Labor Federations

The ITUC and global union federations, regional bodies, and national confederations country by country.

394 entries

Organization	Level	Country	Region	Home Base	Membership	Affiliation	Website	Notes
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)	Global Federation		Global	Brussels	191 million	ITUC is the global confederation itself	ituc-csi.org	Founded 1 November 2006 in Vienna from merger of ICFTU and WCL; ITUC published figure cited as 191 million workers in 167 countries and territories
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)	Global Federation		Global	Athens	105 million	Independent (not ITUC)	wftucentral.org	Founded 3 October 1945; rival/older global federation not aligned with ITUC; membership figure is its 2022 published claim
IndustriALL Global Union	Global Federation		Global	Geneva	50 million	Global Union Federation; member of Council of Global Unions	industriall-union.org	Founded 19 June 2012 in Copenhagen from merger of IMF ICEM and ITGLWF; mining energy and manufacturing
UNI Global Union	Global Federation		Global	Nyon	20 million	Global Union Federation; member of Council of Global Unions	uniglobalunion.org	Founded 1 January 2000 as Union Network International; renamed UNI Global Union in 2009; skills and services sectors
International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF)	Global Federation		Global	London	19.7 million	Global Union Federation; member of Council of Global Unions	itfglobal.org	Founded 1896; transport sectors including seafarers dockers rail road and civil aviation
International Union of Food Agricultural Hotel Restaurant Catering Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations (IUF)	Global Federation		Global	Geneva	12 million	Global Union Federation; member of Council of Global Unions	iuf.org	Founded 1920; food agriculture hotels restaurants catering and tobacco sectors
Building and Wood Workers' International (BWI)	Global Federation		Global	Geneva	12 million	Global Union Federation; member of Council of Global Unions	bwint.org	Founded 9 December 2005 from merger of IFBWW and WFBW; building building materials wood and forestry
Public Services International (PSI)	Global Federation		Global	Ferney-Voltaire	30 million	Global Union Federation; member of Council of Global Unions	publicservices.international	Founded 1907; public services workers; headquarters in Ferney-Voltaire France near Geneva; website formerly world-psi.org
Education International (EI)	Global Federation		Global	Brussels	32.5 million	Global Union Federation; member of Council of Global Unions	ei-ie.org	Founded January 1993; teachers and education employees; EI publishes figures in the 32-33 million range
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)	Global Federation		Global	Brussels	600000	Global Union Federation; member of Council of Global Unions	ifj.org	Founded 1926 in Paris; relaunched in present form in 1952; journalists and media workers
International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF)	Global Federation		Global	Hong Kong	590000	Global federation of domestic workers; cooperates with IUF and ITUC	idwfed.org	Founded at founding congress 26-28 October 2013 in Montevideo; secretariat in Hong Kong; first global federation led by women domestic workers
StreetNet International	Global Federation		Global	Durban		Global federation of informal traders; allied to informal-economy worker networks	streetnet.org.za	Founded 14 November 2002 in Durban South Africa; street vendors market vendors and hawkers; published accounts cite over 600000 members but no single current figure used here
HomeNet International (HNI)	Global Federation		Global			Global network/federation of home-based workers	homenetinternational.org	Launched at virtual founding congress in February 2021 with 36 affiliates from 20 countries representing more than 600000 home-based workers at launch
International Alliance of Waste Pickers (IAWP)	Global Federation		Global			Global alliance of waste picker organisations	globalrec.org	Global federation/alliance of membership-based waste picker organisations; held its first international congress in 2024
Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC)	Global Federation		Global	Paris		Advisory body to the OECD; member of Council of Global Unions alongside ITUC and the GUFs	tuac.org	Founded 1948; not a federation in its own right - it is the official advisory body representing organised labour to the OECD; included with this note per scope
Council of Global Unions (CGU)	Global Federation		Global			Council bringing together ITUC the Global Union Federations and TUAC		Founded 2007; coordinating council of the global unions family rather than a membership federation; included for context
European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)	Regional Federation		Europe	Brussels	45 million	European regional confederation; cooperates with ITUC through PERC	etuc.org	Founded 1973; comprises national confederations in 41-42 European countries plus 10 European Trade Union Federations
Pan-European Regional Council (PERC)	Regional Federation		Europe	Brussels	85 million	ITUC regional council for Europe	perc.ituc-csi.org	Founded 19 March 2007 in Rome; ITUC structure for Europe working closely with ETUC
ITUC African Regional Organisation (ITUC-Africa / ITUC-AF)	Regional Federation		Africa	Lomé		ITUC regional organisation for Africa	ituc-africa.org	ITUC regional organisation for Africa; secretariat in Lomé Togo
ITUC Asia-Pacific Regional Organisation (ITUC-AP)	Regional Federation		Asia-Pacific	Singapore		ITUC regional organisation for Asia-Pacific	ituc-ap.org	ITUC regional organisation for Asia and the Pacific; office at NTUC Centre Singapore
Trade Union Confederation of the Americas (TUCA-CSA)	Regional Federation		Americas	Montevideo	55 million	ITUC regional organisation for the Americas	csa-csi.org	Founded 27 March 2008 in Panama City from merger of ORIT and CLAT; headquarters moved to Montevideo Uruguay in 2019 with administrative presence in São Paulo Brazil
Arab Trade Union Confederation (ATUC)	Regional Federation		Arab States / Middle East	Amman	5 million	ITUC regional structure for Arab countries	arabtradeunion.org	Established October 2014 in Amman; brings together 20 national centres per its own site; not to be confused with ASEAN Trade Union Council which shares the ATUC acronym
Organisation of African Trade Union Unity (OATUU)	Regional Federation		Africa	Accra	25 million	Independent pan-African federation (not ITUC)	oatuuousa.org	Founded April 1973 from merger of AATUF ATUC (African) and Pan-African Workers Congress; headquarters Accra Ghana
Southern African Trade Union Coordination Council (SATUCC)	Regional Federation		Africa	Gaborone		Sub-regional federation for Southern Africa; affiliated to OATUU tradition / SADC labour forum		Founded 1983; sub-regional coordinating council for Southern Africa
East African Trade Union Confederation (EATUC)	Regional Federation		Africa	Arusha		Sub-regional federation for East Africa		Founded 1988; East African Community labour federation; secretariat in Arusha Tanzania
Organisation of Trade Unions of West Africa (OTUWA)	Regional Federation		Africa			Sub-regional federation for West Africa promoted by OATUU		Sub-regional organisation of OATUU for West Africa; ECOWAS-region trade union coordination
IndustriAll European Trade Union	Regional Federation		Europe	Brussels	7 million	ETUC-affiliated European Trade Union Federation; European arm linked to IndustriALL Global Union	industriall-europe.eu	Founded 16 May 2012 from merger of EMF EMCEF and ETUF-TCL; manufacturing mining and energy in Europe
European Public Service Union (EPSU)	Regional Federation		Europe	Brussels	8 million	ETUC-affiliated European Trade Union Federation; European regional organisation of PSI	epsu.org	Founded 1978; European federation for public service unions
European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF)	Regional Federation		Europe	Brussels	5 million	ETUC-affiliated European Trade Union Federation; European regional organisation of ITF	etf-europe.org	Founded 1999; European transport workers federation
UNI Europa	Regional Federation		Europe	Brussels	7 million	ETUC-affiliated European Trade Union Federation; European regional organisation of UNI Global Union	uni-europa.org	European regional organisation of UNI formed in 2000 alongside UNI Global Union; services sectors
European Federation of Food Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions (EFFAT)	Regional Federation		Europe	Brussels		ETUC-affiliated European Trade Union Federation; European regional organisation of IUF	effat.org	Formed at merger congress in Luxembourg on 11 December 2000; food agriculture and tourism
European Federation of Building and Woodworkers (EFBWW)	Regional Federation		Europe	Brussels		ETUC-affiliated European Trade Union Federation; European arm linked to BWI	efbww.eu	Founded 1958; building woodworking forestry and allied industries in Europe
European Confederation of Police (EuroCop)	Regional Federation		Europe	Luxembourg		ETUC-affiliated European Trade Union Federation		Founded 2002; European confederation of police unions
European Trade Union Committee for Education (ETUCE)	Regional Federation		Europe	Brussels		ETUC-affiliated European Trade Union Federation; European regional organisation of Education International	csee-etuce.org	Founded 1977; European region of Education International and ETUC education federation
European Federation of Journalists (EFJ)	Regional Federation		Europe	Brussels		ETUC-affiliated European Trade Union Federation; European regional group of IFJ	europeanjournalists.org	European regional group of the IFJ; founded 1994
European Arts and Entertainment Alliance (EAEA)	Regional Federation		Europe			ETUC-affiliated European Trade Union Federation		Alliance of European arts entertainment and media unions; one of the 10 ETUC European Trade Union Federations
Council of Nordic Trade Unions (NFS)	Regional Federation		Europe	Stockholm		Regional federation of Nordic national confederations		Founded 1972; cooperation council of Nordic trade union confederations
ASEAN Trade Union Council (ATUC)	Regional Federation		Southeast Asia			Regional council of ASEAN national trade union centres		ASEAN-region trade union council recognised in ILO/ASEAN work; distinct from Arab Trade Union Confederation which shares the ATUC acronym; headquarters not verified so left blank
ASEAN Services Employees Trade Union Council (ASETUC)	Regional Federation		Southeast Asia	Jakarta		Regional council formed by Asia-Pacific affiliates of UNI BWI and PSI		Established 2007; registered as a foundation in Indonesia to seek ASEAN accreditation
South Asian Regional Trade Union Council (SARTUC)	Regional Federation		South Asia	Kathmandu		Regional federation of SAARC-country national centres	sartuc.org	Founded January 1988; secretariat in Kathmandu Nepal with head office listed in New Delhi India; federation of South Asian national centres
South Pacific and Oceanic Council of Trade Unions (SPOCTU)	Regional Federation		Oceania			Regional federation for Pacific island and Oceanic unions		Regional council bringing together trade union centres of the South Pacific and Oceania including Australia and New Zealand
Caribbean Congress of Labour (CCL)	Regional Federation		Caribbean	Saint Michael	500000	Independent regional federation; works with ITUC and CARICOM		Founded 1960; headquarters in Saint Michael Barbados; represents unions across 17 Caribbean nations
Coordinadora de Centrales Sindicales del Cono Sur (CCSCS)	Regional Federation		Americas			Sub-regional coordination of Southern Cone national centres		Founded 1986; coordination of trade union centres of the Southern Cone / MERCOSUR countries
Consejo Sindical Unitario de América Central y el Caribe (CSU)	Regional Federation		Central America			Sub-regional unitary council for Central America and the Caribbean		Unitary trade union council coordinating national centres in Central America and the Caribbean
Andean Labour Council (Consejo Laboral Andino)	Regional Federation		Americas			Advisory labour council of the Andean Community		Labour advisory council linked to the Andean Community integration process; included as the Andean sub-regional labour body
Union of Trade Unions of Workers of the Arab Maghreb (USTMA)	Regional Federation		Arab States / Middle East	Tunis		Regional federation for Maghreb countries		Founded 1989; trade union union for the Arab Maghreb countries of North Africa
South-East Asian Trade Union Council (SEATU)	Regional Federation		Southeast Asia			Regional council of Southeast Asian national centres		Southeast Asian regional trade union council of national centres affiliated to the global movement; headquarters not verified so left blank
Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO Norway)	National Confederation	Norway	Northern Europe	Oslo		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	lo.no	Founded 1899
Confederation of Vocational Unions (YS)	National Confederation	Norway	Northern Europe	Oslo		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	ys.no	Founded 1977
Confederation of Unions for Professionals (Unio)	National Confederation	Norway	Northern Europe	Oslo		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	unio.no	Founded 2001; public-sector professionals
Federation of Norwegian Professional Associations (Akademikerne)	National Confederation	Norway	Northern Europe	Oslo				Professional associations confederation
Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO Sweden)	National Confederation	Sweden	Northern Europe	Stockholm		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	lo.se	Founded 1898
Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees (TCO)	National Confederation	Sweden	Northern Europe	Stockholm		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	tco.se	Founded 1944
Swedish Confederation of Professional Associations (SACO)	National Confederation	Sweden	Northern Europe	Stockholm		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	saco.se	Founded 1947; academics
Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK)	National Confederation	Finland	Northern Europe	Helsinki		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	sak.fi	Founded 1907
Finnish Confederation of Professionals (STTK)	National Confederation	Finland	Northern Europe	Helsinki		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	sttk.fi	Founded 1946
Confederation of Unions for Professional and Managerial Staff in Finland (AKAVA)	National Confederation	Finland	Northern Europe	Helsinki		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	akava.fi	Founded 1950
Danish Trade Union Confederation (FH)	National Confederation	Denmark	Northern Europe	Copenhagen		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	fho.dk	Formed 2019 by merger of LO Denmark and FTF
Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (Akademikerne)	National Confederation	Denmark	Northern Europe	Copenhagen		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	ac.dk	Founded 1972; academics
Icelandic Confederation of Labour (ASÍ)	National Confederation	Iceland	Northern Europe	Reykjavík		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	asi.is	Founded 1916
Confederation of State and Municipal Employees (BSRB)	National Confederation	Iceland	Northern Europe	Reykjavík		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	bsrb.is	Founded 1942; public sector
Iceland Confederation of Academics (BHM)	National Confederation	Iceland	Northern Europe	Reykjavík		ETUC affiliate	bhm.is	Founded 1958
Estonian Trade Union Confederation (EAKL)	National Confederation	Estonia	Northern Europe	Tallinn		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	eakl.ee	Founded 1990
Estonian Employees' Unions' Association (TALO)	National Confederation	Estonia	Northern Europe	Tallinn		ETUC affiliate
Free Trade Union Confederation of Latvia (LBAS)	National Confederation	Latvia	Northern Europe	Riga		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	lbas.lv	Founded 1990
Lithuanian Trade Union Confederation (LPSK)	National Confederation	Lithuania	Northern Europe	Vilnius		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	lpsk.lt	Largest Lithuanian centre
Lithuanian Trade Union Solidarumas	National Confederation	Lithuania	Northern Europe	Vilnius		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate
Lithuanian Labour Federation (LDF)	National Confederation	Lithuania	Northern Europe	Vilnius		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate		Christian labour federation; founded 1919
Trades Union Congress (TUC)	National Confederation	United Kingdom	Western Europe	London	5.5 million	ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	tuc.org.uk	Founded 1868; membership across affiliated unions
Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC)	National Confederation	United Kingdom	Western Europe	Glasgow		ETUC affiliate	stuc.org.uk	Scottish national centre; separate from the TUC
Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU)	National Confederation	Ireland	Western Europe	Dublin		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	ictu.ie	Founded 1959; all-island centre covering Ireland and Northern Ireland
General Confederation of Labour (CGT)	National Confederation	France	Western Europe	Montreuil		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	cgt.fr	Founded 1895
French Democratic Confederation of Labour (CFDT)	National Confederation	France	Western Europe	Paris		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	cfdt.fr	Founded 1919 as CFTC; became CFDT in 1964
Workers' Force (FO)	National Confederation	France	Western Europe	Paris		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	force-ouvriere.fr	Founded 1948; full name CGT-Force Ouvrière
French Confederation of Christian Workers (CFTC)	National Confederation	France	Western Europe	Paris		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	cftc.fr	Founded 1919
French Confederation of Management – General Confederation of Executives (CFE-CGC)	National Confederation	France	Western Europe	Paris		ETUC affiliate	cfecgc.org	Founded 1944; managers and executives
National Union of Autonomous Trade Unions (UNSA)	National Confederation	France	Western Europe	Bagnolet		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	unsa.org	Founded 1993
German Confederation of Trade Unions (DGB)	National Confederation	Germany	Western Europe	Berlin	5.6 million	ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	dgb.de	Founded 1949
German Civil Service Federation (DBB)	National Confederation	Germany	Western Europe	Berlin			dbb.de	Founded 1918; civil servants and public sector; CESI affiliate
Christian Trade Union Confederation of Germany (CGB)	National Confederation	Germany	Western Europe	Berlin			cgb.info	Founded 1959
Austrian Trade Union Federation (ÖGB)	National Confederation	Austria	Western Europe	Vienna		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	oegb.at	Founded 1945; sole Austrian confederation
Swiss Trade Union Federation (SGB/USS)	National Confederation	Switzerland	Western Europe	Bern		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	sgb.ch	Founded 1880
Travail.Suisse	National Confederation	Switzerland	Western Europe	Bern		ETUC affiliate	travailsuisse.ch	Founded 2002
Confederation of Christian Trade Unions (CSC/ACV)	National Confederation	Belgium	Western Europe	Brussels		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	acv-csc.be	Founded 1912
General Labour Federation of Belgium (FGTB/ABVV)	National Confederation	Belgium	Western Europe	Brussels		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	fgtb.be	Socialist confederation
General Confederation of Liberal Trade Unions of Belgium (CGSLB/ACLVB)	National Confederation	Belgium	Western Europe	Brussels		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	cgslb.be	Liberal confederation
Netherlands Trade Union Confederation (FNV)	National Confederation	Netherlands	Western Europe	Utrecht		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	fnv.nl	Founded 1976
National Federation of Christian Trade Unions (CNV)	National Confederation	Netherlands	Western Europe	Utrecht		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	cnv.nl	Founded 1909
Trade Union Federation for Professionals (VCP)	National Confederation	Netherlands	Western Europe	The Hague		ETUC affiliate	vcp.nl	Founded 1974 as MHP; professionals and managers
General Confederation of Labour of Luxembourg (OGBL)	National Confederation	Luxembourg	Western Europe	Esch-sur-Alzette		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	ogbl.lu	Founded 1979
Luxembourg Confederation of Christian Trade Unions (LCGB)	National Confederation	Luxembourg	Western Europe	Luxembourg City		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	lcgb.lu	Founded 1921
General Union of Workers (UGT)	National Confederation	Spain	Southern Europe	Madrid		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	ugt.es	Founded 1888
Workers' Commissions (CCOO)	National Confederation	Spain	Southern Europe	Madrid		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	ccoo.es	Origins in 1960s works commissions; confederation founded 1976
Workers' Trade Union (USO)	National Confederation	Spain	Southern Europe	Madrid		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	uso.es	Founded 1961
Central Independent and Public Employees' Trade Union (CSIF)	National Confederation	Spain	Southern Europe	Madrid			csif.es	Public-sector confederation; CESI affiliate
General Confederation of Portuguese Workers (CGTP-IN)	National Confederation	Portugal	Southern Europe	Lisbon		ETUC affiliate	cgtp.pt	Founded 1970
General Union of Workers (UGT Portugal)	National Confederation	Portugal	Southern Europe	Lisbon		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	ugt.pt	Founded 1978
Italian General Confederation of Labour (CGIL)	National Confederation	Italy	Southern Europe	Rome		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	cgil.it	Founded 1906
Italian Confederation of Workers' Trade Unions (CISL)	National Confederation	Italy	Southern Europe	Rome		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	cisl.it	Founded 1950
Italian Union of Labour (UIL)	National Confederation	Italy	Southern Europe	Rome		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	uil.it	Founded 1950
General Union of Labour (UGL)	National Confederation	Italy	Southern Europe	Rome			ugl.it	Fourth major Italian confederation
Greek General Confederation of Labour (GSEE)	National Confederation	Greece	Southern Europe	Athens		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	gsee.gr	Founded 1918; private sector
Confederation of Greek Civil Servants' Trade Unions (ADEDY)	National Confederation	Greece	Southern Europe	Athens		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	adedy.gr	Public sector
General Workers' Union (GWU)	National Confederation	Malta	Southern Europe	Valletta		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	gwu.org.mt	Founded 1943
UHM Voice of the Workers	National Confederation	Malta	Southern Europe	Floriana			uhm.org.mt	Founded 1966; affiliated to CMTU
Confederation of Malta Trade Unions (CMTU)	National Confederation	Malta	Southern Europe	Valletta		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate		Founded 1959; umbrella confederation
Cyprus Workers' Confederation (SEK)	National Confederation	Cyprus	Southern Europe	Nicosia		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	sek.org.cy	Founded 1944
Pancyprian Federation of Labour (PEO)	National Confederation	Cyprus	Southern Europe	Nicosia		WFTU affiliate	peo.org.cy	Founded 1941
Democratic Labour Federation of Cyprus (DEOK)	National Confederation	Cyprus	Southern Europe	Nicosia		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	deok.org.cy	Founded 1962
Union of Autonomous Trade Unions of Croatia (UATUC/SSSH)	National Confederation	Croatia	Southern Europe	Zagreb		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	sssh.hr	Founded 1990
Independent Trade Unions of Croatia (NHS)	National Confederation	Croatia	Southern Europe	Zagreb		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	nhs.hr	Founded 1999
Association of Free Trade Unions of Slovenia (ZSSS)	National Confederation	Slovenia	Southern Europe	Ljubljana		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	zsss.si	Founded 1990
Confederation of Trade Unions of Slovenia PERGAM (KSS PERGAM)	National Confederation	Slovenia	Southern Europe	Ljubljana			sindikat-pergam.si	Founded 1991
Confederation of Public Sector Trade Unions of Slovenia (KSJS)	National Confederation	Slovenia	Southern Europe	Ljubljana		ETUC affiliate	ksjs.si	Public sector
Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Bosnia and Herzegovina (SSSBiH)	National Confederation	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Southern Europe	Sarajevo		ITUC affiliate
Confederation of Trade Unions of Republika Srpska (SSRS)	National Confederation	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Southern Europe	Banja Luka		ITUC affiliate	savezsindikatars.org	Entity-level confederation for Republika Srpska
Confederation of Autonomous Trade Unions of Serbia (CATUS/SSSS)	National Confederation	Serbia	Southern Europe	Belgrade		ETUC affiliate	sindikat.rs
Trade Union Confederation Nezavisnost (UGS Nezavisnost)	National Confederation	Serbia	Southern Europe	Belgrade		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	nezavisnost.org	Founded 1991
Confederation of Trade Unions of Montenegro (CTUM/SSCG)	National Confederation	Montenegro	Southern Europe	Podgorica		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	sscg.me	One of two representative Montenegrin confederations
Union of Free Trade Unions of Montenegro (UFTUM/USSCG)	National Confederation	Montenegro	Southern Europe	Podgorica		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	usscg.me	Founded 2008; one of two representative Montenegrin confederations
Federation of Trade Unions of Macedonia (SSM)	National Confederation	North Macedonia	Southern Europe	Skopje		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	ssm.org.mk
Confederation of Free Trade Unions of North Macedonia (KSS)	National Confederation	North Macedonia	Southern Europe	Skopje		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate		Founded 2005
Confederation of Trade Unions of Albania (KSSH)	National Confederation	Albania	Southern Europe	Tirana		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate		Founded 1991
Union of Independent Trade Unions of Albania (BSPSH)	National Confederation	Albania	Southern Europe	Tirana	85000	ITUC affiliate		Founded 1991
Independent Self-Governing Trade Union Solidarność (NSZZ Solidarność)	National Confederation	Poland	Eastern Europe & Black Sea	Gdańsk		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	solidarnosc.org.pl	Founded 1980
All-Poland Alliance of Trade Unions (OPZZ)	National Confederation	Poland	Eastern Europe & Black Sea	Warsaw		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	opzz.org.pl	Founded 1984
Trade Union Forum (FZZ)	National Confederation	Poland	Eastern Europe & Black Sea	Warsaw		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	fzz.org.pl	Founded 2002
Czech-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions (ČMKOS)	National Confederation	Czechia	Eastern Europe & Black Sea	Prague		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	cmkos.cz	Founded 1990
Association of Independent Trade Unions (ASO)	National Confederation	Czechia	Eastern Europe & Black Sea	Prague				Second Czech centre
Confederation of Trade Unions of the Slovak Republic (KOZ SR)	National Confederation	Slovakia	Eastern Europe & Black Sea	Bratislava		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	kozsr.sk	Founded 1990
Hungarian Trade Union Confederation (MASZSZ)	National Confederation	Hungary	Eastern Europe & Black Sea	Budapest		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	szakszervezetek.hu	Founded 2013 by merger
Democratic League of Independent Trade Unions (LIGA)	National Confederation	Hungary	Eastern Europe & Black Sea	Budapest		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	liganet.hu	Founded 1988
National Federation of Workers' Councils (MOSZ)	National Confederation	Hungary	Eastern Europe & Black Sea	Budapest		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	munkastanacsok.hu	Founded 1990
Forum for the Co-operation of Trade Unions (SZEF)	National Confederation	Hungary	Eastern Europe & Black Sea	Budapest		ETUC affiliate	szef.hu	Founded 1990; public sector
Confederation of Unions for Professionals (ÉSZT)	National Confederation	Hungary	Eastern Europe & Black Sea	Budapest		ETUC affiliate		Professionals
National Trade Union Confederation Cartel Alfa (CNS Cartel Alfa)	National Confederation	Romania	Eastern Europe & Black Sea	Bucharest		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	cartelalfa.ro	Founded 1990
National Trade Union Bloc (BNS)	National Confederation	Romania	Eastern Europe & Black Sea	Bucharest		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	bns.ro	Founded 1991
National Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Romania – Frăția (CNSLR-Frăția)	National Confederation	Romania	Eastern Europe & Black Sea	Bucharest		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate		Formed by merger in 1993
Democratic Trade Union Confederation of Romania (CSDR)	National Confederation	Romania	Eastern Europe & Black Sea	Bucharest		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate		Founded 1994
National Trade Union Confederation Meridian (CSN Meridian)	National Confederation	Romania	Eastern Europe & Black Sea	Bucharest			csnmeridian.ro	CESI affiliate
Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB/KNSB)	National Confederation	Bulgaria	Eastern Europe & Black Sea	Sofia		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	knsb-bg.org	Founded 1990
Confederation of Labour Podkrepa (CL Podkrepa)	National Confederation	Bulgaria	Eastern Europe & Black Sea	Sofia		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	podkrepa.org	Founded 1989
National Trade Union Confederation of Moldova (CNSM)	National Confederation	Moldova	Eastern Europe & Black Sea	Chișinău	270832	ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	sindicate.md	Formed 2007 by reunification of Moldova's two centres; membership figure for 2024
Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine (FPU)	National Confederation	Ukraine	Eastern Europe & Black Sea	Kyiv	2.5 million	ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	fpsu.org.ua	Founded 1990; largest Ukrainian centre; ETUC affiliate since October 2022
Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine (KVPU)	National Confederation	Ukraine	Eastern Europe & Black Sea	Kyiv		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	kvpu.org.ua	Founded November 1993; ETUC affiliate since October 2022
Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus (FPB)	National Confederation	Belarus	Eastern Europe & Black Sea	Minsk			1prof.by	State-aligned confederation; described by human-rights and labour bodies as functioning de facto as part of the state system
Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (BCDTU/BKDP)	National Confederation	Belarus	Eastern Europe & Black Sea	Minsk		ITUC affiliate		Forcibly dissolved by the Belarus Supreme Court in 2022; leaders imprisoned or forced into exile
Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia (FNPR)	National Confederation	Russia	Eastern Europe & Black Sea	Moscow			fnpr.ru	Founded 1990; suspended/withdrew its ITUC membership in April 2022 after supporting the invasion of Ukraine; formerly ITUC affiliate 2000-2022
Confederation of Labour of Russia (KTR)	National Confederation	Russia	Eastern Europe & Black Sea	Moscow		ITUC affiliate		Founded 1995; independent confederation
Confederation of Turkish Trade Unions (TÜRK-İŞ)	National Confederation	Turkey	Eastern Europe & Black Sea	Ankara		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	turkis.org.tr	Founded 1952
Confederation of Turkish Real Trade Unions (HAK-İŞ)	National Confederation	Turkey	Eastern Europe & Black Sea	Ankara		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	hakis.org.tr	Founded 1976
Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey (DİSK)	National Confederation	Turkey	Eastern Europe & Black Sea	Istanbul		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	disk.org.tr	Founded 1967
Confederation of Public Employees' Trade Unions (KESK)	National Confederation	Turkey	Eastern Europe & Black Sea	Ankara		ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	kesk.org.tr	Founded December 1995; public employees
Confederation of Public Servants' Trade Unions (Memur-Sen)	National Confederation	Turkey	Eastern Europe & Black Sea	Ankara			memursen.org.tr	Founded 1995; largest public servants' confederation; not an ITUC or ETUC affiliate
Confederation of Public Employees' Unions of Turkey (Türkiye Kamu-Sen)	National Confederation	Turkey	Eastern Europe & Black Sea	Ankara			kamusen.org.tr	Founded 1992; public employees
Georgian Trade Unions Confederation (GTUC)	National Confederation	Georgia	Eastern Europe & Black Sea	Tbilisi	156000	ITUC affiliate; ETUC affiliate	gtuc.ge	Joined ETUC; ETUC reported 20 affiliated unions representing 156000 workers
Confederation of Trade Unions of Armenia (CTUA)	National Confederation	Armenia	Eastern Europe & Black Sea	Yerevan		ITUC affiliate	hamk.am	Founded 1 October 1992
Azerbaijan Trade Unions Confederation (AHIK)	National Confederation	Azerbaijan	Eastern Europe & Black Sea	Baku		ITUC affiliate	ahik.org	Sole national trade union centre in Azerbaijan
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)	National Confederation	United States	North America	Washington DC	Nearly 15 million	ITUC affiliate	aflcio.org	Largest US federation; founded 1955 by merger of the AFL and the CIO
Strategic Organizing Center (SOC)	National Confederation	United States	North America	Washington DC				Separate federation/coalition distinct from AFL-CIO; founded 2005 as the Change to Win Federation and later renamed Strategic Organizing Center
Canadian Labour Congress (CLC-CTC)	National Confederation	Canada	North America	Ottawa	More than 3 million	ITUC affiliate	canadianlabour.ca	Founded 1956
Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN)	National Confederation	Canada	North America	Montreal				Québec-based confederation; founded 1921
Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec (FTQ)	National Confederation	Canada	North America	Montreal		Affiliated to CLC-CTC	ftq.qc.ca	Québec provincial federation; founded 1957; largest Québec centre
Centrale des syndicats du Québec (CSQ)	National Confederation	Canada	North America	Quebec City			lacsq.org	Québec-based centre; founded 1946
Confederación de Trabajadores de México (CTM)	National Confederation	Mexico	North America	Mexico City		TUCA (ITUC Americas) affiliate		Founded 1936; Mexico's largest historic centre
Confederación Revolucionaria de Obreros y Campesinos (CROC)	National Confederation	Mexico	North America	Mexico City				Founded 1952
Unión Nacional de Trabajadores (UNT)	National Confederation	Mexico	North America	Mexico City				Independent centre; founded 1997
Confederación Regional Obrera Mexicana (CROM)	National Confederation	Mexico	North America	Mexico City				Founded 1918; one of Mexico's oldest centres
Confederación de Unidad Sindical de Guatemala (CUSG)	National Confederation	Guatemala	Central America & Caribbean	Guatemala City		ITUC affiliate
Central General de Trabajadores de Guatemala (CGTG)	National Confederation	Guatemala	Central America & Caribbean	Guatemala City		ITUC affiliate
Unión Sindical de Trabajadores de Guatemala (UNSITRAGUA)	National Confederation	Guatemala	Central America & Caribbean	Guatemala City		ITUC affiliate		Federation acting as a national centre
Central Autónoma de Trabajadores Salvadoreños (CATS)	National Confederation	El Salvador	Central America & Caribbean	San Salvador		ITUC affiliate
Federación Nacional Sindical de Trabajadores Salvadoreños (FENASTRAS)	National Confederation	El Salvador	Central America & Caribbean	San Salvador				Major Salvadoran federation
Central General de Trabajadores (CGT Honduras)	National Confederation	Honduras	Central America & Caribbean	Tegucigalpa		ITUC affiliate
Confederación de Trabajadores de Honduras (CTH)	National Confederation	Honduras	Central America & Caribbean	Tegucigalpa		ITUC affiliate
Confederación Unitaria de Trabajadores de Honduras (CUTH)	National Confederation	Honduras	Central America & Caribbean	Tegucigalpa		ITUC affiliate
Central Sandinista de Trabajadores (CST)	National Confederation	Nicaragua	Central America & Caribbean	Managua		ITUC affiliate		Dominant Nicaraguan centre; formed following the 1979 Sandinista revolution; previously WFTU-affiliated; closely linked to the FSLN
Confederación de Unificación Sindical (CUS)	National Confederation	Nicaragua	Central America & Caribbean	Managua		ITUC affiliate		Founded 1964 as the Nicaraguan Trade Union Council (CSN)
Central del Movimiento de Trabajadores Costarricenses (CMTC)	National Confederation	Costa Rica	Central America & Caribbean	San José		ITUC affiliate
Confederación de Trabajadores Rerum Novarum (CTRN)	National Confederation	Costa Rica	Central America & Caribbean	San José		ITUC affiliate
Confederación Unitaria de Trabajadores (CUT Costa Rica)	National Confederation	Costa Rica	Central America & Caribbean	San José
Consejo Nacional de Trabajadores Organizados (CONATO)	National Confederation	Panama	Central America & Caribbean	Panama City				Umbrella council of Panamanian centres; created 1972
Confederación de Trabajadores de la República de Panamá (CTRP)	National Confederation	Panama	Central America & Caribbean	Panama City		ITUC affiliate	ctrpanama.org	Founded 1956
Convergencia Sindical (CS)	National Confederation	Panama	Central America & Caribbean	Panama City		ITUC affiliate
Confederación Nacional de Unidad Sindical Independiente (CONUSI)	National Confederation	Panama	Central America & Caribbean	Panama City				Independent Panamanian confederation
National Trade Union Congress of Belize (NTUCB)	National Confederation	Belize	Central America & Caribbean	Belmopan		ITUC affiliate	ntucb.org	Founded 1966; also affiliated to the Caribbean Congress of Labour
Central de Trabajadores de Cuba (CTC)	National Confederation	Cuba	Central America & Caribbean	Havana		WFTU affiliate		Founded 1939; Cuba's sole official national centre
Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU)	National Confederation	Jamaica	Central America & Caribbean	Kingston		ITUC affiliate		Founded 1994
National Trade Union Centre of Trinidad and Tobago (NATUC)	National Confederation	Trinidad and Tobago	Central America & Caribbean	Port of Spain		ITUC affiliate		Formed 1991 by merger of the Trinidad and Tobago Labour Congress and the Council of Progressive Trade Unions; also affiliated to the Caribbean Congress of Labour
Joint Trade Union Movement (JTUM)	National Confederation	Trinidad and Tobago	Central America & Caribbean	Port of Spain				Coalition acting as a national centre; brings together major unions including the Oilfields Workers' Trade Union
National Congress of Trade Unions Bahamas (NCTUB)	National Confederation	Bahamas	Central America & Caribbean	Nassau				Founded 10 November 1995
Commonwealth of The Bahamas Trade Union Congress (TUCB)	National Confederation	Bahamas	Central America & Caribbean	Nassau		ITUC affiliate		Founded 1976
Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados (CTUSAB)	National Confederation	Barbados	Central America & Caribbean	Bridgetown			ctusab.com	National centre of Barbados; the Barbados Workers' Union is a union and a CTUSAB affiliate, not itself the centre
Confederación Autónoma Sindical Clasista (CASC)	National Confederation	Dominican Republic	Central America & Caribbean	Santo Domingo		TUCA (ITUC Americas) affiliate		One of three main Dominican centres
Confederación Nacional de Trabajadores Dominicanos (CNTD)	National Confederation	Dominican Republic	Central America & Caribbean	Santo Domingo		TUCA (ITUC Americas) affiliate		One of three main Dominican centres
Confederación Nacional de Unidad Sindical (CNUS)	National Confederation	Dominican Republic	Central America & Caribbean	Santo Domingo		TUCA (ITUC Americas) affiliate		One of three main Dominican centres
Confédération des Travailleurs Haïtiens (CTH)	National Confederation	Haiti	Central America & Caribbean	Port-au-Prince		ITUC affiliate
Confédération des Travailleurs des Secteurs Public et Privé (CTSP)	National Confederation	Haiti	Central America & Caribbean	Port-au-Prince		ITUC affiliate		Public- and private-sector confederation
Grenada Trades Union Council (GTUC)	National Confederation	Grenada	Central America & Caribbean	St. George's		ITUC affiliate		Founded 1955
Central Única dos Trabalhadores (CUT Brazil)	National Confederation	Brazil	South America	São Paulo	Approx. 7.5 million	ITUC affiliate	cut.org.br	Brazil's main centre; founded 28 August 1983
Força Sindical (FS)	National Confederation	Brazil	South America	São Paulo		ITUC affiliate		Founded 1991
União Geral dos Trabalhadores (UGT-Brasil)	National Confederation	Brazil	South America	São Paulo		ITUC affiliate	ugt.org.br	Founded 2007
Central dos Trabalhadores e Trabalhadoras do Brasil (CTB)	National Confederation	Brazil	South America	São Paulo		WFTU affiliate		Founded 2007
Central dos Sindicatos Brasileiros (CSB)	National Confederation	Brazil	South America	São Paulo				Founded 2012
Nova Central Sindical de Trabalhadores (NCST)	National Confederation	Brazil	South America	Brasília				Founded 2005
Confederación General del Trabajo (CGT Argentina)	National Confederation	Argentina	South America	Buenos Aires		ITUC affiliate	cgt.org.ar	Founded 1930; Argentina's principal centre
Central de Trabajadores de la Argentina Autónoma (CTA Autónoma)	National Confederation	Argentina	South America	Buenos Aires		ITUC affiliate		Emerged from the CTA founded 1992; autonomous CTA following the CTA split
Central de Trabajadores de la Argentina de los Trabajadores (CTA de los Trabajadores)	National Confederation	Argentina	South America	Buenos Aires		ITUC affiliate		Emerged from the CTA founded 1992; CTA-T following the CTA split
Central Unitaria de Trabajadores de Chile (CUT Chile)	National Confederation	Chile	South America	Santiago		ITUC affiliate		Founded 1953; dissolved under the Pinochet dictatorship and refounded 1988
Central Autónoma de Trabajadores de Chile (CAT)	National Confederation	Chile	South America	Santiago		ITUC affiliate
Confederación General de Trabajadores del Perú (CGTP)	National Confederation	Peru	South America	Lima		WFTU affiliate		Founded 1929; Peru's principal historic centre
Central Unitaria de Trabajadores del Perú (CUT Perú)	National Confederation	Peru	South America	Lima		ITUC affiliate
Central Unitaria de Trabajadores de Colombia (CUT Colombia)	National Confederation	Colombia	South America	Bogotá		ITUC affiliate	cut.org.co	Founded 1986; Colombia's largest centre
Confederación General del Trabajo (CGT Colombia)	National Confederation	Colombia	South America	Bogotá		ITUC affiliate
Confederación de Trabajadores de Colombia (CTC)	National Confederation	Colombia	South America	Bogotá		ITUC affiliate		Founded 1935
Confederación de Trabajadores de Venezuela (CTV)	National Confederation	Venezuela	South America	Caracas		ITUC affiliate		Founded 1936; Venezuela's historic centre
Central Bolivariana Socialista de Trabajadores (CSBT)	National Confederation	Venezuela	South America	Caracas		WFTU affiliate		Founded 2011; government-aligned Bolivarian centre
Frente Unitario de Trabajadores (FUT)	National Confederation	Ecuador	South America	Quito				Umbrella front coordinating Ecuador's main union centres
Confederación Ecuatoriana de Organizaciones Sindicales Libres (CEOSL)	National Confederation	Ecuador	South America	Quito		ITUC affiliate		Founded 1962
Central Obrera Boliviana (COB)	National Confederation	Bolivia	South America	La Paz		WFTU affiliate		Founded 1952 following the Bolivian National Revolution; Bolivia's chief federation
Central Unitaria de Trabajadores del Paraguay (CUT Paraguay)	National Confederation	Paraguay	South America	Asunción		ITUC affiliate		Founded 1989
Central Nacional de Trabajadores (CNT Paraguay)	National Confederation	Paraguay	South America	Asunción
Plenario Intersindical de Trabajadores - Convención Nacional de Trabajadores (PIT-CNT)	National Confederation	Uruguay	South America	Montevideo		TUCA (ITUC Americas) affiliate	pitcnt.uy	Uruguay's sole national centre; CNT established 1964-1966; PIT formed 1983; combined as PIT-CNT from 1984
Centrale van Landsdienaren Organisaties (CLO)	National Confederation	Suriname	South America	Paramaribo				Central organisation of government employees' organisations; participates in the Ravaksur council of Surinamese federations
Vakcentrale C-47 (C-47)	National Confederation	Suriname	South America	Paramaribo				Major Surinamese federation; participates in the Ravaksur council of Surinamese federations
Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC)	National Confederation	Guyana	South America	Georgetown		ITUC affiliate		Guyana's historic national centre
Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG)	National Confederation	Guyana	South America	Georgetown				Second Guyanese federation, alongside the GTUC
Japanese Trade Union Confederation (JTUC-RENGO)	National Confederation	Japan	East Asia	Tokyo	c. 7 million	ITUC affiliate	https://www.rengo.or.jp	Founded 1989; largest national centre in Japan
National Confederation of Trade Unions (ZENROREN)	National Confederation	Japan	East Asia	Tokyo		Not an ITUC affiliate		Smaller national centre; founded 1989
National Trade Union Council (ZENROKYO)	National Confederation	Japan	East Asia	Tokyo		Not an ITUC affiliate		Smaller national centre; founded 1989
Federation of Korean Trade Unions (FKTU)	National Confederation	South Korea	East Asia	Seoul		ITUC affiliate	https://www.fktu.or.kr	Founded 1960
Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU)	National Confederation	South Korea	East Asia	Seoul		ITUC affiliate	https://www.kctu.or.kr	Founded 1995
Taiwan Confederation of Trade Unions (TCTU)	National Confederation	Taiwan	East Asia	Taipei		ITUC affiliate
Chinese Federation of Labour (CFL)	National Confederation	Taiwan	East Asia	Taipei		ITUC affiliate		ITUC-AP affiliate listed as CFL
Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU)	National Confederation	Hong Kong	East Asia	Hong Kong	c. 145000 before dissolution	Former ITUC affiliate		Founded 29 July 1990; dissolved 3 October 2021
Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (HKFTU)	National Confederation	Hong Kong	East Asia	Hong Kong		Not an ITUC affiliate		Pro-Beijing national centre; largest Hong Kong centre after HKCTU dissolution
All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU)	National Confederation	China	East Asia	Beijing	claims c. 300 million	not ITUC-affiliated (state federation)		State-sanctioned sole federation
Confederation of Mongolian Trade Unions (CMTU)	National Confederation	Mongolia	East Asia	Ulaanbaatar		ITUC affiliate
Sentro ng mga Nagkakaisa at Progresibong Manggagawa (SENTRO)	National Confederation	Philippines	Southeast Asia	Quezon City		ITUC affiliate
Federation of Free Workers (FFW)	National Confederation	Philippines	Southeast Asia	Manila		ITUC affiliate		Founded 1950
Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP)	National Confederation	Philippines	Southeast Asia	Quezon City		ITUC affiliate
Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU)	National Confederation	Philippines	Southeast Asia	Quezon City	125000	ITUC affiliate listed		Labor center; founded 1980
State Enterprises Workers' Relations Confederation (SERC)	National Confederation	Thailand	Southeast Asia	Bangkok		ITUC-AP affiliate		State-enterprise workers' confederation
Labour Congress of Thailand (LCT)	National Confederation	Thailand	Southeast Asia	Bangkok		ITUC affiliate		Emerged after 1973; ITUC-AP affiliate
Thai Trade Union Congress (TTUC)	National Confederation	Thailand	Southeast Asia	Bangkok		ITUC-AP affiliate		Formed by LCT breakaway in early 1980s
National Congress of Private Industrial Employees (NCPE)	National Confederation	Thailand	Southeast Asia	Bangkok		ITUC-AP affiliate
Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL)	National Confederation	Vietnam	Southeast Asia	Hanoi		not ITUC-affiliated (state federation)		State federation linked to Communist Party of Vietnam
Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC)	National Confederation	Malaysia	Southeast Asia	Petaling Jaya		ITUC affiliate		Founded 1949
Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (CUEPACS)	National Confederation	Malaysia	Southeast Asia	Kuala Lumpur		Not listed as ITUC affiliate		Public-sector federation
National Trades Union Congress (NTUC)	National Confederation	Singapore	Southeast Asia	Singapore		ITUC affiliate	https://www.ntuc.org.sg	Close ties to government and People's Action Party; founded 1961
Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI)	National Confederation	Indonesia	Southeast Asia	Jakarta		ITUC affiliate		Founded 2003
Confederation of All Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPSI)	National Confederation	Indonesia	Southeast Asia	Jakarta		ITUC affiliate
Confederation of Indonesian Prosperity Trade Unions (KSBSI)	National Confederation	Indonesia	Southeast Asia	Jakarta		ITUC affiliate		Founded 1992
Cambodia Confederation of Trade Unions (CCTU)	National Confederation	Cambodia	Southeast Asia	Phnom Penh		ITUC affiliate listed
Cambodian Labour Confederation (CLC)	National Confederation	Cambodia	Southeast Asia	Phnom Penh		ITUC affiliate		Independent confederation
Cambodian Confederation of Unions (CCU)	National Confederation	Cambodia	Southeast Asia	Phnom Penh		ITUC affiliate listed
Confederation of Trade Unions Myanmar (CTUM)	National Confederation	Myanmar	Southeast Asia	Yangon		ITUC affiliate		Registered 2015 as CTUM (formerly FTUB, 1991); leaders in exile / operating from Thai-Myanmar border after 2021 coup; ITUC-AP recognises legitimate CTUM under Maung Maung and rejects junta-backed parallel body
Lao Federation of Trade Unions (LFTU)	National Confederation	Laos	Southeast Asia	Vientiane		not ITUC-affiliated (state federation)		State federation linked to Lao People's Revolutionary Party
Timor-Leste Trade Union Confederation (KSTL / TLTUC)	National Confederation	Timor-Leste	Southeast Asia	Dili		ITUC affiliate listed
Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC)	National Confederation	India	South Asia	New Delhi	3954012 (2002 verified)	ITUC affiliate		Founded 3 May 1947; linked to Indian National Congress; membership figure is 2002 government verification
Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS)	National Confederation	India	South Asia	New Delhi	6215797 (2002 verified)	Not an ITUC affiliate		Founded 23 July 1955; largest by 2002 verified membership; linked to RSS; membership figure is 2002 government verification
All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC)	National Confederation	India	South Asia	New Delhi	3442239 (2002 verified)	WFTU affiliate		Founded 31 October 1920; oldest central trade union in India; linked to CPI; membership figure is 2002 government verification
Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS)	National Confederation	India	South Asia	New Delhi	3338491 (2002 verified)	ITUC affiliate		Founded 1948; membership figure is 2002 government verification
Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU)	National Confederation	India	South Asia	New Delhi	2678473 (2002 verified)	WFTU affiliate		Founded 1970; linked to CPI(M); membership figure is 2002 government verification
Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA)	National Confederation	India	South Asia	Ahmedabad	688140 (2002 verified)	ITUC affiliate		Union of informal women workers; founded 1972; membership figure is 2002 verification as Swashrayi Mahila Sewa Sangh
Trade Union Coordination Centre (TUCC)	National Confederation	India	South Asia	Kolkata	732760 (2002 verified)	WFTU affiliate		Linked to All India Forward Bloc; membership figure is 2002 government verification
Labour Progressive Federation (LPF)	National Confederation	India	South Asia	Chennai	611506 (2002 verified)			Linked to DMK; based in Tamil Nadu; membership figure is 2002 government verification
All India Central Council of Trade Unions (AICCTU)	National Confederation	India	South Asia	New Delhi	639962 (2002 verified)	WFTU affiliate		Linked to CPI(ML) Liberation; membership figure is 2002 government verification
United Trade Union Congress (UTUC)	National Confederation	India	South Asia	Kolkata	606935 (2002 verified)	WFTU affiliate		Linked to Revolutionary Socialist Party; membership figure is 2002 government verification
Pakistan Workers Federation (PWF)	National Confederation	Pakistan	South Asia	Lahore		ITUC affiliate		Formed by merger of three major national centres
All Pakistan Trade Union Congress (APTUC)	National Confederation	Pakistan	South Asia	Lahore		ITUC-AP affiliate		ITUC-AP affiliate listed as APTUC
Bangladesh Free Trade Union Congress (BFTUC)	National Confederation	Bangladesh	South Asia	Dhaka		ITUC affiliate		Main independent national centre
Sramik Karmachari Oikya Parishad (SKOP)	National Confederation	Bangladesh	South Asia	Dhaka				Coordination body of Bangladeshi trade union federations
Jatiya Sramik League (JSL)	National Confederation	Bangladesh	South Asia	Dhaka		Not an ITUC affiliate		Labour wing linked to Awami League
National Trade Union Federation (NTUF) - Sri Lanka	National Confederation	Sri Lanka	South Asia	Colombo		ITUC-AP affiliate		ITUC-AP affiliate listed as NTUF
Sri Lanka Nidahas Sevaka Sangamaya (SLNSS)	National Confederation	Sri Lanka	South Asia	Colombo		ITUC-AP affiliate
Ceylon Workers' Congress (CWC)	National Confederation	Sri Lanka	South Asia	Colombo		ITUC-AP affiliate		Primarily a union of plantation workers that functions as an ITUC-AP affiliated national organisation; also a political party
National Workers' Congress (NWC)	National Confederation	Sri Lanka	South Asia	Colombo		ITUC-AP affiliate		ITUC-AP affiliate listed as National Workers' Congress
General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT)	National Confederation	Nepal	South Asia	Kathmandu		ITUC affiliate		Founded 1989
Nepal Trade Union Congress (NTUC)	National Confederation	Nepal	South Asia	Kathmandu		ITUC affiliate		Founded 1947
All Nepal Federation of Trade Unions (ANTUF)	National Confederation	Nepal	South Asia	Kathmandu		ITUC-AP affiliate		ITUC-AP affiliate listed as ANTUF
Maldives Trade Union Congress (MTUC)	National Confederation	Maldives	South Asia	Male		ITUC affiliate listed
Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU)	National Confederation	Australia	Oceania & Pacific	Melbourne	c. 1.5-1.8 million via affiliates	ITUC affiliate	https://www.actu.org.au	Founded 1927
New Zealand Council of Trade Unions (NZCTU)	National Confederation	New Zealand	Oceania & Pacific	Wellington		ITUC affiliate		Founded 1987 as NZCTU
Fiji Trades Union Congress (FTUC)	National Confederation	Fiji	Oceania & Pacific	Suva	32000 (2008)	ITUC affiliate		Founded 1952 as Fiji Industrial Workers Congress; renamed 1966
Papua New Guinea Trade Union Congress (PNGTUC)	National Confederation	Papua New Guinea	Oceania & Pacific	Port Moresby	70200	ITUC affiliate		Founded 1969/1970
Solomon Islands Council of Trade Unions (SICTU)	National Confederation	Solomon Islands	Oceania & Pacific	Honiara		ITUC affiliate listed
Vanuatu Council of Trade Unions (VCTU)	National Confederation	Vanuatu	Oceania & Pacific	Port Vila		ITUC affiliate		Founded 1985; sole national centre; all five Vanuatu unions affiliated
Samoa Workers Congress (SWC)	National Confederation	Samoa	Oceania & Pacific	Apia		ITUC-AP affiliate		National centre bringing together Samoan affiliated unions
Tonga National Trade Union Congress (TNTUC)	National Confederation	Tonga	Oceania & Pacific	Nuku'alofa		ITUC-AP affiliate		ITUC-AP affiliate listed as TNTUC
Kiribati Trade Union Congress (KTUC)	National Confederation	Kiribati	Oceania & Pacific	Tarawa		ITUC-AP affiliate		Kiribati listed among ITUC-AP affiliate countries
Histadrut - General Federation of Labour in Israel	National Confederation	Israel	Middle East	Tel Aviv		ITUC affiliate	https://www.histadrut.org.il	General federation; founded 1920
Palestine General Federation of Trade Unions (PGFTU)	National Confederation	Palestine	Middle East	Ramallah		ITUC affiliate
General Federation of Jordanian Trade Unions (GFJTU)	National Confederation	Jordan	Middle East	Amman	135000 (2019)	ITUC affiliate		Founded 1954; sole national centre with 17 affiliated unions (2019)
General Confederation of Lebanese Workers (CGTL)	National Confederation	Lebanon	Middle East	Beirut		ITUC affiliate		Founded 1957
National Federation of Employees and Workers Unions in Lebanon (FENASOL)	National Confederation	Lebanon	Middle East	Beirut		WFTU affiliate
Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF)	National Confederation	Egypt	Middle East	Cairo		Not an ITUC affiliate		State-linked sole recognised federation for decades; founded 1957
Egyptian Federation of Independent Trade Unions (EFITU)	National Confederation	Egypt	Middle East	Cairo		ITUC affiliate listed		Independent federation founded during 2011 revolution; independent unions forced to re-register in 2018 and activity severely restricted since 2013
Egyptian Democratic Labour Congress (EDLC)	National Confederation	Egypt	Middle East	Cairo		ITUC affiliate listed		Independent national centre formed 2013
General Federation of Iraqi Workers (GFIW)	National Confederation	Iraq	Middle East	Baghdad		ITUC affiliate		Also known as Iraqi Federation of Trade Unions (IFTU)
Kuwait Trade Union Federation (KTUF)	National Confederation	Kuwait	Middle East	Kuwait City		ITUC affiliate		Sole national centre in Kuwait
General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions (GFBTU)	National Confederation	Bahrain	Middle East	Manama		ITUC affiliate		Founding congress January 2004; first Gulf organisation to join ICFTU in December 2004
General Federation of Oman Workers (GFOW)	National Confederation	Oman	Middle East	Muscat		ITUC affiliate		Established 2006
Yemeni Confederation of Labor Unions (YCLU)	National Confederation	Yemen	Middle East	Sanaa	350000 (2002)	WFTU affiliate		Sole national centre; formed 1990 by merger of Aden Trade Union Congress and General Confederation of Workers' Trade Unions; activity severely affected by war; ITUC-AP also lists a General Federation of Workers' Trade Unions in Yemen
General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU) - Syria	National Confederation	Syria	Middle East	Damascus		not ITUC-affiliated (state federation)		State-controlled sole federation; independent unions prohibited
Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)	National Confederation	South Africa	Africa	Johannesburg	1.8 million (claimed)	ITUC affiliate	cosatu.org.za	Founded 1985; largest federation; allied with ANC and SACP in tripartite alliance
Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA)	National Confederation	South Africa	Africa	Johannesburg		ITUC affiliate		Founded 1997 by merger of public-sector and other unions
National Council of Trade Unions (NACTU)	National Confederation	South Africa	Africa	Johannesburg		ITUC affiliate		Founded 1986
South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU)	National Confederation	South Africa	Africa	Johannesburg	700,000 at founding (2017)		saftu.org.za	Founded 21-23 April 2017; formed by unions expelled from or leaving COSATU, incl. NUMSA
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)	National Confederation	Nigeria	Africa	Abuja		ITUC affiliate		Founded 1978 as sole national centre by merger
Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC Nigeria)	National Confederation	Nigeria	Africa	Lagos		ITUC affiliate		National centre for senior staff associations
Trades Union Congress (TUC Ghana)	National Confederation	Ghana	Africa	Accra		ITUC affiliate		Founded 1945
Ghana Federation of Labour (GFL)	National Confederation	Ghana	Africa	Accra		ITUC affiliate		Second national centre alongside TUC Ghana
Central Organization of Trade Unions - Kenya (COTU-K)	National Confederation	Kenya	Africa	Nairobi		ITUC affiliate	cotu-kenya.org	Founded 1965
Confédération Nationale des Travailleurs du Sénégal (CNTS)	National Confederation	Senegal	Africa	Dakar		ITUC affiliate		Founded 1969; largest Senegalese centre
Union Démocratique des Travailleurs du Sénégal (UDTS)	National Confederation	Senegal	Africa	Dakar		ITUC affiliate		National centre alongside CNTS
Union Nationale des Travailleurs du Mali (UNTM)	National Confederation	Mali	Africa	Bamako		ITUC affiliate		Founded 1963; historically sole centre
Union Syndicale des Travailleurs du Burkina Faso (USTB)	National Confederation	Burkina Faso	Africa	Ouagadougou		ITUC affiliate		One of six national centres in Burkina Faso; member of Unité d'Action Syndicale
Confédération Syndicale Burkinabè (CSB)	National Confederation	Burkina Faso	Africa	Ouagadougou		ITUC affiliate		National centre; ITUC-Africa affiliate listed with USTB, CNTB and ONSL
Union Syndicale des Travailleurs du Niger (USTN)	National Confederation	Niger	Africa	Niamey		ITUC affiliate		Principal national centre
Union Nationale des Travailleurs du Congo (UNTC)	National Confederation	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Africa	Kinshasa		ITUC affiliate	untc.org	Founded 23 June 1967 as UNTZa; sole centre under Mobutu; renamed UNTC 1997; largest DRC centre
Confédération Démocratique du Travail (CDT)	National Confederation	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Africa	Kinshasa		ITUC affiliate		Third-largest national centre in DRC
União Nacional dos Trabalhadores de Angola - Central Sindical (UNTA-CS)	National Confederation	Angola	Africa	Luanda		ITUC affiliate		Founded 1960 in exile in Kinshasa; historically linked to MPLA
Central Geral de Sindicatos Independentes e Livres de Angola (CGSILA)	National Confederation	Angola	Africa	Luanda		ITUC affiliate		Founded 8 June 1996; independent centre
Organização dos Trabalhadores de Moçambique - Central Sindical (OTM-CS)	National Confederation	Mozambique	Africa	Maputo		ITUC affiliate		Founded 1983; historically linked to FRELIMO, formally independent since 1990 reforms; rival centre CONSILMO split in 1990s
Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU)	National Confederation	Zambia	Africa	Lusaka		ITUC affiliate		Founded 1964
Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU)	National Confederation	Zimbabwe	Africa	Harare		ITUC affiliate		Founded 1981 by merger of six centres
Botswana Federation of Trade Unions (BFTU)	National Confederation	Botswana	Africa	Gaborone		ITUC affiliate		Founded 1977; sole national centre
National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW)	National Confederation	Namibia	Africa	Windhoek		ITUC affiliate	nunw.org.na	Founded 1971 in exile as SWAPO labour wing; unified federation established 1989; affiliated to SWAPO; joined ITUC 2009, formerly WFTU
Trade Union Congress of Namibia (TUCNA)	National Confederation	Namibia	Africa	Windhoek				Formed May 2002 by merger of NPSM and NAFTU; rival centre to NUNW
Trade Unions' Congress of Tanzania (TUCTA)	National Confederation	Tanzania	Africa	Dar es Salaam		ITUC affiliate		Founded 1995; mainland centre; Zanzibar has separate ZATUC
National Organisation of Trade Unions (NOTU)	National Confederation	Uganda	Africa	Kampala		ITUC affiliate		Largest national centre; recognised workers' representative in tripartite structures
Central Organisation of Free Trade Unions (COFTU)	National Confederation	Uganda	Africa	Kampala				Founded 2003; recognised as second national federation under Labour Unions Act 2006
Confederation of Ethiopian Trade Unions (CETU)	National Confederation	Ethiopia	Africa	Addis Ababa	751,887 (2020)	WFTU affiliate		Founded January 1977 as All-Ethiopia Trade Union (AETU); renamed CETU 1993; described in sources as government-controlled
Sudanese Workers' Trade Union Federation (SWTUF)	National Confederation	Sudan	Africa	Khartoum	800,000 (claimed, pre-dissolution)			Reorganised 1992 as government-sponsored sole centre; dissolved and assets seized December 2019 by transitional government's Dismantling Commission; dissolution contested at ILO and by OATUU; no verified restoration as an independent centre - status unresolved
South Sudan Workers Trade Union Federation (SSWTUF)	National Confederation	South Sudan	Africa	Juba		ITUC-Africa affiliate		Formed 2010; national federation after independence in 2011
Federation of Somali Trade Unions (FESTU)	National Confederation	Somalia	Africa	Mogadishu		ITUC affiliate	festu.org	Founded 30 March 2010; first independent national centre in Somalia
Centrale des Syndicats des Travailleurs du Rwanda (CESTRAR)	National Confederation	Rwanda	Africa	Kigali		ITUC affiliate		Founded 1985 as sole national centre
Confédération des Syndicats du Burundi (COSYBU)	National Confederation	Burundi	Africa	Bujumbura		ITUC affiliate		Principal national centre
Confederation of Madagascar Trade Unions (FISEMA)	National Confederation	Madagascar	Africa	Antananarivo		ITUC affiliate	fisema.mg	Founded 1956; Confédération Générale des Syndicats de Travailleurs de Madagascar
National Trade Unions Confederation (NTUC Mauritius)	National Confederation	Mauritius	Africa	Port Louis		ITUC affiliate		National confederation; ITUC list gives National Trade Unions Confederation for Mauritius
Confédération des Travailleurs des Secteurs Public et Privé (CTSP)	National Confederation	Mauritius	Africa	Port Louis				National confederation for public and private sector workers
Malawi Congress of Trade Unions (MCTU)	National Confederation	Malawi	Africa	Lilongwe		ITUC affiliate		Sole national centre
Trade Union Congress of Swaziland (TUCOSWA)	National Confederation	Eswatini	Africa	Manzini		ITUC affiliate		Founded January/March 2012 by merger of SFTU and SFL; deregistered by government April 2013 in breach of ILO Convention 87, later re-registered after Industrial Relations Act amendment
Sierra Leone Labour Congress (SLLC)	National Confederation	Sierra Leone	Africa	Freetown		ITUC affiliate		National centre
Liberia Labour Congress (LLC)	National Confederation	Liberia	Africa	Monrovia		ITUC-Africa affiliate		Formed by merger of CONATUL and Liberian Federation of Labour Unions; registered 7 January 2008; described by ITUC-Africa as sole trade union centre; leadership disputes reported in 2024-25
Union Syndicale des Travailleurs de Guinée (USTG)	National Confederation	Guinea	Africa	Conakry		ITUC affiliate		National centre alongside CNTG
Confédération Nationale des Travailleurs de Guinée (CNTG)	National Confederation	Guinea	Africa	Conakry		ITUC affiliate		Founded 1958; oldest Guinean centre
Union Générale des Travailleurs de Côte d'Ivoire (UGTCI)	National Confederation	Côte d'Ivoire	Africa	Abidjan		ITUC affiliate		Founded 1962; sole legal centre for many years, created under PDCI
Confédération Ivoirienne des Syndicats Libres - Dignité (CISL-Dignité)	National Confederation	Côte d'Ivoire	Africa	Abidjan		ITUC affiliate		National centre known as Dignité
Fédération des Syndicats Autonomes de Côte d'Ivoire (FESACI)	National Confederation	Côte d'Ivoire	Africa	Abidjan				Founded 1992 by 11 formerly independent unions
Confédération Syndicale des Travailleurs du Cameroun (CSTC)	National Confederation	Cameroon	Africa	Yaoundé		ITUC affiliate		National centre
Union des Syndicats Libres du Cameroun (USLC)	National Confederation	Cameroon	Africa	Douala		ITUC affiliate		National centre alongside CSTC
Confédération des Syndicats du Gabon (COSYGA)	National Confederation	Gabon	Africa	Libreville				National trade union confederation
Confédération Syndicale Congolaise (CSC)	National Confederation	Congo	Africa	Brazzaville		ITUC affiliate		National centre for Republic of Congo
Union des Syndicats du Tchad (UST)	National Confederation	Chad	Africa	N'Djamena		ITUC affiliate		National centre
Union Syndicale des Travailleurs de Centrafrique (USTC)	National Confederation	Central African Republic	Africa	Bangui				National centre
Confédération Syndicale des Travailleurs du Togo (CSTT)	National Confederation	Togo	Africa	Lomé		ITUC affiliate		Roots in Confédération Togolaise des Travailleurs Croyants (1962); adopted CSTT name 1968
Confédération Nationale des Travailleurs du Togo (CNTT)	National Confederation	Togo	Africa	Lomé		ITUC affiliate		Created January 1973 from dissolved UNTT and CSTT; centre closest to government
Confédération Syndicale des Travailleurs du Bénin (CSTB)	National Confederation	Benin	Africa	Cotonou		WFTU affiliate		National centre
Union Nationale des Syndicats des Travailleurs du Bénin (UNSTB)	National Confederation	Benin	Africa	Cotonou		ITUC affiliate		National centre
Union Djiboutienne du Travail (UDT)	National Confederation	Djibouti	Africa	Djibouti City		ITUC affiliate		Independent national centre; activities banned and HQ confiscated by authorities in 2010-11 reports; government-backed clone unions promoted in its place
National Confederation of Eritrean Workers (NCEW)	National Confederation	Eritrea	Africa	Asmara	26,000	ITUC affiliate		State-linked sole centre: predecessor National Union of Eritrean Workers founded November 1979 as EPLF labour wing; reconstituted as NCEW 1994; not wholly independent - directly linked to ruling PFDJ per US State Dept
Union Générale des Travailleurs Algériens (UGTA)	National Confederation	Algeria	Africa	Algiers				Founded 1956 during the war of independence; long Algeria's sole national centre and historically close to the state; its position was contested by independent unions during the 2019 Hirak protests.
Union Générale Tunisienne du Travail (UGTT)	National Confederation	Tunisia	Africa	Tunis		ITUC affiliate	ugtt.org.tn	Founded 1946 by Farhat Hached; central actor in the 2011 revolution and in the 2013 National Dialogue Quartet, which received the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize.
Union Marocaine du Travail (UMT)	National Confederation	Morocco	Africa	Casablanca	306,000 (ICTUR figure)	ITUC affiliate		Founded 1955; Morocco's oldest national centre; the UGTM split from it in 1960.
Union Générale des Travailleurs du Maroc (UGTM)	National Confederation	Morocco	Africa	Casablanca	695,000 (ICTUR figure)	ITUC affiliate	ugtm.ma	Founded 20 March 1960 as a split from the UMT; historically linked to the Istiqlal Party.
Confédération Démocratique du Travail (CDT)	National Confederation	Morocco	Africa	Casablanca		ITUC affiliate		Founded 1978, linked at origin to the USFP; one of Morocco's most representative centres.
Union des Travailleurs de Mauritanie (UTM)	National Confederation	Mauritania	Africa	Nouakchott		ITUC affiliate		Founded 1961; Mauritania's sole trade union centre until the pluralist reforms of the 1990s.
Confédération Générale des Travailleurs de Mauritanie (CGTM)	National Confederation	Mauritania	Africa	Nouakchott		ITUC affiliate		One of Mauritania's ITUC-affiliated centres; active with the ITUC and ILO on forced labour and migrant-worker protection.
Confédération Libre des Travailleurs de Mauritanie (CLTM)	National Confederation	Mauritania	Africa	Nouakchott		ITUC affiliate		Founded 1995; its secretary general Samory Ould Beye is known for anti-slavery campaigning.
Confédération Nationale des Travailleurs de Mauritanie (CNTM)	National Confederation	Mauritania	Africa	Nouakchott		ITUC affiliate		One of the four Mauritanian national centres listed by the ITUC as affiliates.
National Trade Unions' Federation (NTUF)	National Confederation	Libya	Africa	Tripoli		WFTU (historic)		Sole national centre of the Gaddafi era, in the lineage of the General Trade Union Federation of Workers (GTUFW, est. 1972); independent unions were banned. No successor centre and no post-2011 activity could be verified in the deepening pass; listed as a historic body on the same basis as the dissolved centres elsewhere in this file.
Lesotho Congress of Democratic Unions (LECODU)	National Confederation	Lesotho	Africa	Maseru		Not ITUC-affiliated		One of four Lesotho centres named in an ILO country study, alongside COLETU, the LTUC and the Lesotho Labour Council. Documented leading a textile workers’ strike in the ITUC’s 2012 survey and active in Lesotho press reporting in 2025; Lesotho has no ITUC-affiliated centre.
Congress of Lesotho Trade Unions (COLETU)	National Confederation	Lesotho	Africa	Maseru		Not ITUC-affiliated		Formed in February 1998 by unions seeking a worker-controlled centre independent of party control (University of KwaZulu-Natal study); one of the four centres named by the ILO.
Lesotho Trade Union Congress (LTUC)	National Confederation	Lesotho	Africa	Maseru		Not ITUC-affiliated		Named among Lesotho’s four trade union centres in an ILO country study; separate recent activity not documented in this pass.
Lesotho Labour Council (LLC)	National Confederation	Lesotho	Africa	Maseru		Not ITUC-affiliated		Named among Lesotho’s four trade union centres in an ILO country study; separate recent activity not documented in this pass.
International Confederation of Arab Trade Unions (ICATU)	Regional Federation		Arab States / Middle East	Damascus		Pan-Arab regional body; historically in the WFTU orbit		Founded 1956 in Cairo; headquarters moved to Damascus in 1979 after Egypt’s suspension over the Egyptian-Israeli peace agreement. The older pan-Arab centre, distinct from the Arab Trade Union Confederation (ATUC, est. 2014), which is also listed. It co-organised Damascus union conferences with Syria’s GFTU into the 2010s; its status since the fall of the Assad government in December 2024 is not documented.
Confederation of Trade Unions of Central Asian Countries (CTUCA)	Regional Federation		Central Asia	Tashkent		Regional body of the Central Asian national centres		Formed as the Council of Trade Unions of Central Asian Countries in Tashkent in November 2021 by the national centres of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Mongolia, with Turkmenistan as observer; transformed into an international confederation at a Tashkent meeting in 2026 and chaired by Uzbekistan’s Kudratilla Rafikov.
Federation of Trade Unions of the Republic of Kazakhstan (FTURK/FPRK)	National Confederation	Kazakhstan	East Asia	Astana	c. 1.6 million	ITUC affiliate (PERC); GCTU	fprk.kz	Successor to the Soviet-era official unions and Kazakhstan’s dominant centre. Suspended from the ITUC in 2019 during the state’s suppression of independent unions; readmitted in the 2020s, with its chairman holding a PERC vice-presidency by 2024. Membership reported at c. 1.6 million (2022); the federation’s own claims vary and are not independently verified.
Federation of Trade Unions of Kyrgyzstan (FPK)	National Confederation	Kyrgyzstan	East Asia	Bishkek		GCTU		Legacy national centre; member of the Central Asian confederation (CTUCA) and an observer in the Organization of Trade Unions of Turkic States.
Federation of Trade Unions of Uzbekistan (FTUU)	National Confederation	Uzbekistan	East Asia	Tashkent		GCTU; Organization of Trade Unions of Turkic States		State-aligned sole national centre; its chairman Kudratilla Rafikov also chairs the Central Asian confederation. The federation claims several million members; the figure is not independently verified and is left blank.
Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Tajikistan (FITUT)	National Confederation	Tajikistan	East Asia	Dushanbe		GCTU		State-aligned national centre despite the “independent” in its name; member of the Central Asian confederation (CTUCA).
National Trade Union Centre of Turkmenistan (NTUCT)	National Confederation	Turkmenistan	East Asia	Ashgabat		None (state-controlled)		Sole permitted trade union centre, state-controlled; holds observer status in the Central Asian confederation (CTUCA).
União Nacional dos Trabalhadores da Guiné – Central Sindical (UNTG-CS)	National Confederation	Guinea-Bissau	Africa	Bissau		ITUC affiliate		National centre of 15 unions per ICTUR; ITUC-Africa has publicly protested government interference in its leadership.
Gambian Workers’ Confederation (GWC)	National Confederation	Gambia	Africa	Banjul		ITUC affiliate		ITUC-affiliated Gambian centre (ITUC-Africa affiliates list).
Gambia Trade Union Bureau (GamTUB)	National Confederation	Gambia	Africa	Banjul		None documented		Centre founded in 2009; one of several rival Gambian centres alongside the ITUC-affiliated GWC.
União Nacional dos Trabalhadores de Cabo Verde – Central Sindical (UNTC-CS)	National Confederation	Cabo Verde	Africa	Praia		ITUC affiliate		Principal Cabo Verdean centre on the ITUC-Africa affiliates list; a second centre, the CCSL (Council of Free Trade Unions), also exists.
National Organization of Workers of São Tomé and Príncipe – Central Union (ONTSTP-CS)	National Confederation	São Tomé and Príncipe	Africa	São Tomé		ITUC affiliate		One of São Tomé and Príncipe’s two ITUC-affiliated centres.
General Union of Workers of São Tomé and Príncipe (UGT/STP)	National Confederation	São Tomé and Príncipe	Africa	São Tomé		ITUC affiliate		Second ITUC-affiliated centre; its secretary general was publicly negotiating with the government over civil-service pay in 2024.
Confédération des Syndicats Autonomes du Sénégal (CSA)	National Confederation	Senegal	Africa	Dakar		ITUC affiliate		Autonomous centre founded in 1997 (Senegalese Haut Conseil du Dialogue Social); acts alongside the CNTS and UDTS in joint union fronts.
Union Nationale des Syndicats Autonomes du Sénégal (UNSAS)	National Confederation	Senegal	Africa	Dakar	53,000	ITUC affiliate		Autonomous centre founded in 1990, rooted in electricity, telecoms, health and education unions; membership from the ITUC affiliates list (2014).
Confédération Syndicale des Travailleurs du Mali (CSTM)	National Confederation	Mali	Africa	Bamako	16,000	ITUC affiliate; OATUU		Second Malian centre, formed in 1997 by unions breaking from the UNTM; membership from the ITUC affiliates list (2014).
Confédération Nigérienne du Travail (CNT)	National Confederation	Niger	Africa	Niamey	75,000	ITUC affiliate		Founded 1996; membership from the ITUC affiliates list (2019). Its sixth congress (November 2025) re-elected Halidou Mounkaila; in April 2026 a group of affiliates broke away to proclaim a rival centre (CNTN-DIGNITÉ) amid a leadership dispute.

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