The Danish Clothing Workers' Union (, DBF) was a

trade union A trade union (British English) or labor union (American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers whose purpose is to maintain or improve the conditions of their employment, such as attaining better wages ...

representing people in the garment industry in Denmark. The union was founded in 1895, and it soon joined the

Danish Confederation of Trade Unions LO, The Danish Confederation of Trade Unions ( Danish: ''LO, Landsorganisationen i Danmark'' or simply ''LO'') was founded in 1898 and was an umbrella organisation (the largest of the three national trade union centers in Denmark) for 18 Danish ...

(LO). At the start of 1959, the Danish Hatters' and Furriers' Union merged into the union. By 1977, the union had only 20,596 members, of whom more than 92% were women. Because of its large number of women members, it was a leading force in the Trade Union Women's Secretariat from its formation in 1949, until its dissolution in 1970. Helyett Simonsen, who led the secretariat, joined the DBF along with the hatters. In 1978, the DBF merged with the Danish Textile Workers' Union, to form the Danish Clothing and Textile Workers' Union.{{cite web , title=Dansk Beklædnings- og Textilarbejderforbund , url=http://denstoredanske.dk/Erhverv,_karriere_og_ledelse/Erhvervsliv/Fagforeninger/Dansk_Bekl%C3%A6dnings-_og_Textilarbejderforbund , website=Den Store Danske , publisher=Gyldendal , accessdate=9 February 2020

Presidents

:1897: Villiam P. Arup :1917: Josef Andersson :1950: Herman Schäfer :1972: Anny Bengtsson

References

Clothing industry trade unions Trade unions in Denmark Trade unions established in 1895 Trade unions disestablished in 1978 1895 establishments in Denmark 1978 disestablishments in Denmark