International Federation of Trade Unions

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The International Federation of Trade Unions was a major early 20th-century global umbrella organization that coordinated and represented national trade union centers in international labor affairs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international trade union federation
labor organization
umbrella organization
activeDuring World War I
World War II
interwar years
alternativeName International Federation of Trade Unions
surface form: International Federation of Trade Unions (Amsterdam International)

International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
surface form: International Secretariat of National Trade Union Centres
country Netherlands
dissolutionReason reorganization of international trade union movement after World War II
dissolved 1945
field labor relations
trade unionism
workers' rights
hasLanguage English
French
German
hasMainGoal coordination of national trade union centers
promotion of international labor standards
representation of workers in international affairs
hasOrganizationalStructure congress of affiliated national centers
executive committee
secretariat
hasOrganizationalType International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
surface form: federation of national trade union centers
headquartersLocation Amsterdam
historicalPeriod interwar period
ideology social democracy
inception 1913
memberOf international labor movement
notableFor being one of the first global federations of national trade union centers
coordination of non-communist trade unions internationally
influence on early international labor standards
opposedBy Red International of Labour Unions
communist trade union internationals
participatedIn League of Nations labor discussions
interwar labor diplomacy
politicalAlignment reformist labor movement
replacedBy International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
World Federation of Trade Unions
scope worldwide
shortName IFTU
supportedBy non-communist trade unions
social democratic parties
workedWith International Labour Organization

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Allgemeiner Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund memberOf International Federation of Trade Unions
ADGB affiliatedInternationallyTo International Federation of Trade Unions
International Federation of Trade Unions alternativeName International Federation of Trade Unions
this entity surface form: International Federation of Trade Unions (Amsterdam International)