A Global Union Federation (GUF) is an international federation of national trade unions organizing in specific industry sectors or occupational groups. Historically, such federations in the social democratic tradition described as international trade secretariats (ITS),[1] while those in the Christian democratic tradition described themselves as international trade federations. Equivalent sectoral bodies linked to the World Federation of Trade Unions described themselves as Trade Union Internationals.
Many unions are members of one or more global union federations, relevant to the sectors where they have their members. Individual unions may also be affiliated to a national trade union centre, which in turn can be affiliated to the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) or the WFTU.
| Federation | Acronym | Founded | Dissolved | Fate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 1925 | Merged into IFBWW | [6] | |||
| CI | 1920 | 2000 | Merged into UNI | |||
| 1895 | 1919 | Merged into IUW | ||||
| 1893 | 1898 | Merged into ITF | ||||
| 1909 | 1914 | Dissolved | ||||
| ICEMU | 1992 | 2000 | Dormant | [7] | ||
| ICM | 1904 | 1920s | Dissolved | |||
| 1907 | 1949 | Merged into IGF | ||||
| 1907 | 1920 | Merged into IUF | ||||
| 1896 | 1920 | Merged into IUF | ||||
| IFBWW | 1934 | 2005 | Merged into BWI | |||
| IFBW | 1903 | 1934 | Merged into IFBWW | |||
| ICEF | 1907 | 1995 | Merged into ICEM | [8] | ||
| ICEM | 1995 | 2012 | Merged into IndustriALL | |||
| 1925 | 1935 | Merged into PSI | ||||
| FIET | 1921 | 1999 | Merged into UNI | |||
| 1927 | 1939 | Dissolved | ||||
| IFF | 1949 | 1954 | Dissolved | |||
| IFFTU | 1951 | 1992 | Merged into EI | |||
| 1894 | 1925 | Merged into IGWF | ||||
| 1908 | 1930s | Dissolved | ||||
| 1897 | 1949 | Merged into IGF | ||||
| 1913 | 1920 | Merged into IUF | ||||
| IFPCW | 1954 | 1976 | Dissolved | |||
| IFPAW | 1960 | 1994 | Merged into IUF | |||
| IFPW | 1905 | 1935 | Merged into ICEF | [9] | ||
| 1906 | 1921 | Merged into the ISLWF | ||||
| FIPESO | 1912 | 1993 | Merged into EI | |||
| IFTA | 1926 | 1993 | Merged into EI | |||
| IFTWA | 1893 | 1960 | Merged into ITGWF | |||
| IFTW | 1889 | 1958 | Merged into PWIF | |||
| FISTAV | 1974 | 1993 | Merged into MEI | |||
| IFVA | 1952 | 1970 | Merged into FIA | |||
| IGWF | 1893 | 1960 | Merged into ITGWF | |||
| IGF | 1949 | 2000 | Merged into UNI | |||
| ILF | 1920 | 1960 | Merged into IFPAW | |||
| IMMOA | 1926 | 1965 | Merged into ITF | |||
| IMF | 1893 | 2012 | Merged into IndustriALL | |||
| ISF | 1918 | 1930s | Dissolved | |||
| ISETU | 1965 | 1993 | Merged into MEI | |||
| 1898 | 1904 | Merged into IMF | ||||
| IGWU | 1892 | 1900 | Dissolved | [10] | ||
| 1911 | 1946 | Merged into IFBWW | ||||
| 1907 | 1922 | Merged into IFBW | ||||
| 1903 | 1946 | Merged into IFBWW | ||||
| 1904 | 1923 | Merged into ISSM | ||||
| ISLWF | 1907 | 1970 | Merged into ITGLWF | [11] | ||
| ITGWF | 1960 | 1970 | Merged into ITGLWF | |||
| ITGLWF | 1970 | 2012 | Merged into IndustriALL | |||
| ITS | 1889 | 1949 | Merged into IGF | |||
| 1900 | 1939 | Dissolved | ||||
| 1907 | 1939 | Dissolved | ||||
| IUHR | 1908 | 1961 | Merged into IUF | |||
| 1891 | 1921 | Merged into the ISLWF | ||||
| IUW | 1904 | 1934 | Merged into IFBWW | |||
| MEI | 1993 | 2000 | Merged into UNI | |||
| PWIF | 1957 | 1960 | Merged into IFPAW | |||
| MIF | 1890 | 1995 | Merged into ICEM | |||
| ITST | 1927 | 1946 | Merged into FISE | |||
| UADW | 1905 | 2000 | Merged into ICEM | |||
| WCOTP | 1951 | 1992 | Merged into EI | |||
| WCT | 1963 | 2007 | Merged into EI | |||
| WFBW | 1937 | 2005 | Merged into BWI | [12] | ||
| WFIW | 1985 | 2007 | Merged into ICEM | |||
| WOTP | 1923 | 1951 | Merged into WCOTP |