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International Confederation of Free Trade Unions

International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
Union information
NameICFTU
Full nameInternational Confederation of Free Trade Unions
Founded7 December 1949
Date dissolved31 October 2006
Merged intoITUC
Members155 million in 148 countries (2006)
CountryInternational
AffiliationInternational
Office locationBrussels, Belgium

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The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) was an international trade union. It came into being on 7 December 1949 following a split within the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU), and was dissolved on 31 October 2006 when it merged with the World Confederation of Labour (WCL) to form the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC).

Prior to being dissolved, the ICFTU had a membership of 157 million members in 225 affiliated organisations in 148 countries and territories.

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ILO Governing Body concludes discussions on policy coherence, social ... - Media Newswire (press release) Tweet this news
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An appreciation of labour - Bridge River Lillooet News Tweet this news
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Africa: Workshop On Safety And Protection of African Journalists Opens At the ... - AllAfrica.com Tweet this news
AllAfrica.com---...- -International Federation- of Journalists (IFJ) and Mr. Kwasi Adu-Amankwah, General Secretary, -International Trade Union Confederation- (ITUC-Africa). ... - Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:00:36 GMT+00:00
Industry Minister Ergün says judicial obstruction to be removed - Today's Zaman Tweet this news
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Iraqi police close union headquarters - Morning Star Online Tweet this news
Morning Star Online--ITUC general secretary Sharan Burrow condemned this "unacceptable intimidation of -free-, independent and democratic -trade unions-. ... - Date : Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:57:30 GMT+00:00
NLC organises seminar for employers in the Free Zones Enclaves - GhanaWeb Tweet this news
GhanaWeb--According to the -International Confederation of Free Trade Unions- (ICFTU) and International Labour Organisation (ILO) surveys, workers in the free zones ... - Date : Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:56:13 GMT+00:00
US and SL to address Worker Rights: A new beginning? - Sunday Times.lk Tweet this news
Sunday Times.lk--“The local -trade unions- need to take up some of these issues but the US -unions- are bringing it up to restrict imports.” Mr. Amarasinghe said the garment ... - Date : Sat, 03 Jul 2010 21:54:49 GMT+00:00
Nation-building, in Canada - Ottawa Citizen Tweet this news
Ottawa Citizen--Finally, we would have -free trade- in Canada. This, too, has been discussed over the years, but governments have largely demurred. Again, they worried about ... - Date : Tue, 01 Jun 2010 06:21:05 GMT+00:00
Marius Petcu (CNSLR Fratia): We will vote against the letter of intent to IMF - Financiarul Tweet this news
Financiarul--The CNSLR Fratia national -confederation of free trade unions- will vote today against the Romanian Government's letter of intent to the -International- ... - Date : Tue, 18 May 2010 10:11:10 GMT+00:00



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