International Textile and Garment Workers' Federation

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The International Textile and Garment Workers' Federation (ITGWF) was a global union federation of unions representing workers involved in manufacturing clothing and other textiles.

The federation was established on 17 June 1960 at conference in Copenhagen, when the International Federation of Textile Workers' Associations (IFTWA) merged with the International Garment Workers' Federation (IGWF). [1]

The federation was led by general secretary Jack Greenhalgh, formerly leader of the IFTWA, president John Newton, formerly leader of the IGWF, and vice-president Alphonse Baeyens. [2]

On 5 June 1970, at a conference in Folkestone in England, the federation merged with the International Shoe and Leather Workers' Federation to form the International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers' Federation. [1]

Affiliates

In 1960, the following unions were affiliated to the federation: [3]

UnionCountryAffiliated membership
Alliance of Textile Workers' UnionsSouth Korea37,479
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America United States376,000
Amalgamated Felt Hat Trimmers, Woolformers and Allied Workers Union United Kingdom2,073
Clothing and Hat Federation FranceUnknown
Danish Clothing Workers' Union Denmark19,131
Danish Textile Workers' Union Denmark19,355
Federation of Textile Workers of GreeceGreece40,000
Federation of Textile Workers of PeruPeru25,000
Garment Workers' Industrial Union South Africa5,000
Garment Workers' Union of the Cape Peninsula South Africa14,500
General Industrial Union of Textiles and Clothing Netherlands17,332
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union United States442,901
United Italian Federation of Clothing Workers Italy55,186
Italian Federation of Textile Workers Italy120,000
Italian Union of Textile Workers Italy20,000
Japan Federation of Textile Workers' Unions Japan320,000
National Federation of Textile and Needle Industry TradesCuba23,000
National Federation of Textiles France18,000
National Union of Dyers, Bleachers and Textile Workers United Kingdom68,596
National Union of Hosiery Workers United Kingdom40,660
National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers United Kingdom120,998
National Union of Textile WorkersColombia20,000
National Union of Textile WorkersIsrael13,000
Norwegian Union of Clothing Workers Norway14,409
Norwegian Union of Textile Workers Norway9,741
Pakistan Textile Workers' FederationPakistan20,000
Swedish Clothing Workers' Union Sweden37,164
Swedish Textile Workers' Union Sweden37,588
Swiss Clothing, Leather and Equipment Workers' Union Switzerland3,360
Tailors, Tents, Sailmakers and Garment Workers' UnionKenya549
Textile and Clothing Union West Germany354,118
Textile and Knitting Workers' Union Finland5,000
Textile Workers Union of America United States197,200
Union of Belgian Textile Workers Belgium65,190
Union of Clothing Workers Finland3,103
Union of Clothing Workers and Kindred Trades in Belgium Belgium9,500
Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers United Kingdom15,000
Union of Textile, Clothing and Leather Workers Austria69,000
Union of Textile and Factory Workers Switzerland12,000
United Hatters, Cap and Millinery Workers International Union United States40,000
United Textile Factory Workers' Association United Kingdom172,770

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References

  1. 1 2 "International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers' Federation (ITGLWF)". Union of International Associations. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  2. ↑ Goldberg, Arthur (February 1961). "Textile and Garment Workers' policy statement". Labor Developments Abroad: 4–5.
  3. ↑ Goldberg, Arthur (1960). Directory of International Trade Union Organizations. Washington DC: United States Department of Labour. pp. 7.1–7.16.
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