| KVPU | |
| Location Country: | Ukraine |
| Affiliation: | ITUC |
| Full Name: | Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine |
| Native Name: | Конфедерація вільних профспілок України |
| Native Name Lang: | uk |
| Founded: | November 1993 |
| Headquarters: | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Key People: | Mykhailo Volynets (Chair) |
| Website: | www.kvpu.org.ua |
The Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine (KVPU) (uk|Конфедерація вільних профспілок України) is a national trade union center in Ukraine. It is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation.
The federation's origins lie in the Co-ordinating Council of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine, formed during the collapse of the Soviet Union. In November 1993, the council was refounded as the KVPU. Its founding affiliates were:[1]
In 1996, a dispute over the leadership led the founding affiliates to withdraw, although this was later resolved.
It is one of the few trade unions in Ukraine recognized by the American AFL–CIO as "being independent and honest in its representation of the interests of labor".[2]
The following unions were affiliated in 2019:[3]
| Union | |
|---|---|
| All-Ukrainian Industrial Trade Union | |
| All-Ukrainian Parliament of Able-bodied and Disabled People | |
| All-Ukrainian Trade Union "Native Land" | |
| All-Ukrainian Trade Union "Protection of Justice" | |
| Association of Free Trade Unions of Motorists | |
| Association of Independent Trade Unions of Aviation Workers | |
| Free Trade Union of Education and Science of Ukraine | |
| Free Trade Union of Entrepreneurs of Ukraine | |
| Free Trade Union of Kyiv Metro Workers | |
| Free Trade Union of Medical Workers of Ukraine | |
| Free Trade Union of Railway Workers of Ukraine | |
| Independent Media Trade Union of Ukraine | |
| Independent Trade Union of Miners of Ukraine | |
| Kryvyi Rih City Trade Union of Industrial Workers | |
| Trade Union - Civil Aviation Flight Association | |
| Trade Union "Social Protection of Workers" |