List of trade unions

This is a list of trade unions and union federations by country.

International federations

Global

Industrial Workers of the World
International Confederation of Labor
International Trade Union Confederation
International Workers Association
World Federation of Trade Unions
World Organization of Workers

Sectoral global union federations

Building and Wood Workers' International
Education International
FIFPro
IndustriALL Global Union
International Affiliation of Writers Guilds
International Arts and Entertainment Alliance
International Domestic Workers Federation
International Federation of Actors
International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations
International Federation of Journalists
International Federation of Musicians
International Transport Workers' Federation
International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations
Public Services International
Trade Union International of Agricultural, Forestry and Plantation Workers
UNI Global Union

European federations

List of federations of trade unions in Europe

Afghanistan

All Afghanistan Federation of Trade Unions
All Afghanistan Women's Union
Afghan Labour Organisation
Afghanistan Federation of Trade Unions
Afghanistan International Journalists' Association
Afghanistan Lawyers' Union
Afghanistan National Powerful Workers' Union
Afghanistan Teachers' Association
Afghanistan Teachers' Support Association
Central Council of Afghan Trade Unions
Central Council of National Unions of Afghanistan Employees
National Journalists' Union
National Workers' Union of Afghanistan

Albania

Confederation of Trade Unions
United Independent Albanian Trade Unions

Algeria

General Union of Algerian Workers
Union générale des syndicats algériens

Andorra

Andorran Workers' Union

Angola

General Centre of Independent and Free Unions of Angola
Independent Union of Maritime and Related Workers
National Union of Angolan Workers

Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda Public Service Association
Antigua Trades and Labour Union
Antigua Workers' Union
Leeward Islands Airline Pilots Association

Argentina

Argentine Workers' Center
Consejo Coordinador Argentino Sindical
Federación Agraria Argentina
Federación Obrera Regional Argentina
General Confederation of Labour

Armenia

Confederation of Trade Unions of Armenia

Aruba

Aruban Workers' Federation

Australia

AFL Players Association
Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union
Australian and International Pilots Association
Australian Council of Trade Unions
Australian Federation of Air Pilots
Australian Institute of Marine and Power Engineers
Australian Manufacturing Workers Union
Australian Maritime Officers Union
Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation
Australian Rail Tram and Bus Industry Union
Australian Salaried Medical Officers' Federation
Australian Services Union
Australian Workers Union
Civil Air Operations Officers' Association of Australia
Communications Electrical and Plumbing Union
Community and Public Sector Union
Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union
Electrical Trades Union
Finance Sector Union
Flight Attendants Association of Australia
Health Services Union
Industrial Workers of the World
Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance
Musicians' Union of Australia
National Tertiary Education Union
Police Federation of Australia
Professionals Australia
Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association
Transport Workers Union of Australia
United Firefighters Union of Australia
United Workers Union

Austria

Austrian Trade Union Federation
Industrial Workers of the World
Viennese Workers Syndicate

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan Trade Unions Confederation
Committee for Oil Industry Workers' Rights
Journalists Trade Union of Azerbaijan

Bahamas

Bahamas Airline Pilots Association
Bahamas Hotel, Catering and Allied Workers Union
Bahamas Taxi Cab Union
Bahamas Union of Teachers
Commonwealth of the Bahamas Trade Union Congress

Bahrain

General Federation of Workers Trade Unions in Bahrain

Bangladesh

Bangladesh Administrative Service Association
Bangladesh Civil Service (Taxation) Association
Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists
Bangladesh Free Trade Union Congress
Bangladesh Ganotantrik Sramik Federation
Bangladesh Garment Workers Trade Union Centre
Bangladesh Independent Garment Workers Union Federation
Bangladesh Jatio Sramik League
Bangladesh Jatiyo Sramik Jote
Bangladesh Jatyatabadi Sramik Dal
Bangladesh Labour Federation
Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation
Bangladesh Sanjukta Sramik Federation
Bangladesh Trade Union Kendra
Dhaka Union of Journalists
Garment Workers Unity Forum
Jatio Sramik Federation
Jatyo Sramik League
Lal Bahini
National Garment Workers Federation
Samajtantrik Sramik Front

Barbados

Barbados Workers' Union
Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados
Leeward Islands Airline Pilots Association
National Union of Public Workers
Unity Workers Union

Belarus

Trade unions in Belarus
Belarus Free Trade Union
Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions
Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus

Belgium

Confederation of Christian Trade Unions
General Confederation of Liberal Trade Unions of Belgium
General Federation of Belgian Labour

Belize

Christian Workers' Union
General Workers' Union
National Trade Union Congress of Belize
United General Workers Union

Benin

Autonomous Trade Unions Centre
General Confederation of the Workers of Benin
National Union of the Unions of the Workers of Benin

Bermuda

Bermuda Industrial Union
Bermuda Public Services Association

Bhutan

Federation of Bhutanese Trade Unions

Bolivia

Bolivian Workers' Center
Confederación Sindical Única de Trabajadores Campesinos de Bolivia
Corriente de Renovación Independiente y Solidaridad Laboral
Federación Sindical de Trabajadores Mineros de Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Confederation of Trade Unions of the Republika Srpska

Botswana

Botswana Federation of Trade Unions
Air Botswana Employees' Union
Botswana Agricultural Marketing Board Workers' Union
Botswana Bank Employees' Union
Botswana Beverages & Allied Workers' Union
Botswana Central Bank Staff Union
Botswana Commercial & General Workers' Union
Botswana Construction Workers' Union
Botswana Diamond Sorters & Valuators' Union
Botswana Hotel Travel & Tourism Workers' Union
Botswana Housing Corporation Staff Union
Botswana Institute of Development Management Workers' Union
Botswana Manufacturing & Packaging Workers' Union
Botswana Meat Industry Workers' Union
Botswana Mining Workers' Union
Botswana National Development Bank Staff Union
Botswana Postal Services Workers' Union
Botswana Power Corporation Workers' Union
Botswana Private Medical & Health Services Workers' Union
Botswana Railways Amalgamated Workers' Union
Botswana Saving Bank Employees' Union
Botswana Telecommunication Employees' Union
Botswana Vaccine Institute Staff Union
Botswana Wholesale, Furniture & Retail Workers' Union
National Amalgamated Central, Local & Parastatal Manual Workers' Union
Rural Industry Promotions Company Workers' Union
University of Botswana Non-Academic Staff Union

Brazil

Central Autônoma de Trabalhadores
Central Única dos Trabalhadores
Confederação Brasileira de Trabalhadores Cristâos
Confederação Geral dos Trabalhadores
Confederação Operária Brasileira
Força Sindical
Federação das Organizações Sindicalistas Revolucionárias do Brasil

Bulgaria

Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Bulgaria
Confederation of Labour Podkrepa
National Trade Union Promyana

Burkina Faso

National Confederation of Workers of Burkina
National Organisations of Free Trade Unions
Trade Union Confederation of Burkina

Burundi

Confederation of Trade Unions of Burundi (Confédération des Syndicats du Burundi, COSYBU)
Trade Union Confederation of Burundi (Confédération syndicale du Burundi, CSB)

Cambodia

Free Trade Union of Workers of the Kingdom of Cambodia

Cameroon

Confederation of Cameroon Trade Unions
General Confederation of Free Workers of Cameroon
Union of Free Trade Unions of Cameroon

Canada

Canadian Labour Congress
National affiliates
Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists
British Columbia Teachers' Federation
Canadian Association of University Teachers
Canadian Federation of Nurses' Union
Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union
Canadian Postmasters and Assistants Association
Canadian Union of Postal Workers
Canadian Union of Public Employees
Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario
National Union of Public and General Employees
Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association
Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation
Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
Public Service Alliance of Canada
Telecommunications Workers Union
Unifor (formerly CAW and CEP)
International affiliates
Air Line Pilots Association, International
Amalgamated Transit Union
American Federation of Musicians
Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers' International Union
CWA-Canadian Media Guild
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, its Territories and Canada
International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers
International Association of Fire Fighters
International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers
International Longshore and Warehouse Union
International Longshoremen's Association
International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers
International Union of Elevator Constructors
International Union of Operating Engineers
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades
Operative Plasterers' and Cement Masons' International Association
Seafarers' International Union of Canada
Service Employees International Union
Sheet Metal Workers International Association
Teamsters
UNITE HERE
United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry
United Auto Workers
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
United Food and Commercial Workers Union
United Mine Workers of America
United Steelworkers
United Transportation Union
Independent unions/other affiliations
Alliance des professeures et professeurs de Montréal
Canadian Actors' Equity Association
Centrale des syndicats du Québec
Confédération des syndicats nationaux
Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (Quebec)
Industrial Workers of the World
Major League Baseball Players Association
Manitoba Teachers' Society
National Hockey League Players' Association
Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers
Writers Guild of Canada
Company unions
Christian Labour Association of Canada *

Cape Verde

Council of Free Labour Unions
Trade Unions of Cape Verde Unity Centre

Caribbean

Caribbean Congress of Labour
Caribbean Public Services Association
Caribbean Union of Teachers

Cayman Islands

Cayman Airline Pilots Association

Central African Republic

Confédération Syndicale des Travailleurs de Centrafrique
National Confederation of Central African Workers
Union of Central African Workers

Chad

Free Confederation of Chadian Workers
Union of Trade Unions of Chad

Chile

Central Autónoma de Trabajadores
Industrial Workers of the World
Workers' United Center of Chile

People's Republic of China

All-China Federation of Trade Unions
All-China Federation of Railway Workers' Unions
National Committee of the Chinese Agricultural, Forestry and Water Conservancy Workers' Union
National Committee of the Chinese Aviation Workers' Union
National Committee of the Chinese Banking Workers' Union
National Committee of the Chinese Defense Industry, Postal and Telecommunications Workers' Union
National Committee of the Chinese Educational, Scientific, Cultural, Medical and Sports Workers' Union
National Committee of the Chinese Energy and Chemical Workers' Union
National Committee of the Chinese Financial, Commercial, Light Industry, Textile and Tobacco Workers' Union
National Committee of the Chinese Machinery, Metallurgical and Building Material Workers' Union
National Committee of the Chinese Seamen and Construction Workers' Union

Colombia

Central Union of Workers
Confederation of Workers of Colombia
General Confederation of Democratic Workers
SINALTRAINAL

Commonwealth of Independent States

General Confederation of Trade Unions

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Confédération Générale du Travail du Congo
Democratic Confederation of Labour
National Union of Congolese Workers

Republic of the Congo

Confédération des Syndicats Libres Autonomes du Congo
Confédération Syndicale des Travailleurs du Congo
Confédération Syndicale du Congo
Congolese Trade Union Confederation

Costa Rica

Central de Trabajadores de Costa Rica
Central del Movimiento de Trabajadores Costarricenses
Confederación de Trabajadores de Costa Rica
Confederación Unitaria de Trabajadores
Costa Rican Confederation of Workers

Croatia

Association of Croatian Public Sector Unions
Croatian Trade Union Association
Independent Trade Unions of Croatia
Union of Autonomous Trade Unions of Croatia
Workers' Trade Union Association of Croatia

Cuba

Confederación General del Trabajo
Cuban Workers' Solidarity
Workers' Central Union of Cuba

Cyprus

Cyprus Turkish Unions Federation
Cyprus Union of Bank Employees
Cyprus Workers' Confederation
Democratic Labour Federation of Cyprus
Pancyprian Federation of Labour
Pancyprian Public Servants' Trade Union
Revolutionary Trade Unions Federation

Czech Republic

Christian Labour Confederation
Czech-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions

Denmark

Danish Confederation of Professional Associations
Danish Association of Chartered Surveyors
Danish Medical Association
Danish Union of Architects
Danish Union of Librarians
Danish Union of Journalists
Danish Confederation of Trade Unions (LO)
Danish Food and Allied Workers' Union
Danish Timber Industry and Construction Workers' Union
Danish Union of Metalworkers
Danish Union of Professional Technicians
Danish Union of Public Employees
Fagligt Fælles Forbund
National Union of Commercial and Clerical Employees
FTF – Confederation of Professionals in Denmark
Danish Association of Pharmaconomists
Danish Nurses Organisation
Danish Union of Teachers
Trade Union Opposition Federation

Djibouti

General Union of Djibouti Workers
Union of Djibouti Workers

Dominica

Dominica Amalgamated Workers' Union
Dominica Public Service Union
National Workers' Union
Waterfront and Allied Workers' Union

Dominican Republic

Central General de Trabajadores
Confederación de Trabajadores Unitaria

Ecuador

Confederación de Trabajadores del Ecuador
Confederación Ecuatoriana de Organizaciones Clasistas Unitarias de Trabajadores
Ecuador Confederation of Free Trade Union Organizations
Frente Unitario de los Trabajadores

Egypt

Egyptian Trade Union Federation

El Salvador

Central Autónoma de Trabajadores Salvadoreños
Central de Trabajadores Democráticos
Federación Nacional Sindical de Trabajadores Salvadoreños

Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea Workers' Union

Eritrea

National Confederation of Eritrean Workers

Estonia

Confederation of Estonian Trade Unions
Estonian Employees' Unions' Confederation

Ethiopia

Commercial Bank of Ethiopia Trade Union
Confederation of Ethiopian Trade Unions
Ethiopian Teachers' Association

Fiji

Federation of Cane Growers
Fiji Islands Council of Trade Unions
Fiji Trades Union Congress
Indian Cane Growers Association
Kisan Sangh
Labasa Kisan Sangh
Maha Sangh
National Farmers Union of Fiji
Rewa Planters Union
Vishal Sangh

Finland

The three major confederations:

Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions
Confederation of Unions for Academic Professionals in Finland AKAVA
Finnish Confederation of Salaried Employees STTK

Individual trade unions

Association of Employees in Government Educational Administration
Finnish Association of Architects
Finnish Association of Graduate Engineers
Finnish Union of Practical Nurses
Union of Health and Social Care Services
Union of Salaried Employees

France

Major confederations

Confédération Française Démocratique du Travail
Confédération Française de l'Encadrement - Confédération Générale des Cadres
Confédération Française des Travailleurs Chrétiens
Confédération Générale du Travail
Force Ouvrière

Other important unions

Fédération Syndicale Unitaire
Solidaire
Union Nationale des Syndicats Autonomes

Gabon

Gabonese Confederation of Free Trade Unions
Gabonese Trade Union Confederation

The Gambia

The Gambia Press Union
Gambia Workers' Union
Gambian Workers' Confederation

Georgia

Georgian Trade Union Confederation

Germany

Major confederations

Christlicher Gewerkschaftsbund (CGB) German Christian Workers' Federation
Deutscher Beamtenbund (dbb) German Civil Service Federation
komba gewerkschaft
Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund (DGB) German Confederation of Trade Unions
Eisenbahn- und Verkehrsgewerkschaft
Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft
Gewerkschaft Nahrung-Genuss-Gaststätten
IG Bauen-Agrar-Umwelt
IG Bergbau, Chemie, Energie
IG Metall
Trade Union of the Police
ver.di

Independent unions

Free Workers' Union
Gewerkschaft Deutscher Lokomotivführer
Vereinigung Cockpit

Ghana

Ghana Federation of Labour
Trades Union Congress of Ghana

Gibraltar

CITIPEG

Historical unions

Gibraltar Apprentices and Ex-Apprentices Union
Gibraltar Confederation of Labour
Gibraltar Labour Trades Union

Greece

Trade unions in Greece

Greenland

Danish Association of Lawyers and Economists (DJØF; DJØF Kalaallit Nunaanni)
Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC; Ilinniagaqarluarsimasut Qitiusumik Suleqatigiiffiat)
Danish Association of Chartered Surveyors
Danish Medical Association (NP; Nakorsat Peqatigiiffiat)
Danish Union of Architects (IP; Illussanik Titartaasartut Peqatigiiffiat)
Danish Union of Librarians
Danish Union of Journalists (TP; Tusagassiuinermi Sulisut Peqatigiiffiat)
Danish Confederation of Trade Unions (LO)
Danish Union of Professional Technicians
Danish Union of Public Employees
Danish Trade Union Confederation
Greenlandic Civil Service Confederation (AK; Atorfillit Kattuffiat)
FTF – Confederation of Professionals in Denmark
Danish Association of Pharmaconomists
Greenlandic Academics Confederation (IK; Ilinniagartuut Kattuffiat)
Greenlandic Teachers Confederation (IMAK; Ilinniartitsisut Meeqqat Atuarfianneersut Kattuffiat)
Greenlandic Kindergarten Teachers Confederation (NPK; Nunatsinni Perorsaasut Kattuffiat)
Greenlandic Nurses Organization (PPK; Peqqissaasut Kattuffiat)
Greenlandic Supervisors Union (SSK; Sulisunik Siulersuisut Kattuffiat)
National Confederation of Trade Unions of Greenland (SIK; Sulinermik Inuussutissarsiuteqartut Kattuffiat)

Grenada

Grenada Trades Union Council

Guatemala

Central General de Trabajadores de Guatemala
Confederación de Unidad Sindical de Guatemala
Unión Sindical de Trabajadores de Guatemala

Guinea

General Union of the Workers of Guinea
National Confederation of Guinean Workers
National Organization of Free Unions of Guinea
United Trade Union of Guinean Workers

Guinea-Bissau

National Union of Workers of Guinea-Bissau

Guyana

Guyana Agricultural and General Workers' Union
Guyana Labour Union
National Workers' Union

Haiti

Batay Ouvriye
Confederation des Travailleurs Haïtiens
Coordination Syndicale Haïtienne
Haitian Trade Union Coordination
May 1st - Workers' Fight Federation

Honduras

Central General de Trabajadores
Federación Unitaria de Trabajadores de Honduras
Honduras Workers' Confederation

Hong Kong

Hong Kong and Kowloon Trades Union Council
Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions
Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions
Hong Kong Journalists Association
Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union
Hong Kong Social Workers' General Union
Joint Organization of Unions - Hong Kong

Hungary

Autonomous Trade Union Confederation
Democratic Confederation of Free Trade Unions
Forum for the Cooperation of Trade Unions

Iceland

Confederation of State and Municipal Employees of Iceland
Icelandic Federation of Labour
Industrial Workers of the World

India

All India Defence Employees Federation
Association of Motion Pictures & TV Programme Producer of India
Bengal Jute Mill Workers' Union
Bengal Provincial Chatkal Mazdoor Union
Centre of Indian Trade Unions
Bengal Chatkal Mazdoor Union
Calcutta Tramways Workers' and Employees' Union
Darjeeling District Newspaper Sellers' Union
Forward Seamens Union of India
Joint Forum of Trade Unions
Maharashtra Sugarcane Cutting and Transport Workers Union
Otis Elevators Employees Union
Steel Plant Employees Union
Federation of Western India Cine Employees
Hind Mazdoor Kisan Panchayat
Konkan Railway Corporation Employees Union
Municipal Mazdoor Union
Hind Mazdoor Sabha
All India Jute Textile Workers' Federation
All India Railwaymen's Federation
Coimbatore District Textile Workers Union
Darjeeling Jela Dokan Sramik Union
Kudremukh Shram Shakthi Sanghatan
MCF Employees' Union
Indian National Trade Union Congress
Kerala Gazetted Officers' Federation
Labour Progressive Federation
NLC Workers Progressive Union
Maharashtra General Kamgar Union
Mazdoor Mukti Morcha
Rashtriya Mill Mazdoor Sangh
Socialist Trade Union Centre
Trade Union Centre of India
Trade Union Coordination Committee
Bengal Hawkers Association
United Trade Union Centre-Lenin Sarani

Indonesia

Confederation of All Indonesian Workers' Union
Confederation of Indonesia Prosperous Trade Union
Congress of Indonesia Unions Alliance
Indonesian Railways Workers' Union
Indonesian Trade Union Confederation
Federation of Indonesian Independent Manufacturing Worker's Union

Iran

Historical unions

Central Council of Trade Unions
Central Council of United Trade Unions
Central Union of Workers and Peasants of Iran
Ettehadiyeh-ye Sendika-ye Kargaran-e Iran
Union of Toilers of Iran

Current unions

Association of Iranian Journalists
Iranian Teachers' Trade Association
Iranian Workers' Solidarity Network
Syndicate of Workers of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company
Workers' House of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Iraq

Federation of Oil Unions in Iraq
General Federation of Trade Unions
Iraqi Federation of Trade Unions

Ireland

Irish Congress of Trade Unions

Israel

Histadrut
Koah LaOvdim

Italy

Major confederations

Confederazione Italiana Sindacati Lavoratori (CISL)
Italian General Confederation of Labour (CGIL)
Unione Italiana del Lavoro (UIL)

Other unions

Confederazione del Comitati di Base
CONFSAL
General Labour Union
Italian Confederation of Free Workers' Unions
Italian Confederation of Workers' Trade Unions
Italian General Confederation of Labour
Italian Labour Union
Unione Sindacale Italiana

Ivory Coast

Centrale des Syndicats Libres de Côte d'Ivoire
Federation of Autonomous Trade Unions of Ivory Coast
General Workers Union in Ivory Coast

Jamaica

Bustamante Industrial Trade Union
Jamaica Airline Pilots Association
Jamaica Association of Local Government Officers
Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions
National Workers Union

Japan

General Union
Japan Teachers Union
National Union of General Workers
RENGO
Sohyo
Tozen
Zenzōsen

Jordan

General Federation of Jordanian Trade Unions
Jordan Dental Association
Jordanian Engineers Association
Jordanian teachers' syndicate

Kazakhstan

Confederation of Labour of Kazakhstan
Federation of Trade Unions of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Kenya

Central Organization of Trade Unions

Kiribati

Kiribati Trade Union Congress

Kuwait

Kuwait Trade Union Federation

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan Federation of Trade Unions

Laos

Lao Federation of Trade Unions

Latvia

Free Trade Confederation of Latvia

Lebanon

General Confederation of Lebanese Workers
Lebanese Order of Physicians

Lesotho

Congress of Lesotho Trade Unions
Lesotho Congress of Democratic Unions
Lesotho Trade Union Congress

Liberia

Liberian Federation of Labour Unions

Libya

National Trade Unions' Federation

Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein Employees' Association

Lithuania

Lithuanian Labour Federation
Lithuanian Trade Union Confederation
Lithuanian Trade Union - Solidarity

Luxembourg

Free Luxembourger Workers' Union
Luxembourg Confederation of Christian Trade Unions

Madagascar

Christian Confederation of Malagasy Trade Unions
Confederation of Malagasy Workers
United Autonomous Unions of Madagascar

Malawi

Malawi Congress of Trade Unions

Malaysia

Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services
Malaysian Trades Union Congress
National Council of Unions of the Industrial and Lower Income Group of Government Workers
National Union of Plantation Workers

Maldives

Tourism Employees Association of Maldives

Mali

National Workers' Union of Mali
Workers' Trade Union Confederation of Mali

Malta

Confederation of Malta Trade Unions
General Workers' Union
Malta Union of Teachers
Malta Workers' Union

Mauritania

Free Confederation of Mauritanian Workers
General Confederation of Mauritanian Workers
Union of Mauritanian Workers

Mauritius

Federation of Civil Service Unions
Federation of Progressive Unions
Mauritius Labour Congress
Mauritius Trade Union Congress
National Trade Unions Confederation
Organization of Artisans' Unity
Telecommunications Employees and Staff Association

Mexico

Authentic Labor Front
Confederación Revolucionaria de Obreros y Campesinos
Confederation of Mexican Workers
General Confederation of Workers
National Association of Actors (Asociación Nacional de Actores)
National Social Security Workers Union
National Union of Mine and Metal Workers of the Mexican Republic
Regional Confederation of Mexican Workers
Sindicato de Trabajadores Ferrocarrileros de la República Mexicana
Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación
Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores Petroleros de la República Mexicana
Union of Cinema Production Workers

Moldova

Confederation of Trade Unions of the Republic of Moldova

Monaco

Union of Monaco Trade Unions

Mongolia

Confederation of Mongolian Trade Unions
Solidarity Trade Union

Morocco

Democratic Confederation of Labour
Democratic Federation of Labour
General Union of Moroccan Workers
Moroccan Workers' Union
National Labour Union of Morocco

Mozambique

Mozambique Workers' Organization
National Confederation of Free and Independent Trade Unions of Mozambique

Myanmar

Federation of Trade Unions of Burma
Seafarers' Union of Burma

Namibia

National Union of Namibian Workers
SWAPO
Trade Union Congress of Namibia

Nepal

All Nepal Trade Union Congress
All Nepal Trade Union Federation
Integrated Centre of Trade Unions, Nepal
Nepal National Teachers Association
Nepal Teachers Association
Nepal Trade Union Congress

Netherlands

Christelijk Nationaal Vakverbond
CNV Public
Construction and Wood Union
Federatie Nederlandse Vakbeweging
General Dutch Construction Union
Nederlands Verbond van Vakverenigingen
Transport Workers' Union
Vakcentrale Voor Middengroepen en Hoger Personeel
Vrije Bond

Netherlands Antilles

Bonaire Federation of Labour
Central General di Trahadonan di Corsow
Trade Union Centre of Curaçao
Windward Islands Federation of Labour

New Zealand

Amalgamated Workers Union of New Zealand
Central Amalgamated Workers' Union
Northern Amalgamated Workers' Union
Southern Amalgamated Workers' Union
APEX
Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
Association of Staff in Tertiary Education Te Hau Takatini o Aotearoa
Association of University Staff of New Zealand
Clothing, Laundry and Allied Workers Union of Aotearoa
Corrections Association of New Zealand
Customs Officers' Association of New Zealand
Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union
Finance and Information Workers Union
Firestone Employees Society
Flight Attendants and Related Services Association
Furniture, Manufacturing & Associated Workers Union
Maritime Union of New Zealand
Meat Union Aotearoa
National Distribution Union
National Union of Public Employees
New Zealand Air Line Pilots' Association
New Zealand Building Trades Union
New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
New Zealand Dairy Workers Union
New Zealand Educational Institute Te Riu Roa
New Zealand Meat & Related Trades Workers Union
New Zealand Nurses Organisation
New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union
New Zealand Public Service Association
New Zealand Writers Guild
NZ Merchant Service Guild Industrial Union of Workers
Post Primary Teachers' Association
Rail & Maritime Transport Union
Service & Food Workers Union of Aotearoa
Solidarity Union
Unite Union

Nicaragua

Confederation of Labour Unification
Nicaraguan Workers' Centre
Sandinista Workers' Centre

Niger

Democratic Confederation of Workers of Niger
General Union of Workers of Niger
Union of Workers' Trade Unions of Niger

North Macedonia

Federation of Trade Unions of Macedonia

Norway

Confederation of Unions for Professionals, Norway
Confederation of Vocational Unions
EL & IT Forbundet
Federation of Norwegian Professional Associations
NITO
Norwegian Civil Service Union
Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions(LO)
Norwegian Post and Communications Union
Norwegian Prison and Probation Officers’ Union
Norwegian Seafarers' Union
Norwegian Syndicalist League
Norwegian Transport Workers' Union
Norwegian Union of Food, Beverage and Allied Workers
Norwegian Union of General Workers
Norwegian Union of Industry and Energy Workers
Norwegian Union of Municipal and General Employees
Union of Employees in Commerce and Offices
United Federation of Trade Unions

Pakistan

All Pakistan Federation of Labour
All Pakistan Federation of Trade Unions
All Pakistan Federation of United Trade Unions
All Pakistan Trade Union Congress
All Pakistan Trade Union Federation
Pakistan Labour Federation
Pakistan National Federation of Trade Unions
Pakistan Trade Union Defence Campaign
Pakistan Transport & General Workers' Federation
Pakistan Workers Confederation
Pakistan Workers' Federation
Railway Worker's Union

Panama

Central National de Trabajadores de Panama
Confederation of Workers of the Republic of Panama
Convergencia Sindical
General Confederation of Workers of Panama
SUNTRACS

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea Trade Union Congress

Paraguay

Central Unitaria de Trabajadores
Confederación Paraguaya de Trabajadores
National Workers' Central
Paraguayan Regional Workers' Federation

Peru

Central Autónoma de Trabajadores del Perú
Confederación de Trabajadores del Perú
Confederación General de Trabajadores del Perú
Confederación Unitaria de Trabajadores del Perú

Philippines

Federation of Free Workers
May First Labour Movement Centre
Trade Union Congress of the Philippines

Poland

All-Poland Alliance of Trade Unions
Solidarity
Trade Unions Forum
Workers' Initiative

Portugal

General Confederation of Labour
General Confederation of the Portuguese Workers
General Union of Workers
National Workers' Union
Union of Independent Trade Unions

Puerto Rico

General Confederation of Workers
Teachers' Federation of Puerto Rico

Romania

Democratic Trade Union Confederation of Romania
General Association of All Workers of Romania

:* Deșteptarea (1879)

National Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Romania - Brotherhood
National Trade Union Bloc
National Trade Union Confederation
National Trade Union Confederation - Meridian

Russia

Confederation of Labour of Russia
Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia
Sotsprof
Union of Trade Unions of Russia

Rwanda

Trade Union Centre of Workers of Rwanda
Union of Workers in Industry, Garages, Construction Firms, Mines and Printers

Saint Kitts and Nevis

St. Kitts and Nevis Trades and Labour Union

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Commercial, Technical and Allied Workers' Union
National Labour Congress
National Workers' Movement
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Public Service Union

Samoa

Samoa Public Service Association
Samoa Trade Union Congress

San Marino

Democratic Confederation of San Marino Workers
San Marino Confederation of Labour

São Tomé and Príncipe

General Union of the Workers of São Tomé and Príncipe
National Organization of the Workers of São Tomé and Príncipe - Central Union

Senegal

Dakar Dem Dikk Workers Democratic Union
Democratic Union of Senegalese Workers
National Confederation of Senegalese Workers
National Union of Autonomous Trade Unions of Senegal

Serbia

Postmans Trade Union

Seychelles

Seychelles Federation of Workers' Unions
Seychelles Workers Union

Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone Confederation of Trade Unions
Sierra Leone Labour Congress

Singapore

National Trades Union Congress

Slovakia

Confederation of Trade Unions of the Slovak Republic
Independent Christian Trade Unions of Slovakia
Priama akcia
Unity Trade Union

Slovenia

Association of Free Trade Unions of Slovenia
Confederation of New Trade Unions of Slovenia
Confederation of Trade Unions of Slovenia - Pergam
Trade Union Confederation 90 of Slovenia

Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands Council of Trade Unions

South Africa

Confederation of South African Workers' Unions
Solidarity
Congress of South African Trade Unions
Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union
Chemical, Energy, Paper, Printing, Wood and Allied Workers' Union
Communication Workers Union
Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa
Food and Allied Workers Union
Musicians Union of South Africa
National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union
National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa
Performing Arts Workers' Equity
Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union
SASBO - The Finance Union
South African Agricultural Plantation and Allied Workers Union
South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union
South African Democratic Nurses' Union
South African Democratic Teachers Union
South African Football Players Union
South African Medical Association
South African Municipal Workers' Union
South African State and Allied Workers' Union
South African Transport and Allied Workers Union
Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers Union
Federation of Unions of South Africa
Health & Other Services Personnel Trade Union of South Africa
Independent Municipal & Allied Trade Union
Public Servants Association of South Africa
United Association of South Africa
National Council of Trade Unions
Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union
National Professional Teachers' Organisation of South Africa

South Korea

Federation of Korean Trade Unions
Korean Confederation of Trade Unions
Korean Teachers & Education Workers' Union

Spain

Agrarian Trade Union Federation
Basque Workers' Solidarity
Confederación General del Trabajo
Confederación Nacional del Trabajo
Confederación Intersindical Galega
Intersindical - Confederació Sindical Catalana
Langile Abertzaleen Batzordeak
Spanish Trade Union Organisation
Typographic Workers Trade Union
Unión General de Trabajadores
Workers Collectives
Workers in Struggle Collectives
Workers' Commissions

Sri Lanka

All Ceylon United Motor Workers' Union
Ceylon Federation of Labour
Ceylon Mercantile Union
GCSU Sri Lanka
National Union of Workers
United Corporations and Mercantile Union

Sudan

Sudanese Workers' Trade Union Federation

Suriname

Federation of Civil Service Organizations
General Alliance of Labour Unions in Suriname
Organization of Cooperating Autonomous Trade Unions
Progressive Labour Federation 47

Swaziland

Swaziland Federation of Labour
Swaziland Federation of Trade Unions

Sweden

Central Organisation of the Workers of Sweden
Swedish Confederation of Professional Associations
Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees
Swedish Trade Union Confederation

Switzerland

Swiss Federation of Trade Unions
Travail.Suisse

Syria

General Federation of Trade Unions

Taiwan

Chinese Federation of Labour
Taiwan Confederation of Trade Unions

Tajikistan

Tajikistan Federation of Trade Unions

Tanzania

Tanzania Teachers' Union
Trade Union' Congress of Tanzania
Zanzibar Trade Union Congress

Thailand

Labour Congress of Thailand
National Congress of Thai Labour
Thai Trade Union Congress

Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste Trade Union Confederation

Togo

National Confederation of Togolese Workers
National Union of Independent Trade Unions of Togo
Trade Union Confederation of Togolese Workers

Tonga

Friendly Islands Teachers' Association
Tonga Nurses' Association

Trinidad and Tobago

Current unions

Airline Superintendents Association
Amalgamated Workers Union
Association of Technical, Administrative and Supervisory Staff
Aviation, Communication and Allied Workers Union
Banking, Insurance and General Workers Union
Communication, Transport and General Workers Union
Communication Workers Union
Customs and Excise Extra Guards Association
Electronic Media Union of Trinidad and Tobago
Estate Police Association
Federation of Independent Trade Unions and Non-Governmental Organisations
Fire Services Association
Managers and Supervisors Association
National Petroleum Staff Association
National Trade Union Centre of Trinidad and Tobago
National Union of Domestic Employees
National Union of Government and Federated Workers
National Workers' Union
Oilfields Workers' Trade Union
Public Services Association
Seamen and Waterfront Workers Trade Union
Steel Workers Union of Trinidad and Tobago
Transport and Industrial Workers Union
Trinidad and Tobago Airline Pilots Association
Trinidad and Tobago Postal Workers Union
Trinidad and Tobago Unified Teachers Association
Union of Commercial and Industrial Workers

Historical unions

All Trinidad Sugar Estates and Factory Workers Union
Amalgamated Engineering and General Workers' Trade Union
Bank and General Workers Union
Bank Employees' Union
British Colonial Taxpayers and All Workers Union
Civil Service Association
Communication Services and General Workers Trade Union
Federated Workers Trade Union
Government Farm and Nursery Workers Trade Union
Industrial and Railway Employees Trade Union
National Union of Government Employees
Oilfields Workers Trade Union
Public Works and Public Service Workers Trade Union
Staff Association of Barclays Bank of Trinidad and Tobago Limited
TTT Senior Staff Association
Works and Hydraulics Industrial Workers Union

Tunisia

Tunisian General Labour Union (created in 1946)

Turkey

Confederation of Public Workers' Unions
Confederation of Revolutionary Trade Unions of Turkey
Confederation of Turkish Real Trade Unions
Confederation of Turkish Trade Unions
Industrial Workers of the World

Turkmenistan

National Centre of Trade Unions of Turkmenistan

Tuvalu

Tuvalu Overseas Seamen's Union

Uganda

National Organization of Trade Unions

Ukraine

Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine
Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine
National Confederation of the Trade-Union Organizations of Ukraine

United Kingdom

General Federation of Trade Unions
Scottish Trades Union Congress
Trades Union Congress

Current unions

The following is a list of major independent trade unions, which are solely accountable to their members and free from employer domination as it stood on 31 March 2012.

Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF)
Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL)
Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU)
British Air Line Pilots Association (BALPA)
British Medical Association (medical doctors; BMA)
Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union (BECTU)
Ceramic and Allied Trades Union (CATU)
Communication Workers Union (CWU)
Community
Community and Youth Workers' Union
Connect - formerly the Society of Telecommunications Executives (STE)
Doctors In Unite (medical doctors; affiliated with Unite and the TUC)
Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS)
EQUITY (actors)
Fire Brigades Union (FBU)
First Division Association (senior civil servants)
GMB (general workers' union)
Graphical, Paper and Media Union (GPMU)
Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association (HCSA)
Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)
International Union of Sex Workers (IUSW)
Musicians' Union (MU)
National Association of Probation Officers (NAPO)
National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT)
National Union of Journalists (NUJ)
National Union of Marine, Aviation and Shipping Transport Officers (NUMAST)
National Union of Mineworkers (NUM)
National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT)
National Union of Teachers (NUT)
Offshore Industry Liaison Committee (OILC)
Prison Officers Association (POA)
Professional Association of Teachers (PAT)
Professional Footballers Association (PFA)
Prospect (engineering, scientific, management and professional staff)
Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS)
Royal College of Nursing (RCN; legally a professional society rather than a trade union)
Scottish Artists Union SAU
Sex Workers Union (SWU)
Society of Radiographers (SoR)
Solidarity Federation
Transport and General Workers Union (T&G / TGWU)
Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA)
Undeb Cenedlaethol Athrawon Cymru (National Union of Teachers of Wales; UCAC)
UNIFI (financial services)
Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians (UCATT)
Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW)
UNISON (public services)
Unite - the Union
University and College Union, amalgam of the AUT and NATFHE
Writers' Guild of Great Britain (WGGB)

United States

AFL–CIO

:(The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations)

Air Line Pilots Association
Amalgamated Transit Union
American Federation of Government Employees
American Federation of Musicians
American Federation of School Administrators
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
American Federation of Teachers
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
American Postal Workers Union
American Train Dispatchers Department
Associated Actors and Artistes of America
Actors' Equity Association
American Guild of Musical Artists
American Guild of Variety Artists
The Guild of Italian American Actors
Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers' International Union
Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen
California Nurses Association/ National Nurses Organizing Committee
California School Employees Association
Communications Workers of America
Farm Labor Organizing Committee
Federation of Professional Athletes/National Football League Players Association
Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics and Allied Workers International Union
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees
International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers
International Association of Fire Fighters
International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers
International Longshore and Warehouse Union
International Longshoremen's Association
International Plate Printers, Die Stampers and Engravers Union of North America
International Union of Allied Novelty and Production Workers
International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers
International Union of Elevator Constructors
International Union of Operating Engineers
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades
International Union of Police Associations
Laborers' International Union of North America
Marine Engineers Beneficial Association
National Air Traffic Controllers Association
National Association of Letter Carriers
National Football League Players Association
Office and Professional Employees International Union
Operative Plasterers' and Cement Masons' International Association
Professional Aviation Safety Specialists
San Francisco Building and Construction Trades Council
Seafarers International Union of North America
Sheet Metal Workers International Association
Transport Workers Union of America
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United American Nurses
United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing, Pipefitting and Sprinkler Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada
United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America International Union
United Food and Commercial Workers
United Mine Workers of America
United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union
United Transportation Union
United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers
Utility Workers Union of America
Writers Guild of America, East

Change to Win Federation

:(The Change to Win Federation)

International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Service Employees International Union
Workers United
United Farm Workers of America

Independent

Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association
Coalition of Graduate Employee Unions
Directors Guild of America
Dramatists Guild of America
Fraternal Order of Police
Independent Pilots Association
Industrial Workers of the World
Jockeys' Guild
Major League Baseball Players Association
National Basketball Players Association
National Education Association
National Rural Letter Carriers Association
National Treasury Employees Union
NHL Players Association
Professional Lacrosse Players' Association
Programmers Guild
Stage Directors and Choreographers Society
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America
US Airline Pilots Association
World Umpires Association
Writers Guild of America, west

Union reform groups

Labor Notes
Teamsters for a Democratic Union

Uruguay

Plenario Intersindical de Trabajadores - Convención Nacional de Trabajadores

Uzbekistan

Federation of Trade Unions of Uzbekistan

Vanuatu

Vanuatu Council of Trade Unions

Vatican City

Association of Vatican Lay Workers

Venezuela

Confederación de Trabajadores de Venezuela
Movimiento Nacional de Trabajadores Para La Liberación
Unión Nacional de Trabajadores de Venezuela

Vietnam

Vietnamese General Confederation of Labour

Western Sahara

General Workers' Union of Saguia el-Hamra and Río de Oro

Yemen

Yemeni Confederation of Labor Unions

Zambia

Federation of Free Trade Unions of Zambia
Zambia Congress of Trade Unions
Zambia Union of Financial Institutions and Allied Workers

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions, which includes the defunct African Trade Union Congress