International trade union organization

Synonymes ou variantes : Global labour union
Global trade union
Global union
Global union organization
International labour union
International trade union
International union
Équivalents : Organisation syndicale internationale
Organización sindical internacional
Domaine : Trade union

Définition

An international union structure made up of labour centres, federations, or confederations.

Contexte

"The reality of globalisation is that the issues confronting working people increasingly have international aspects. And yet, international trade union activity too frequently remains a distant or unknown option, even for committed trade unionists. Global Unions' leaders agree that, with some exceptions, few members of their affiliates actually know of the existence of the international organisations to which their organisations belong - much less understand their policies."
(ACTU, visited 2007-06-12)

Description

The Council of Global Unions

"Most of the international trade union organisations share similar policies and ideas and are essentially working towards the same goals. Co-operation between these organisations has always been close and continues to get better. One particular result of this increasing co-operation is that the international trade union movement has started to use the name Global Unions for some joint actions or campaigns."
(International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU), A Trade Union Guide to Globalisation, visited 2007-05-06)

The international union movement is made up of: (adapted from Global Unions, visited 2009-12-10)

Relations sémantiques

Hiérarchiques

Council of Global Unions
GLOBAL UNION FEDERATION
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
International Trade Union Confederation
Trade union
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION STRUCTURE
National trade union organization

Associatives

INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION MOVEMENT
REGIONAL TRADE UNION STRUCTURE
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