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	The '''World Federation of Trade Unions''' ('''WFTU''') is an international federation of [[trade union]]s. WFTU was established in 1945 to replace the [[International Federation of Trade Unions]]. Its mission was to bring together [[trade union]]s across the world in a single international organization, much like the [[United Nations]]. After a number of [[Western world\|Western]] trade unions left it in 1949, as a result of disputes over support for the [[Marshall Plan]], to form the [[International Confederation of Free Trade Unions]], the WFTU was made up primarily of unions affiliated with or sympathetic to [[communist parties]]. In the context of the [[Cold War]], the WFTU was often portrayed as a [[Soviet Union\|Soviet]] front organization.<ref name="Staar84">Richard Felix Staar, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=Hvv7U15xCtMC&source=gbs_navlinks_s Foreign policies of the Soviet Union]'', Hoover Press, 1991, {{ISBN\|0-8179-9102-6}}, p.84</ref> A number of those unions, including those from [[Yugoslavia]] and [[People's Republic of China\|China]], left later when their governments had ideological differences with the [[Soviet Union]].		The '''World Federation of Trade Unions''' ('''WFTU''') is an international federation of [[trade union]]s. WFTU was established in 1945 to replace the [[International Federation of Trade Unions]]. Its mission was to bring together [[trade union]]s across the world in a single international organization, much like the [[United Nations]]. After a number of [[Western world\|Western]] trade unions left it in 1949, as a result of disputes over support for the [[Marshall Plan]], to form the [[International Confederation of Free Trade Unions]], the WFTU was made up primarily of unions affiliated with or sympathetic to [[communist parties]]. In the context of the [[Cold War]], the WFTU was often portrayed as a [[Soviet Union\|Soviet]] front organization.<ref name="Staar84">Richard Felix Staar, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=Hvv7U15xCtMC&source=gbs_navlinks_s Foreign policies of the Soviet Union]'', Hoover Press, 1991, ISBN\|0-8179-9102-6, p.84</ref> A number of those unions, including those from [[Yugoslavia]] and [[People's Republic of China\|China]], left later when their governments had ideological differences with the [[Soviet Union]].

	== History ==		== History ==
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	=== National Affiliates ===		=== National Affiliates ===

	Example of National affiliates of the WFTU include:<ref>{{~~cite web~~\|url=http://www.wftucentral.org/presidential-council/\|title=Presidential Council\|publisher=World Federation of Trade Unions\|access-date=2020-11-25}}</ref>		Example of National affiliates of the WFTU include:<ref>{{Web citation\|url=http://www.wftucentral.org/presidential-council/\|title=Presidential Council\|publisher=World Federation of Trade Unions\|access-date=2020-11-25}}</ref>

	*[[General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea]] ([[Democratic People's Republic of Korea\|Korea]])		*[[General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea]] ([[Democratic People's Republic of Korea\|Korea]])
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	*[http://www.global-labor.org/prague_1968_the_last_late_short_spring_of_the_wftu.htm Recollections of the WFTU's activities in 1968]		*[http://www.global-labor.org/prague_1968_the_last_late_short_spring_of_the_wftu.htm Recollections of the WFTU's activities in 1968]
	*[http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/ead/htmldocs/KCL05396mf.html Guide to World Federation of Trade Unions. Reports and Minutes, 1945–1949. 5396mf. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Martin P. Catherwood Library, Cornell University.]		*[http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/ead/htmldocs/KCL05396mf.html Guide to World Federation of Trade Unions. Reports and Minutes, 1945–1949. 5396mf. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Martin P. Catherwood Library, Cornell University.]
			[[Category:Trade unions]]

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	The '''World Federation of Trade Unions''' ('''WFTU''') is an international federation of [[trade union]]s. WFTU was established in 1945 to replace the [[International Federation of Trade Unions]]. Its mission was to bring together [[trade union]]s across the world in a single international organization, much like the [[United Nations]]. After a number of [[Western world\|Western]] trade unions left it in 1949, as a result of disputes over support for the [[Marshall Plan]], to form the [[International Confederation of Free Trade Unions]], the WFTU was made up primarily of unions affiliated with or sympathetic to [[communist parties]]. In the context of the [[Cold War]], the WFTU was often portrayed as a [[Soviet Union\|Soviet]] front organization.<ref name="Staar84">Richard Felix Staar, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=Hvv7U15xCtMC&source=gbs_navlinks_s Foreign policies of the Soviet Union]'', Hoover Press, 1991, {{ISBN\|0-8179-9102-6}}, p.84</ref> A number of those unions, including those from [[Yugoslavia]] and [[The People's Republic of China\|China]], left later when their governments had ideological differences with the [[Soviet Union]].		The '''World Federation of Trade Unions''' ('''WFTU''') is an international federation of [[trade union]]s. WFTU was established in 1945 to replace the [[International Federation of Trade Unions]]. Its mission was to bring together [[trade union]]s across the world in a single international organization, much like the [[United Nations]]. After a number of [[Western world\|Western]] trade unions left it in 1949, as a result of disputes over support for the [[Marshall Plan]], to form the [[International Confederation of Free Trade Unions]], the WFTU was made up primarily of unions affiliated with or sympathetic to [[communist parties]]. In the context of the [[Cold War]], the WFTU was often portrayed as a [[Soviet Union\|Soviet]] front organization.<ref name="Staar84">Richard Felix Staar, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=Hvv7U15xCtMC&source=gbs_navlinks_s Foreign policies of the Soviet Union]'', Hoover Press, 1991, {{ISBN\|0-8179-9102-6}}, p.84</ref> A number of those unions, including those from [[Yugoslavia]] and [[The People's Republic of China\|China]], left later when their governments had ideological differences with the [[Soviet Union]].

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	== History ==		== History ==

	The WFTU declined as a result of the collapse of the Soviet Union and socialist governments in [[Eastern Europe]], in particular in Europe, with many of its former constituent unions joining the ICFTU. That fall seems to have come to an end since the congress in [[Havana]] in 2005 where a new leadership was elected with Georges Mavrikos, a Greek union activist from [[All-Workers Militant Front\|PAME]], leading member of the [[Communist Party of Greece]] (KKE), at its head.		The WFTU declined as a result of the collapse of the Soviet Union and socialist governments in [[Eastern Europe]], in particular in Europe, with many of its former constituent unions joining the ICFTU. That fall seems to have come to an end since the congress in Havana in 2005 where a new leadership was elected with Georges Mavrikos, a Greek union activist from [[All-Workers Militant Front\|PAME]], leading member of the [[Communist Party of Greece]] (KKE), at its head.

	In January 2006 it moved its headquarters from [[Prague]], [[Czech Republic]] to [[Athens]], [[Greece]] and reinvigorated its activity by putting focus on organizing regional federations of unions in the [[Third World]], by organizing campaigns against imperialism, racism, poverty, environmental degradation and [[exploitation of labour\|exploitation of workers]] under capitalism and in defense of full employment, social security, health protection, and trade union rights. The WFTU devotes much of its energy to organizing conferences, issuing statements and producing educational materials and courses for trade union leaders.		In January 2006 it moved its headquarters from Prague, [[Czech Republic]] to Athens, [[Greece]] and reinvigorated its activity by putting focus on organizing regional federations of unions in the [[Third World]], by organizing campaigns against imperialism, racism, poverty, environmental degradation and [[exploitation of labour\|exploitation of workers]] under capitalism and in defense of full employment, social security, health protection, and trade union rights. The WFTU devotes much of its energy to organizing conferences, issuing statements and producing educational materials and courses for trade union leaders.

	In recent years, the WFTU has successfully managed to recruit several trade unions of importance in Europe, amongst which the Rail Maritime Trade Union in Great Britain, the Unione Sindicale di Base in Italy. In France, the CGT [[National Federation of Agri-Food and Forestry]] has maintained its affiliation with the WFTU. The CGT [[National Federation of Chemical Industries]] sent delegates to the last congress in Athens in 2011. In 2013, two local CGT railway workers branches have taken steps to become affiliates with the WFTU.		In recent years, the WFTU has successfully managed to recruit several trade unions of importance in Europe, amongst which the Rail Maritime Trade Union in Great Britain, the Unione Sindicale di Base in [[Italy]]. In [[French Republic\|France]], the CGT [[National Federation of Agri-Food and Forestry]] has maintained its affiliation with the WFTU. The CGT [[National Federation of Chemical Industries]] sent delegates to the last congress in Athens in 2011. In 2013, two local CGT railway workers branches have taken steps to become affiliates with the WFTU.

	The different offices of the WFTU across the different continents organize regular exchanges and militant visits of trade union activists from an affiliate to another in order to further discussions, foster internationalist ties, establish an international activity of its affiliates around shared objectives and campaigns, against common adversaries.		The different offices of the WFTU across the different continents organize regular exchanges and militant visits of trade union activists from an affiliate to another in order to further discussions, foster internationalist ties, establish an international activity of its affiliates around shared objectives and campaigns, against common adversaries.
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	In Africa, unions of major importance such as [[COSATU]] in South Africa have affiliated with the WFTU.		In Africa, unions of major importance such as [[COSATU]] in South Africa have affiliated with the WFTU.

	As part of its efforts to advance its international agenda, the WFTU develops working partnerships with national and industrial trade unions worldwide as well as with a number of international and regional trade union organizations including the [[Organization of African Trade Union Unity]] (OATUU), the [[International Confederation of Arab Trade Unions]] (ICATU), the [[Permanent Congress of Trade Union Unity of Latin America]] (CPUSTAL), and the [[General Confederation of Trade Unions]] of [[CIS countries]].		As part of its efforts to advance its international agenda, the WFTU develops working partnerships with national and industrial trade unions worldwide as well as with a number of international and regional trade union organizations including the [[Organization of African Trade Union Unity]] (OATUU), the [[International Confederation of Arab Trade Unions]] (ICATU), the [[Permanent Congress of Trade Union Unity of Latin America]] (CPUSTAL), and the [[General Confederation of Trade Unions]] of [[Commonwealth of Independent States\|CIS countries]].

	The WFTU holds consultative status with the [[Economic and Social Council of the United Nations]], the [[International Labour Organization\|ILO]], [[UNESCO]], [[Food and Agriculture Organization\|FAO]], and other UN agencies. It maintains permanent missions in New York, Geneva, and Rome.		The WFTU holds consultative status with the [[Economic and Social Council of the United Nations]], the [[International Labour Organization\|ILO]], [[UNESCO]], [[Food and Agriculture Organization\|FAO]], and other UN agencies. It maintains permanent missions in New York, Geneva, and Rome.

	~~[[File:Fsm-cob-poster.png\|thumb\|WFTU poster urging solidarity with the [[Bolivian Workers' Center]].\|link=Special:FilePath/Fsm-cob-poster.png]]~~

	== Affiliates ==		== Affiliates ==
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	Example of National affiliates of the WFTU include:<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.wftucentral.org/presidential-council/\|title=Presidential Council\|publisher=World Federation of Trade Unions\|access-date=2020-11-25}}</ref>		Example of National affiliates of the WFTU include:<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.wftucentral.org/presidential-council/\|title=Presidential Council\|publisher=World Federation of Trade Unions\|access-date=2020-11-25}}</ref>

	*[[General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea]] (~~North~~ Korea~~) {{Flag~~\|~~North~~ Korea}}		*[[General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea]] ([[Democratic People's Republic of Korea\|Korea]])
	*[[All-Workers Militant Front\|PAME (All Workers Militant Front)]] (Greece) ~~{{Flag\|Greece}}~~		*[[All-Workers Militant Front\|PAME (All Workers Militant Front)]] ([[Hellenic Republic\|Greece]])
	*[[Zenroren]] (Japan) ~~{{Flag\|Japan}}~~		*[[Zenroren]] ([[Japan]])
	*Unione Sindicale di Base (Italy) ~~{{Flag\|Italy}}~~		*Unione Sindicale di Base ([[Italian Republic\|Italy]])
	*[[Bangladesh Trade Union Centre]] ~~{{Flag\|~~Bangladesh}}		*[[Bangladesh Trade Union Centre]] ([[Bangladesh]])
	*[[Vietnam General Confederation of Labour]] ~~{{Flag~~\|Vietnam}}		*[[Vietnam General Confederation of Labour]] ([[Socialist Republic of Vietnam\|Vietnam]])
	*[[All-Poland Alliance of Trade Unions]] ~~{{Flag\|~~Poland}}		*[[All-Poland Alliance of Trade Unions]] ([[Poland]])
	*[[Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey]] ~~{{Flag\|~~Turkey}}		*[[Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey]] ([[Turkey]])
	*[[National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers]] (UK) ~~{{Flag\|United Kingdom}}~~		*[[National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers]] ([[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland\|UK]])
	*[[Congress of South African Trade Unions]] ~~{{Flag\|~~South Africa}}		*[[Congress of South African Trade Unions]] ([[South Africa]])
	*[[Bolivian Workers' Center]] ~~{{Flag\|~~Bolivia}}		*[[Bolivian Workers' Center]] ([[Bolivia]])
	*[[Workers' Central Union of Cuba]] ~~{{Flag\|~~Cuba}}		*[[Workers' Central Union of Cuba]] ([[Cuba]])
	*General Union of Palestinian Workers (~~GUPW~~) ~~{{Flag\|Palestine}}~~		*[[General Union of Palestinian Workers]] ([[Palestine]])
	*[[Confederación General de Trabajadores del Perú]] (Peru) ~~{{Flag\|Peru}}~~		*[[Confederación General de Trabajadores del Perú]] ([[Peru]])
	*[[General Federation of Trade Unions (Syria)\|General Federation of Trade Unions]] (Syria) ~~{{Flag\|Syria}}~~		*[[General Federation of Trade Unions (Syria)\|General Federation of Trade Unions]] ([[Syria]])
	*[[All India Trade Union Congress]] (India~~) {{Flag~~\|India}}		*[[All India Trade Union Congress]] ([[Republic of India\|India]])
	*[[Centre of Indian Trade Unions]] (India) ~~{{Flag\|India}}~~		*[[Centre of Indian Trade Unions]] (India)
	*[[Intersindical-CSC]] (Spain~~) {{Flag~~\|Spain}}		*[[Intersindical-CSC]] ([[Kingdom of Spain\|Spain]])
	*Coordinadora Obrera Sindical (Spain) ~~{{Flag\|Spain}}~~		*Coordinadora Obrera Sindical (Spain)
	*Coordinadora Sindical de Clase (Spain) ~~{{Flag\|Spain}}~~		*Coordinadora Sindical de Clase (Spain)
	*Frente Sindical Obrero de Canarias (Spain) ~~{{Flag\|Spain}}~~		*Frente Sindical Obrero de Canarias (Spain)
	*[[Confederación Intersindical Galega\|Confederation Intersindical Galega]] (Spain) ~~{{Flag\|Spain}}~~		*[[Confederación Intersindical Galega\|Confederation Intersindical Galega]] (Spain)
	*[[LAB (Basque union)\|Langile Abertzaleen Batzordeak]] (Spain) ~~{{Flag\|Spain}}~~		*[[LAB (Basque union)\|Langile Abertzaleen Batzordeak]] (Spain)
	*[[Workers' House]] (Iran~~) {{Flag~~\|Iran}}		*[[Workers' House]] ([[Islamic Republic of Iran\|Iran]])
	*Unidade Classista (Brazil~~) {{Flag~~\|Brazil}}		*Unidade Classista ([[Federative Republic of Brazil\|Brazil]])
	*Trade Union Organization Sloga (Serbia) ~~{{Flag\|Serbia}}~~		*Trade Union Organization Sloga ([[Serbia]])
	*[[All-China Federation of Trade Unions]] ~~{{Flag~~\|China}}		*[[All-China Federation of Trade Unions]] ([[People's Republic of China\|China]])

	2 national federations of the French CGT 🇫🇷 (confederation general du travail) are affiliated to the WFTU : Food and wood processing federation, and the [[National Federation of Chemical Industries]]..		2 national federations of the French CGT 🇫🇷 (confederation general du travail) are affiliated to the WFTU : Food and wood processing federation, and the [[National Federation of Chemical Industries]]..
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	:2016: Michael Mzwandile Makwayiba		:2016: Michael Mzwandile Makwayiba

	~~== See also ==~~
	~~{{portal\|Organized labour}}~~
	* [[List of federations of trade unions]]
	* [[List of trade unions]]
	* [[Profintern]]

	== References ==		== References ==
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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	* {{Official website\|http://www.wftucentral.org/}}		*[http://www.global-labor.org/prague_1968_the_last_late_short_spring_of_the_wftu.htm Recollections of the WFTU's activities in 1968]
	* [http://www.global-labor.org/prague_1968_the_last_late_short_spring_of_the_wftu.htm Recollections of the WFTU's activities in 1968]
	*[http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/ead/htmldocs/KCL05396mf.html Guide to World Federation of Trade Unions. Reports and Minutes, 1945–1949. 5396mf. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Martin P. Catherwood Library, Cornell University.]		*[http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/ead/htmldocs/KCL05396mf.html Guide to World Federation of Trade Unions. Reports and Minutes, 1945–1949. 5396mf. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Martin P. Catherwood Library, Cornell University.]

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+The '''World Federation of Trade Unions''' ('''WFTU''') is an international federation of [[trade union]]s. WFTU was established in 1945 to replace the [[International Federation of Trade Unions]]. Its mission was to bring together [[trade union]]s across the world in a single international organization, much like the [[United Nations]]. After a number of [[Western world|Western]] trade unions left it in 1949, as a result of disputes over support for the [[Marshall Plan]], to form the [[International Confederation of Free Trade Unions]], the WFTU was made up primarily of unions affiliated with or sympathetic to [[communist parties]]. In the context of the [[Cold War]], the WFTU was often portrayed as a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] front organization.<ref name="Staar84">Richard Felix Staar, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=Hvv7U15xCtMC&source=gbs_navlinks_s Foreign policies of the Soviet Union]'', Hoover Press, 1991, {{ISBN|0-8179-9102-6}}, p.84</ref> A number of those unions, including those from [[Yugoslavia]] and [[The People's Republic of China|China]], left later when their governments had ideological differences with the [[Soviet Union]].
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 The WFTU holds consultative status with the [[Economic and Social Council of the United Nations]], the [[International Labour Organization|ILO]], [[UNESCO]], [[Food and Agriculture Organization|FAO]], and other UN agencies. It maintains permanent missions in New York, Geneva, and Rome.
-[[File:Fsm-cob-poster.png|thumb|WFTU poster urging solidarity with the [[Bolivian Workers' Center]].]]
+[[File:Fsm-cob-poster.png|thumb|WFTU poster urging solidarity with the [[Bolivian Workers' Center]].|link=Special:FilePath/Fsm-cob-poster.png]]
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	The '''World Federation of Trade Unions''' ('''WFTU''') is an international federation of [[trade union]]s. WFTU was established in 1945 to replace the [[International Federation of Trade Unions]]. Its mission was to bring together [[trade union]]s across the world in a single international organization, much like the [[United Nations]]. After a number of [[Western world\|Western]] trade unions left it in 1949, as a result of disputes over support for the [[Marshall Plan]], to form the [[International Confederation of Free Trade Unions]], the WFTU was made up primarily of unions affiliated with or sympathetic to [[communist parties]]. In the context of the [[Cold War]], the WFTU was often portrayed as a [[Soviet Union\|Soviet]] front organization.<ref name="Staar84">Richard Felix Staar, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=Hvv7U15xCtMC&source=gbs_navlinks_s Foreign policies of the Soviet Union]'', Hoover Press, 1991, {{ISBN\|0-8179-9102-6}}, p.84</ref> A number of those unions, including those from [[Yugoslavia]] and [[~~The~~ People's Republic of China\|China]], left later when their governments had ideological differences with the [[Soviet Union]].		The '''World Federation of Trade Unions''' ('''WFTU''') is an international federation of [[trade union]]s. WFTU was established in 1945 to replace the [[International Federation of Trade Unions]]. Its mission was to bring together [[trade union]]s across the world in a single international organization, much like the [[United Nations]]. After a number of [[Western world\|Western]] trade unions left it in 1949, as a result of disputes over support for the [[Marshall Plan]], to form the [[International Confederation of Free Trade Unions]], the WFTU was made up primarily of unions affiliated with or sympathetic to [[communist parties]]. In the context of the [[Cold War]], the WFTU was often portrayed as a [[Soviet Union\|Soviet]] front organization.<ref name="Staar84">Richard Felix Staar, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=Hvv7U15xCtMC&source=gbs_navlinks_s Foreign policies of the Soviet Union]'', Hoover Press, 1991, {{ISBN\|0-8179-9102-6}}, p.84</ref> A number of those unions, including those from [[Yugoslavia]] and [[People's Republic of China\|China]], left later when their governments had ideological differences with the [[Soviet Union]].

	== History ==		== History ==
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	The WFTU declined as a result of the collapse of the Soviet Union and socialist governments in [[Eastern Europe]], in particular in Europe, with many of its former constituent unions joining the ICFTU. That fall seems to have come to an end since the congress in Havana in 2005 where a new leadership was elected with Georges Mavrikos, a Greek union activist from [[All-Workers Militant Front\|PAME]], leading member of the [[Communist Party of Greece]] (KKE), at its head.		The WFTU declined as a result of the collapse of the Soviet Union and socialist governments in [[Eastern Europe]], in particular in Europe, with many of its former constituent unions joining the ICFTU. That fall seems to have come to an end since the congress in Havana in 2005 where a new leadership was elected with Georges Mavrikos, a Greek union activist from [[All-Workers Militant Front\|PAME]], leading member of the [[Communist Party of Greece]] (KKE), at its head.

	In January 2006 it moved its headquarters from Prague, [[Czech Republic]] to Athens, [[Greece]] and reinvigorated its activity by putting focus on organizing regional federations of unions in the [[Third World]], by organizing campaigns against imperialism, racism, poverty, environmental degradation and [[~~exploitation of labour~~\|exploitation of workers]] under capitalism and in defense of full employment, social security, health protection, and trade union rights. The WFTU devotes much of its energy to organizing conferences, issuing statements and producing educational materials and courses for trade union leaders.		In January 2006 it moved its headquarters from Prague, [[Czech Republic]] to Athens, [[Greece]] and reinvigorated its activity by putting focus on organizing regional federations of unions in the [[Third World]], by organizing campaigns against imperialism, racism, poverty, environmental degradation and [[Exploitation\|exploitation of workers]] under capitalism and in defense of full employment, social security, health protection, and trade union rights. The WFTU devotes much of its energy to organizing conferences, issuing statements and producing educational materials and courses for trade union leaders.

	In recent years, the WFTU has successfully managed to recruit several trade unions of importance in Europe, amongst which the Rail Maritime Trade Union in Great Britain, the Unione Sindicale di Base in [[Italy]]. In [[French Republic\|France]], the CGT [[National Federation of Agri-Food and Forestry]] has maintained its affiliation with the WFTU. The CGT [[National Federation of Chemical Industries]] sent delegates to the last congress in Athens in 2011. In 2013, two local CGT railway workers branches have taken steps to become affiliates with the WFTU.		In recent years, the WFTU has successfully managed to recruit several trade unions of importance in Europe, amongst which the Rail Maritime Trade Union in Great Britain, the Unione Sindicale di Base in [[Italy]]. In [[French Republic\|France]], the CGT [[National Federation of Agri-Food and Forestry]] has maintained its affiliation with the WFTU. The CGT [[National Federation of Chemical Industries]] sent delegates to the last congress in Athens in 2011. In 2013, two local CGT railway workers branches have taken steps to become affiliates with the WFTU.
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	*[[All-China Federation of Trade Unions]] ([[People's Republic of China\|China]])		*[[All-China Federation of Trade Unions]] ([[People's Republic of China\|China]])

	2 national federations of the French CGT 🇫🇷 (confederation general du travail) are affiliated to the WFTU : Food and wood processing federation, and the [[National Federation of Chemical Industries]]..		2 national federations of the French CGT (confederation general du travail) are affiliated to the WFTU: Food and wood processing federation, and the [[National Federation of Chemical Industries]].

	=== Trade Union Internationals ===		=== Trade Union Internationals ===
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	Other than the initial eleven, two new TUIs were formed during the course of the Cold War:		Other than the initial eleven, two new TUIs were formed during the course of the Cold War:
	*[[Trade Union International of Workers in Commerce]] formed in 1959<ref>[[A. Percy Coldrick\|Coldrick, A. Percy]] and [[Philip James Jones\|Jones, Philip]]. ''The international directory of the trade union movement'' New York : Facts on File, [1978] p. 183</ref>		*[[Trade Union International of Workers in Commerce]] formed in 1959<ref>[[A. Percy Coldrick\|Coldrick, A. Percy]] and [[Philip James Jones\|Jones, Philip]]. ''The international directory of the trade union movement'' New York : Facts on File, [1978] p. 183</ref>
	*[[Standing Committee of Trade Unions in the Graphic Industry]] formed in 1961, allied with, but not formally affiliated to the WFTU.		*[[Standing Committee of Trade Unions in the Graphic Industry]] formed in 1961, allied with, but not formally affiliated to the WFTU.<ref>''[https://archive.org/details/dudeman5685_yahoo_WFTU The World Federation of Trade Unions, 1945–1985. ]'' Prague; Published by the WTFU in cooperation with PRACE Czechoslovak Trade Unions 1985 pp. 156–7</ref>
	<ref>''[https://archive.org/details/dudeman5685_yahoo_WFTU The World Federation of Trade Unions, 1945–1985. ]'' Prague; Published by the WTFU in cooperation with PRACE Czechoslovak Trade Unions 1985 pp. 156–7</ref>

	==== Post-Cold War developments ====		==== Post-Cold War developments ====
	After the dissolution of the Eastern bloc, the Trade Unions International of Energy Workers and the Trade Union International of Metal and Engineering Workers temporarily suspended operations. In 1998 a conference was held in [[Havana]] which merged these two organizations and the Trade Union International of Chemical, Oil and Allied Workers in a new group, Trade Union International of Energy, Metal, Chemical, Oil and Allied Industries. This organization was reorganized again as the [[Trade Union International of Energy Workers (2007)\|Trade Unions International of Energy Workers]] in 2007. This left the metal workers an opportunity create a new TUI the next year, [[Trade Union International of Workers in the Mining, the Metallurgy and the Metal Industries]].<ref name="Project for Articles of Association"/><ref name="London p.342">''[[Europa World Year Book]]'' London; Taylor & Francis, 2004 p.342</ref>		After the dissolution of the Eastern bloc, the Trade Unions International of Energy Workers and the Trade Union International of Metal and Engineering Workers temporarily suspended operations. In 1998 a conference was held in [[Havana]] which merged these two organizations and the Trade Union International of Chemical, Oil and Allied Workers in a new group, Trade Union International of Energy, Metal, Chemical, Oil and Allied Industries. This organization was reorganized again as the [[Trade Union International of Energy Workers (2007)\|Trade Unions International of Energy Workers]] in 2007. This left the metal workers an opportunity create a new TUI the next year, [[Trade Union International of Workers in the Mining, the Metallurgy and the Metal Industries]].<ref name="Project for Articles of Association"/><ref name="London p.342">''[[Europa World Year Book]]'' London; Taylor & Francis, 2004 p.342</ref>