General Federation of Belgian Labour

General Federation of Belgian Labour

Infobox Union
name= ABVV/FGTB
country= Belgium
affiliation= ITUC, ETUC, TUAC
members= 1.2 million
full_name= General Federation of Belgian Labour
native_name= Algemeen Belgisch Vakverbond
Fédération Générale du Travail de Belgique


founded= 1898
current=
head=
dissolved_date=
dissolved_state=
merged_into=
office= Brussels, Belgium
people= Michel Nollet, president
Mia De Vits, secretary general
website= [http://www.abvv.be www.abvv.be]
footnotes=

The General Federation of Belgian Labour (ABVV/FGTB) is a 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.

References

*cite book
year = 2005
title = Trade Unions of the World
editor = ICTUR et al,
edition = 6th
publisher = John Harper Publishing
location = London, UK
id = ISBN 0-9543811-5-7

External links

* [http://www.abvv.be www.abvv.be] Official site.


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