International Federation Textile-Clothing

IFTC/FITH
Full name	International Federation Textile-Clothing
Native name	Fédération Internationale Textile - Habillement
Founded	10 September 1901
Date dissolved	November 2007
Merged into	International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers' Federation
Members	400,000 (1979)[1]
Affiliation	World Confederation of Labour
Office location	Koning Albertlaan 27, Ghent, Belgium
Country	International

The International Federation Textile-Clothing (IFTC/FITH) was an International Trade Federation of the World Confederation of Labour (WCL).

History

The federation traced its history to 1901, when the International Federation of Christian Trade Unions of Textile Workers was established at a meeting in Düsseldorf. The organisation ceased to operate during World War I, but was revived in 1921.[2] By 1935, it had affiliates in Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, the Netherlands and Switzerland.[3]

It later merged with the International Federation of Christian Trade Unions in the Clothing and Allied Trades, and changed its name to the International Federation of Christian Trade Unions of Textile and Garment Workers, then in 1971 it became the International Federation of Textile and Clothing Workers' Unions.[2]

In 2006, the WCL merged with the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, and in November 2007, the IFTC merged into the International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers' Federation (ITGLWF).[4]

Organisation

The federation worked closely with the Latin American Federation of Industrial and Construction Workers (FLATIC), and the Asian Trade Federation for the Mixed Industries Group, both WCL-affiliated bodies. In Europe, it instead worked with the European Trade Union Committee for Textiles, Clothing and Leather, which was dominated by ITGLWF affiliates.[5]

Leadership

General Secretaries

1921: Albert van der Meijs

1940s: H. A. C. Huysmans

1974: Clem Pauwels

1990s: Bart Bruggeman

2000s: Jaap Jongejan

Presidents

1921: Bernhard Otte

1933: Heinrich Fahrenbach

1940s: Prosper van Wesemael

1970s: Lucien Fruru

1990s: Jacques Jouret

2000s: Dirk Uyttenhove

References

Coldrick, Percy; Jones, Philip (1979). The International Directory of the Trade Union Movement. New York: Facts on File. pp. 128–154. ISBN 0871963744.
Yearbook of International Organizations (1997), vol.1A
Repertoire des organisations internationales. Geneva: League of Nations. 1936. p. 268.
"International Federation Textile and Clothing (IFTC-WCL)". Open Yearbook. Union of International Associations. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 October 2006. Retrieved 29 November 2019.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

External links

www.cmt-wcl.org, detail from the WCL website.

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[coldrick-1] Coldrick, Percy; Jones, Philip (1979). The International Directory of the Trade Union Movement. New York: Facts on File. pp. 128–154. ISBN 0871963744.

[yearbook-2] Yearbook of International Organizations (1997), vol.1A

[league-3] Repertoire des organisations internationales. Geneva: League of Nations. 1936. p. 268.

[4] "International Federation Textile and Clothing (IFTC-WCL)". Open Yearbook. Union of International Associations. Retrieved 29 November 2019.

[5] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 October 2006. Retrieved 29 November 2019.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)