World Federation of Trade Unions

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/World_Federation_of_Trade_Unions
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf international trade union federation
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:WFTU
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:All_India_Trade_Union_Congress
gptkb:General_Confederation_of_Labour_(France)
gptkb:All-Union_Central_Council_of_Trade_Unions
gptkb:CGTP-IN_(Portugal)
gptkb:Confederation_of_Labour_of_Russia
gptkb:Cuban_Workers'_Central_Union
gptkb:Greek_General_Confederation_of_Labour
gptkb:PAME_(Greece)
gptkb:South_African_Federation_of_Trade_Unions
gptkb:Vietnam_General_Confederation_of_Labour
gptkbp:category International organizations
Organizations established in 1945
Trade unions
gptkbp:founded 3 October 1945
gptkbp:foundedIn gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:headquarters_location gptkb:Athens,_Greece
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Prague,_Czechoslovakia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label World Federation of Trade Unions
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Pambis_Kyritsis
gptkbp:leaderTitle gptkb:General_Secretary
gptkbp:membership trade unions
over 105 million workers
gptkbp:motto Class-oriented, militant, internationalist
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:George_Mavrikos
gptkb:Pambis_Kyritsis
gptkb:Sotirios_Zarianopoulos
gptkbp:notableEvent Cold War alignment with Eastern Bloc
post-1991 reorganization
split with Western unions in 1949
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:Chinese
gptkb:French
gptkb:German
gptkb:Russian
gptkb:Spanish
English
Portuguese
gptkbp:purpose representing trade unions and workers globally
gptkbp:regionServed worldwide
gptkbp:rival gptkb:International_Trade_Union_Confederation
gptkb:International_Confederation_of_Free_Trade_Unions
gptkbp:status active
gptkbp:type gptkb:nonprofit_organization
gptkbp:UN_consultative_status gptkb:ECOSOC
gptkbp:website https://www.wftucentral.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:All_India_Trade_Union_Congress
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5