World Confederation of Labour

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The World Confederation of Labour was an international trade union federation that represented Christian and independent labor organizations worldwide before merging into the International Trade Union Confederation.

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Label Occurrences
World Confederation of Labour canonical 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf international trade union federation
trade union international
abbreviation WCL NERFINISHED
aimedAt defending human dignity
promoting social justice
promoting workers' rights
cooperatedWith International Labour Organization NERFINISHED
other global union federations
countryOfHeadquarters Belgium NERFINISHED
dissolutionReason merger to create a unified global trade union confederation
dissolved 2006
fieldOfWork labour rights
social justice
trade union coordination
founded 1920
foundedAs Confederation of Christian Trade Unions NERFINISHED
hasPart regional organizations
sectoral trade union federations
hasReligionOrWorldview Christian democracy
social Christianity
hasSuccessor International Trade Union Confederation NERFINISHED
headquartersLocation Brussels, Belgium
surface form: Brussels
ideology Christian trade unionism
legalForm non-governmental organization
memberOf International Confederation of Free Trade Unions–WCL Joint Work with ITUC Founding Process
mergedInto International Trade Union Confederation NERFINISHED
motto For dignity at work and in society
notableEvent decision to merge with ICFTU in 2004
founding congress of the International Trade Union Confederation in 2006
numberOfAffiliates over 140
numberOfCountriesRepresented over 100
opposed communist-dominated trade union internationals
fascist labour organizations
precededBy International Federation of Christian Trade Unions NERFINISHED
primaryLanguage English
French
religiousOrientation Christian
replacedBy International Trade Union Confederation NERFINISHED
represented Christian trade unions
independent labour organizations
national trade union centers
scope worldwide
sector labour movement
supported collective bargaining
democratic trade unionism
freedom of association
website http://www.wcl.org

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International Trade Union Confederation predecessor World Confederation of Labour