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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