Trade Union International of Agricultural, Forestry and Plantation Workers explained

Trade Union International of Agricultural, Forestry and Plantation Workers
Abbreviation:TUIAFPW
Formation:1949
Successor:Trade Union International of Agroalimentary, Food, Commerce, Textile & Allied Industries
Dissolved:1997
Status:Peasant Organization
Membership:40 countries
Leader Title:First Secretary
Leader Name:Ilio Bosi
Leader Title2:First President
Leader Name2:Suleiman Tjugito
Parent Organization:World Federation of Trade Unions

The Trade Union International of Agricultural, Forestry and Plantation Workers (Russian: Международный профсоюз работников сельского хозяйства, лесного хозяйства и плантаций; 1949 – 1997) was a trade union international affiliated with the World Federation of Trade Unions.

History

The TUI was founded at a conference in Warsaw, Poland in December 1949. Its original name was the Trade Union International of Agricultural and Forestry Workers.[1] [2]

In 1997 the Trade Union International of Agroalimentary, Food, Commerce, Textile & Allied Industries was formed by the merger of the Trade Union International of Agricultural, Forestry and Plantation Workers, Trade Union International of Food, Tobacco, Hotel and Allied Industries Workers, Trade Union International of Workers in Commerce and Trade Union International of Textile, Leather and Fur Workers Unions.[3]

Organization

By 1985 the TUI had branch commissions representing workers in agriculture, plantations, the forestry industry and peasant workers.[4]

In 1955 the headquarters of the organization was located at 19 Via Boncampagni, Rome.[5] In 1985 its address was reported as Opletalova 57 Prague 1, Czechoslovakia.[6] However, by 1989 it had moved to Serpoukhovkaia 44, 113093 Moscow[7] were it stayed until at least 1991.[8]

Conferences

Members

The following groups were affiliated with the TUI in 1960 to 1997.[13]

Leadership

General Secretaries

1949: Ilio Bosi

1960: Vincenzo Galetti

1964: Umberto Fornari

1968: Claude Billault

1980: Gerard Laugier

1980s: René Digne

1980s: André Hemmerle

Presidents

1949: Suleiman Tjugito

1966: Giaochino Chisio

Andreas Kyriakou

See also

Notes and References

  1. [A. Percy Coldrick|Coldrick, A. Percy]
  2. Directory of World Federation of Trade Unions Washington Office of International Labor Affairs, December 1958 p.51
  3. Europa World Year Book London; Taylor & Francis, 2004 p.342
  4. The World Federation of Trade Unions, 1945-1985. Prague; Published by the WTFU in cooperation with PRACE Czechoslovak Trade Unions 1985 p.149
  5. Directory of World Federation of Trade Unions Washington Office of International Labor Affairs, June 1955 p.49
  6. The World Federation of Trade Unions, 1945-1985 p.149
  7. [John Coggins|Coggins, John]
  8. [Martin Upham|Upham, Martin]
  9. Coldrick and Jones p.171
  10. Coldrick and Jones p.171
  11. Coldrick and Jones p.171
  12. The World Federation of Trade Unions, 1945-1985 p.149
  13. Coldrick and Jones pp.173-4

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