Committee for a Workers' International (2019) explained

Committee for a Workers' International
Abbreviation:	CWI (English), CIT (Spanish), CIO (French)
Formation:	25 July 2019
Predecessor:	Committee for a Workers' International (1974) (IDWCTCWI faction)
Type:	Association of Trotskyist political parties and organisations
Headquarters:	London
Region:	Worldwide
Leader Title:	Collective leadership

The Committee for a Workers' International (CWI) (Spanish; Castilian: Comité por una Internacional de los Trabajadores, or CIT; French: Comité pour une internationale ouvrière or CIO) is an international association of Trotskyist political parties and organisations. The present organisation was founded following a split in the former incarnation over its political direction and focus.

History

In 2018 and 2019, a dispute within the Committee for a Workers' International developed around the questions of socialism and identity politics.^[1]

One group founded the “In Defence of a Working Class and Trotskyist CWI” (IDWCTCWI), which considers itself a continuance of the original CWI, using the same name.^[2] Several groups subsequently split away from the IDWCTCWI to form International Revolutionary Left.^[3]

A second group, in support of the majority of the CWI's International Executive Committee, later renamed itself International Socialist Alternative and also considers itself the continuance of the original CWI.^[4]

Sections

Section	Name	English Translation
Austria	Sozialistische Offensive	Socialist Offensive
EnglandWales	Socialist PartySocialist Party Wales	Socialist Party Wales
France	Gauche Révolutionnaire	Revolutionary Left
Germany	Sozialistische Organisation Solidarität - Sol	Socialist Organisation Solidarity
India	New Socialist Alternative/नया समाजवादी विकल्प	New Socialist Alternative
Ireland	Militant Left/Clé Míleataeft	Militant Left
Nigeria	Democratic Socialist Movement
Scotland	Socialist Party Scotland	Socialist Party Scotland
South Africa	Marxist Workers Party
Sri Lanka	එක්සත් සමාජවාදි පකෂය / ஐக்கிய சோசலிச கட்சிEksath Samajavadi Pakshaya / Aikkiy Cōcalic Kaṭci	United Socialist Party
United States	Independent Socialist Group^[5] ^[6]

External links

• Web site: CWI website.

Notes and References

1. News: Kelly . Fiach . 6 March 2019 . Socialist Party documents illustrate criticism from international comrades . https://web.archive.org/web/20230713035953/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/socialist-party-documents-illustrate-criticism-from-international-comrades-1.3815624 . 13 July 2023 . The Irish Times.
2. Web site: Flakin . Nathaniel . 2019-08-09 . The Split in the CWI: Lessons for Trotskyists . 2024-08-14 . Left Voice . en-US.
3. News: Rossi . Simone . Uno sguardo al congresso fondativo di Izquierda Revolucionaria Internacional . 17 August 2024 . La Città Futura . 22 September 2019.
4. Web site: Alternative . International Socialist . Who We Are . 2024-08-16 . International Socialist Alternative . en.
5. Web site: Statement of unification in political solidarity between the Independent Socialist Group (ISG) in the United States and the Committee for a Workers' International (CWI) . 13 March 2020 .
6. Web site: Independent Socialist Group .