The International Federation Textile-Clothing (IFTC/FITH) was an International Trade Federation of the World Confederation of Labour (WCL).
International Federation Textile-Clothing | |
| Fédération Internationale Textile - Habillement | |
| Merged into | International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers' Federation |
|---|---|
| Founded | 10 September 1901 |
| Dissolved | November 2007 |
| Headquarters | Koning Albertlaan 27, Ghent, Belgium |
| Location |
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Members | 400,000 (1979)[1] |
| Affiliations | World Confederation of Labour |
History
editThe federation traced its history to 1901, when the International Federation of Christian Trade Unions of Textile Workers was established at a meeting in Düsseldorf. The organisation ceased to operate during World War I, but was revived in 1921.[2] By 1935, it had affiliates in Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, the Netherlands and Switzerland.[3]
It later merged with the International Federation of Christian Trade Unions in the Clothing and Allied Trades, and changed its name to the International Federation of Christian Trade Unions of Textile and Garment Workers, then in 1971 it became the International Federation of Textile and Clothing Workers' Unions.[2]
In 2006, the WCL merged with the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, and in November 2007, the IFTC merged into the International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers' Federation (ITGLWF).[4]
Organisation
editThe federation worked closely with the Latin American Federation of Industrial and Construction Workers (FLATIC), and the Asian Trade Federation for the Mixed Industries Group, both WCL-affiliated bodies. In Europe, it instead worked with the European Trade Union Committee for Textiles, Clothing and Leather, which was dominated by ITGLWF affiliates.[5]
Leadership
editGeneral Secretaries
edit- 1921: Albert van der Meijs
- 1940s: H. A. C. Huysmans
- 1974: Clem Pauwels
- 1990s: Bart Bruggeman
- 2000s: Jaap Jongejan
Presidents
edit- 1921: Bernhard Otte
- 1933: Heinrich Fahrenbach
- 1940s: Prosper van Wesemael
- 1970s: Lucien Fruru
- 1990s: Jacques Jouret
- 2000s: Dirk Uyttenhove
References
edit- ^ Coldrick, Percy; Jones, Philip (1979). The International Directory of the Trade Union Movement. New York: Facts on File. pp. 128–154. ISBN 0871963744.
- ^ a b Yearbook of International Organizations (1997), vol.1A
- ^ Repertoire des organisations internationales. Geneva: League of Nations. 1936. p. 268.
- ^ "International Federation Textile and Clothing (IFTC-WCL)". Open Yearbook. Union of International Associations. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ "CMT-WCL - - Fédération Internationale Textile - Habillement". Archived from the original on 9 October 2006. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
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External links
edit- www.cmt-wcl.org, detail from the WCL website.
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