WFTU

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:trade_unionist
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:WFTU
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:United_Nations_(consultative_status)
gptkb:International_Labour_Organization_(observer)
gptkbp:founded 1945
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:World_Federation_of_Trade_Unions
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Athens,_Greece
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Prague,_Czechoslovakia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label WFTU
gptkbp:ideology communism
left-wing
socialism
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:French
gptkb:Greek
gptkb:Russian
gptkb:Spanish
English
Portuguese
gptkbp:member trade unions
gptkbp:membership over 105 million
gptkbp:notableEvent active during Cold War
decline in Western Europe after 1949
focus on anti-colonialism
focus on anti-imperialism
focus on internationalism
focus on peace
focus on social justice
focus on workers' rights
organizes World Trade Union Congress
organizes international solidarity campaigns
revitalization in 21st century
split with ICFTU in 1949
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Palestinian_General_Federation_of_Trade_Unions
gptkb:CGTP-IN_(Portugal)
gptkb:Cuban_Workers'_Central_Union
gptkb:PAME_(Greece)
gptkb:South_African_Federation_of_Trade_Unions
gptkb:Vietnam_General_Confederation_of_Labour
gptkb:All-India_Trade_Union_Congress
gptkb:CGT_(France)
gptkb:CITU_(India)
gptkb:GFTU_(Syria)
gptkb:General_Confederation_of_Labour_of_Portugal
COSATU (South Africa, formerly affiliated)
National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (UK, formerly affiliated)
gptkbp:president gptkb:Mzwandile_Michael_Makwayiba
gptkbp:purpose representing trade unions globally
gptkbp:regionServed worldwide
gptkbp:secretaryGeneral gptkb:Pambis_Kyritsis
gptkbp:website https://www.wftucentral.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:World_Federation_of_Trade_Unions
gptkb:Fédération_Syndicale_Mondiale
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6