World Confederation of Labour
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| World Confederation of Labour | |
| Founded | 1920 |
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| Date dissolved | 31 October 2006 |
| Merged into | ITUC |
| Members | 26 million in 116 countries[1] |
| Country | International |
| Affiliation | International |
| Office location | Brussels, Belgium |
| Website | www.cmt-wcl.org |
The World Confederation of Labour (WCL) was founded in 1920 under the name of the "International Federation of Christian Trade Unions" as a confederation of trade unions associated with the Christian Democratic parties of Europe. It went into eclipse in the 1930s, when its affiliates in Germany, Austria and Italy were suppressed, and lost most of its affiliates in Eastern Europe after the end of World War II.
It chose to remain independent of both the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions and the World Federation of Trade Unions created in the last days of World War II and the early days of the Cold War. The IFCTU changed its name to the WCL in 1968 and drew most of its membership from the third world.
The WCL was formally dissolved on 31 October 2006 when it merged with the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) to form the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC).
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- (2005) in ICTUR et al,: Trade Unions of the World, 6th, London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.
[edit] External links
- www.cmt-wcl.org - official site.
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