

Yemen

* Yemeni Confederation of Labor Unions

Zambia

* Federation of Free Trade Unions of Zambia * Zambia Congress of Trade Unions * Zambia Union of Financial Institutions and Allied Workers

Zimbabwe

* Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions which includes the defunct African Trade Union Congress

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Trade Unions Lists of trade unions