General Federation of Belgian Labour
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| Full name | General Federation of Belgian Labour |
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| Native name | Algemeen Belgisch Vakverbond Fédération Générale du Travail de Belgique |
| Founded | 1898 |
| Members | 1.2 million |
| Country | Belgium |
| Affiliation | ITUC, ETUC, TUAC |
| Key people | Rudy De Leeuw, president Anne Demelenne, secretary general |
| Office location | Brussels, Belgium |
| Website | www.abvv.be |
The General Federation of Belgian Labour (ABVV/FGTB) is a socialist national trade union federation in Belgium. It was founded in 1898 and took its present name in 1937. It is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation and has a membership of almost 1.2 million.
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[edit] Walloon movement
Through the foundation of the Mouvement populaire wallon during the Great Strike that took place in the Winter 1960-1961, the Walloon working class now also demanded federalism as well as structural reforms. The leader of the Strike, André Renard was also a national leader of the General Federation of Belgian Labour.[1] This whole process will be named Renardism.
[edit] References
- ICTUR et al.,, ed. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.
[edit] External links
- www.abvv.be Official site.
- FGTB wallonne (French)
[edit] Notes
- ^ Chantal Kesteloot, Growth of the Walloon Movement, in Nationalism in Belgium, MacMillan, London, 1998, pp. 139-152, p. 150.
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