World Federation of Building and Woodworkers' Unions explained

World Federation of Building and Woodworkers' Unions
Location Country:International
Affiliation:World Confederation of Labour
Native Name:Fédération Mondiale des Organisations de la Construction et du Bois
Founded:9 September 1937
Dissolved:December 2005
Headquarters:31 rue de Treves, Brussels

The World Federation of Building and Woodworkers' Unions (French: Fédération Mondiale des Organisations de la Construction et du Bois, FMCB) was an International Trade Federation affiliated to the World Confederation of Labour (WCL).

History

The federation was established on 9 September 1937, at a meeting in Paris, when the International Federation of Christian Woodworkers merged with the International Federation of Christian Workers in the Building Trades. Initially known as the International Federation of Christian Trade Unions of Building and Woodworkers, it adopted its final name in 1973.[1]

In December 2005, the federation merged with the International Federation of Building and Wood Workers, to form the Building and Wood Workers' International.

Leadership

General Secretaries

J. van Eibergen

Gerrit de Lange

1990s: Dick van de Kamp

2000s: Bert van der Spek

Presidents

Kamiel Nuyts

Antoon Desloovere

1998: Jacky Jackers

References

  1. Web site: World Federation of Building and Woodworkers Unions (WFBWU) . Open Yearbook . Union of International Associations . 9 December 2019.