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voted to transform it into the World Confederation of Labour (WCL). Breaking with the federation's strictly Christian ideology of the past, the newly adopted Declaration of Principles stated it would henceforth be guided by "either a spiritual concept based on the conviction that man and universe are
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The information clearinghouse of the WCL, Trade Action served to promote training; facilitate exchange of knowledge and advice; and support members' participation at meetings of international institutions. It also produced a newsletter,
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The WCL created the International Solidarity Foundation (ISF) to promote cross-country worker unity and provide emergency assistance (from a Solidarity Fund, established in 1958) to organizations in need. After the
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became more of a threat to union membership throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the WCL increased its efforts to carry out a similar global unification of labour leadership. Its 1993 congress in
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The WCL worked to enforce respect for international law, especially as codified by the ILO. The organization also sought to introduce labour standards into international trade policies.
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The World Women's Committee of the WCL convened "representatives from the continents" annually to advocate for women workers and address problems specific to female labourers.
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adopted by the group proclaimed its intention to struggle not only for workers' labour rights, but also values like human dignity, democracy, and international solidarity.
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attempted to lay out a concrete strategy for responding to business attacks on organized labour around the world. The WCL soon obtained consultative status within the
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created by God, or other concepts that lead together with it to a common effort to build a human community united in freedom, dignity, justice and brotherhood."
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The rights of migrants — as humans and as workers — was a particular focus of the WCL's work, especially given its increased presence in a globalized economy.
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constituencies, the IFCTU was designed to provide an alternative to the secular trade unions in Europe at the time, basing its foundation on the
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The federation had numerous affiliated trade secretariats, which changed over time. They were smaller than those affiliated to the
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policy, the WCL set up a socio-economic programme to address issues of such a scope. In addition to advocacy around matters at the
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among its various member organizations, training local unionists in areas of recruitment, dues systems, and communications.
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governments of the 1930s repressed the federation and imprisoned many of its leaders, limiting operations until the end of
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to determine the possibilities for points of unity among world religions in matters of social behaviour.
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voted to reject the invitation, on the grounds that the WFTU's global unity was "too artificial".
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International Federation of Christian Trade Unions of Post, Telegraph and Telephone Workers
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International Federation of Christian Trade Unions of Workers in the Food and Drink Trades
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became the first secretary-general of the IFCTU; Joseph Scherrer was its first president.
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International Christian Federation of Trade Unions in the Graphic and Paper Industries
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International Federation of Christian Trade Unions in the Clothing and Allied Trades
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International Federation of Christian Factory and Transport Workers' Trade Unions
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Archives of the International Organisation of the World Confederation of Labour
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Pursuant to the rise of globalization and interest in taking a larger view of
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International Federation of Christian Trade Unions of Railway and Tramway Men
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Archives of the European Organisation of the World Confederation of Labour
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The WCL was formally dissolved on 31 October 2006 when it merged with the
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World Federation of Workers in Food, Drink, Tobacco and Hotel Industries
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In the late 1950s, the IFCTU found itself working more frequently with
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International Federation of Christian Trade Unions of Textile Workers
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International Federation of Christian Workers in the Building Trades
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International Federation of Christian Workers in the Graphical Trades
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workers in Asia and Africa. In 1959, the IFCTU convened a seminar in
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World Organisation for Energy, Chemical and Miscellaneous Industries
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International Federation of Christian Trade Unions of Metal Workers
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International Federation of Christian Leather Workers' Trade Unions
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In the late 1920s, global economic tumult compounded the growth of
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International Federation of Christian Agricultural Workers' Unions
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The WCL had nine areas of labour activity where it focused work.
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International Federation of Textile and Clothing Workers' Unions
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International Federation of Christian Landworkers' Trade Unions
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International Federation of Trade Unions of Transport Workers
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International Federation of Christian Employees' Trade Unions
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governments in Europe, which the IFCTU opposed. In response,
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In 1968, delegates to the organization's 16th congress in
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co-authored by Willy Thys, WCL secretary-general, in 1996
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The International Directory of the Trade Union Movement
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International Federation of Employees in Public Service
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International Federation of Christian Tobacco Workers
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World Federation of Trade Unions of Non-Manual Workers
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The WCL worked in support of the Global March Against
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International Federation of Christian Miners' Unions
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World Federation of Building and Woodworkers Unions
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Index

International Federation of Christian Trade Unions

ITUC
Brussels
Belgium
www.cmt-wcl.org
Fascist
World War II
International Trade Union Confederation
a series
Organized labour

Labour movement
Conflict theories
Decent work
Exploitation of labour
Timeline
New unionism
Proletariat
Social movement unionism
Social democracy
Democratic socialism
Socialism
Communism
Syndicalism
Union busting
Anarcho-syndicalism
National-syndicalism
Labour rights
Annual leave

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