World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
Confédération mondiale du travail (CMT)
Confederación Mundial del Trabajo (CMT)
Weltverband der Arbeitnehmer (WVA)
Wereldverbond van de Arbeid (WVA)
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Founded
1920-06-19 The Hague Netherlands
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(a) Gain recognition and effective application in economic and social life of the principles defined in the Declaration, with a view to establishing a society organized according to these principles; (b) contribute to the establishment, consolidation and development at national, regional and world levels, in both federal and confederal fields, of a trade union movement which is inspired by these principles; (c) gain respect for trade union freedom and guarantee exercise of this right for all workers worldwide; (d) give moral and material support to member organizations and ensure permanent collaboration among them within WCL; (e) take action aimed at respect for and promotion of workers' dignity and at improvement of their living conditions; (f) develop effective solidarity between affiliated organizations and their members.
General philosophy: active non-alignment with respect to super-powers or economic, political or military power blocks; rejection of imperialism and defence of self-determination and sovereignty of peoples; condemnation of capitalism, of Marxist statism and of all types of dictatorship; the struggle for human and union rights and for democratic freedom in all countries, independent of their geographical, political or ideological position; priority for the Third World; unceasing efforts for peace, disarmament, conversion of military industries, political solutions and negotiation; the concept of development of solidarity of peoples in the framework of a new dimension in international relations and the world economic order; independence of the trade union movement in the face of pressure or geopolitical interests of parties, the Church, business leaders and all influences foreign to that movement; seeking a new solidarity among workers, nations, continents, sectors, at all levels of human society.
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Accredited by: E-XE7552 - United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV). Observer to: B-XB1112 - International Organization for Migration (IOM). Links with: E-XE3480 - Center for Information on Migration in Latin America; D-XD0435 - Council of Europe (CE); B-XB1117 - International Maritime Organization (IMO); C-XC3023 - OECD; E-XE3016 - UNHCR; E-XE4175 - United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC); E-XE6809 - United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat); B-XB3548 - WHO. Associated with Department of Global Communications of the United Nations.
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Founding member of: U-XG9669 - Social Alert International. Member of: E-XE0409 - Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CONGO); E-XE0956 - Fédération des Institutions Internationales établies à Genève (FIIG); International Council of F-XF1490 - World Social Forum (WSF); E-XE6390 - Committee of NGOs on Human Rights, Geneva; F-XF0854 - World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT).
Links with:
- D-XD5031 - Asian Brotherhood of Clerical Workers (ABCW);
- H-XD6956 - Asian Trade Federation for the Mixed Industries Group (ATF-MIG);
- U-XK0315 - BATU Social Institute;
- U-XE6012 - Caribbean Institute for Social Formation (CARISFORM);
- H-XD4232 - Central American Confederation of Workers;
- U-XE1569 - Comisión Latinoamericana por los Derechos y Libertades de los Trabajadores y los Pueblos (CLADEHLT);
- E-XE3216 - Comunidade Sindical dos Paises de Lingua Portuguesa (CSPLP);
- D-XD2629 - Confederación Latinoamericana de Cooperativas y Mutuales de Trabajadores (COLACOT);
- D-XD4515 - Coordinadora Latinoamericana de Trabajadores de los Servicios Públicos (CLATSEP);
- H-XD2671 - Council of Caribbean Workers;
- E-XE9117 - European Federation of Employees in Public Services (EUROFEDOP);
- F-XF6035 - European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions (EFFAT);
- U-XF5462 - European Union Migrants Forum;
- D-XD8487 - Federación Latinoamericana de Trabajadores de la Cultura y de la Comunicación Social (FELATRACCS);
- D-XD4610 - Federación Latinoamericana de Trabajadores de la Educación y la Cultura (FLATEC);
- D-XD8685 - Federación Latinoamericana de Trabajadores de la Industria y la Construcción (FLATIC);
- H-XD3965 - Federación Latinoamericana de Trabajadores del Transporte (FLATT);
- D-XD1167 - Federación de Trabajadores Latinoamericanos del Comercio, Oficinas y Empresas Privadas de Servicios (FETRALCOS);
- H-XD1819 - Fédération panafricaine des travailleurs de l'industrie (FPTI);
- E-XE5910 - Instituto Centroamericano de Estudios Sociales (ICAES);
- F-XF5005 - Instituto Internacional de Estudios y Capacitación Social del Sur (INCASUR);
- E-XE1065 - International Centre for Trade Union Rights (ICTUR);
- C-XC1502 - International Christian Union of Business Executives;
- H-XD1655 - International Confederation of Arab Trade Unions (ICATU);
- B-XC1937 - International Federation of Journalists (IFJ);
- U-XK1270 - International Social Prospects Academy;
- C-XD2818 - International Workers and Amateurs in Sports Confederation;
- D-XD0140 - Organisation of African Trade Union Unity (OATUU);
- C-XD4243 - Panathlon International (PI);
- E-XE3320 - Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC);
- H-XD4755 - Trade Union Council of Andean Workers;
- B-XB3589 - World Underwater Federation.
Links indicated by: D-XD3215 - General Confederation of Trade Unions (GCTU); D-XD8377 - International Federation of ACLI.
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- Social Activity → Work
- Social Activity → Workers
- Living Conditions → Living Conditions
- Peace → Rights
- Purpose → Purpose
- Social Activity → Trade Unions
UN Sustainable Development Goals **
UIA Org ID
XA3490
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