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The International Confederation of Labor (ICL) is a global union confederation consisting of trade unions with anarcho-syndicalist and/or revolutionary-syndicalist origins[1]. The ICL was founded in May 2018 in Parma, with participants from sixteen nations and regions participating in the founding of the ICL[1]. Most of the membership of the international are former members of the International Workers' Association (IWA-AIT), which split in 2016[2].

Focus

The ICL focuses primarily on the exchange of knowledge between its member unions concerning new organizing tactics and strategies[3]. For instance the organizing of "wildcat strikes, road blockades and other imaginative acts of resistance"[4]. Specifically the experience of the prison strike organized by the Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee (IWOC) of the IWW is mentioned. At this point the ICL is also looking to expand its membership base to include the Middle East, Central- and South America and North Africa.[5]

Participating Unions

Country Union Status Acronym
Spain Confederación Nacional del Trabajo Member CNT
Italy Unione Sindacale Italiana Member USI
United States & Canada Industrial Workers of the World Member IWW
Greece Eλευθεριακή Συνδικαλιστική Ενωση Member ESE
Argentina Federación Obrera Regional Argentina Member FORA
Poland Inicjatywa Pracownicza Member IP
Germany Freie Arbeiterinnen- und Arbeiter-Union Member FAU
France Confédération National du Travail Observer CNT-F
Brazil Confederação Operária Brasileira Observer COB
Belgium & Netherlands Vrije Bond Observer VB
Germany Gefangenen Gewerkschaft-Bundesweite Organisation Observer GG/BO
United Kingdom United Voices of the World Observer UVW

Source:[6]

External links

References

  1. ^ a b "Independent unions found new Global Union Federation". en.labournet.tv. 2018-06-01. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  2. ^ "Founding of a New International | anarchistnews.org". anarchistnews.org. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  3. ^ Union (FAU), Freie Arbeiterinnen-und Arbeiter (2017-01-11). "www.fau.org | Freie Arbeiterinnen- und Arbeiter Union (FAU)". www.fau.org (in German). Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  4. ^ "Independent unions found new Global Union Federation". en.labournet.tv. 2018-06-01. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  5. ^ "Work Areas of the International Confederation of Labour (ICL) – ICL-CIT". Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  6. ^ "Foundation of the International Confederation of Labor (CIT-ICL) in Parma – ICL-CIT". Retrieved 2018-12-10.


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