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This is a list of federations of trade unions currently in existence. Those federations listed under each country are also known as national trade union centres and are organizations formed by trade unions which operate, in most cases, at the national level. The organizations listed in the worldwide section are industry/sectoral-specific (i.e. the GUFs) and international organizations representing national trade union centres (e.g. ITUC).
The Council of Global Unions (CGU) is made up of ten global union federations (which affiliates national-level sectoral trade unions), the largest international federation of national centres (the ITUC) and the trade union body to the OECD (TUAC).
| Country | Name | Membership | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria | General Union of Algerian Workers (UGTA) الاتحاد العام للعمال الجزائريينUnion Générale des Travailleurs Algériens | 1 million | UGTA | |
 Angola | General Centre of Independent and Free Unions of Angola (CGSILA) Central Geral de Sindicatos Independentes e Livres de Angola | 50,000 (CGSILA) | ||
 Argentina | General Confederation of Labour (Argentina) (CGT) Confederación General del Trabajo de la República Argentina Argentine Workers' Center (CTA) Central de los Trabajadores Argentinos | ?(CGT) ~1 million (CTA) | CGT CTA | |
 Australia | Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) | ~1.8 million | ACTU | |
 Austria | Austrian Trade Union Federation (ÖGB) Österreichischer Gewerkschaftsbund | 1,335,421 | ÖGB | |
 Albania | Confederation of Trade Unions (KSSH) The Union of the Independent Trade Unions of Albania (BSPSH) | 100,000 (KSSH) 85,000 (BSPSH) | ||
 Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan Trade Unions Confederation (ATUC) Azerbaycan Hemkarlar Ittifaqlari Konfederasiyasi | 1,338,000 | ||
| Bahamas | Commonwealth of the Bahamas Trade Union Congress (CBTUC) National Congress of Trade Unions (NCTU) | |||
 Bangladesh | Sramik Karmachari Oikya Parishad (SKOP) Bangladesh Garments Workers Unity Council (BGWUC) National Coordination Committee for Workers' Education (NCCWE) | |||
 Barbados | Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados (CTUSAB) | 21,100 | ||
| Belgium | General Confederation of Liberal Trade Unions of Belgium (ACLVB-CGSLB) Algemene Centrale der Liberale Vakbonden van België / Centrale Générale des Syndicats Libéraux de Belgique Confederation of Christian Trade Unions (ACV-CSC) Algemeen Christelijk Vakverbond / Confédération des Syndicats Chrétiens General Federation of Belgian Labour (ABVV-FGTB) Algemeen Belgisch VakVerbond / Fédération Générale du Travail de Belgique | 230,000 (ACLVB-CGSLB) 1.6 million (ACV-CSC) 1.2 million (ABVV-FGTB) | ACLVB-CGSLB ACV-CSC ABVV-FGTB | |
 Belize | National Trade Union Congress of Belize (NTUCB) | |||
 Bolivia | Bolivian Workers' Center (COB) Central Obrera Boliviana Corriente de Renovación Independiente y Solidaridad Laboral (CRISOL) | ~2 million (COB) ? (CRISOL) | ||
 Botswana | Botswana Federation of Trade Unions (BFTU) Botswana Federation of Public, Parastatal and Private Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU) | |||
 Brazil | Central Única dos Trabalhadores (CUT) Confederação Geral dos Trabalhadores(CGT) | ~7.5 million (CUT) ? (CGT) | CUT CGT | |
 Burundi | Confederation of Trade Unions of Burundi (Confédération des Syndicats du Burundi, COSYBU) Trade Union Confederation of Burundi (Confédération syndicale du Burundi, CSB) | 54,000 (COSYBU) 5,500 (CSB) | ||
 Bulgaria | Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Bulgaria (CITUB/KNSB) | 390,000 | ||
| Confederation of Labour (CL Podkrepa) | 109,000 | |||
 Basque Country | Langile Abertzaleen Batzordeak (LAB) | 45.000 | LAB | |
 Cambodia | Free Trade Union of Workers of the Kingdom of Cambodia (FTUWKC) | 60,000 | FTUWKC | |
 Cape Verde | Trade Unions of Cape Verde Unity Centre (UNTC-CS) União Nacional dos Trabalhadores de Cabo verde – Central Sindical Council of Free Labour Unions (CCSL) Conferência Cabo-Verdiana de Sindicatos Livres | 20,000 (UNTC-CS) 18,000 (CCSL) | ||
 China | All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) 中华全国总工会 Zhōnghuá Quánguó Zǒnggōng Huì | 134 million | ACFTU | |
 Comoros | Workers Union of the Comoros (UTC) Union des Travailleurs des Comores | |||
 Costa Rica | Central del Movimiento de Trabajadores Costarricenses (CMTC) Congress of Workers of Costa Rica (CTCR) Central de Trabajadores de Costa Rica Costa Rican Confederation of Workers (CTRN) Confederación de Trabajadores Rerum Novarum Confederación Unitaria de Trabajadores (CUT) | 65,000 (CMTC) N/A 90,000 (CTRN) N/A | CTRN | |
 Croatia | Croatian Trade Union Association (HUS) Hrvatska Udruga Sindikata | HUS | ||
| Independent Trade Unions of Croatia (NHS) Nezavisni Hrvatski Sindikati | 113,589 | NHS | ||
| Union of Autonomous Trade Unions of Croatia (SSSH) Savez Samostalnih Sindikata Hrvatske | 120,000 | SSSH | ||
| Workers' Trade Union Association of Croatia (URSH) Udruga radničkih sindikata Hrvatske | URSH | |||
 Cuba | Workers' Central Union of Cuba (CTC) Central de Trabajadores de Cuba | 3 million (CTC) | CTC | |
 Cyprus | Pancyprian Federation of Labour (PEO) Παγκύπρια Εργατική Ομοσπονδία | 68,100 (PEO) | PEO | |
| Cyprus Workers' Confederation (SEK) Synomospondia Ergaton Kyprou | 66,300 (SEK) | SEK | ||
 Czech Republic | Czech-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions (ČMKOS) Českomoravská konfederace odborových svazů | ČMKOS | ||
| Association of Autonomous Trade Unions (ASO) Asociace samostatných odborů | ASO | |||
| Christian Trade Union Coalition (KOK) Křesťanská odborová koalice | ||||
| Trade Union Federation of Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia (OSČMS) Odborové sdružení Čech, Moravy a Slezska | 1 million | OSČMS | ||
| Trade Union Federation Equality (OSR) Odborový svaz Rovnost | OSR | |||
 Denmark | Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC) Akademikernes Centralorganisation | 250,000 | AC | |
| Danish Confederation of Trade Unions (FH) Fagbevægelsens Hovedorganisation | 1.4 million | FH | ||
 Democratic Republic of the Congo | Democratic Confederation of Labour (CDT) Confédération Démocratique du Travail General Confederation of Labour of the Congo (CGTC) Confédération Générale du Travail du Congo National Union of Congolese Workers (UNTC) Union Nationale des Travailleurs du Congo | |||
 Egypt | Egyptian Democratic Labour Congress (EDLC) Egyptian Federation of Independent Trade Unions (EFITU) Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF) | 2.5 million (FETU, 2013) | ||
 Ethiopia | Confederation of Ethiopian Trade Unions (CETU) | |||
 Faroe Islands | Association of Faroese Trade Unions (FA) Færøernes Arbejderforeninger | |||
 Fiji | Fiji Islands Council of Trade Unions (FICTU) | 8,000 (FICTU) | ||
| Fiji Trades Union Congress (FTUC) | 32,000 (FTUC) | |||
 Finland | Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK) Suomen Ammattiliittojen Keskusjärjestö | ~1 million | SAK | |
| Finnish Confederation of Professionals (STTK) Toimihenkilöiden ammatillinen keskusjärjestö | ~640,000 | STTK | ||
| Confederation of Unions for Professional and Managerial Staff in Finland (Akava) Korkeasti koulutettujen työmarkkinakeskusjärjestö | ~570,000 (Akava) | Akava | ||
 France | Confédération Générale du Travail (CGT) Force Ouvrière (FO) Confédération Française Démocratique du Travail (CFDT) Confédération Française des Travailleurs Chrétiens (CFTC) Confédération Générale des Cadres (CGC) Fédération Syndicale Unitaire (FSU) | 710,000 (CGT) 300,000 (FO) 875,000 (CFDT) 160,000 (CFTC) 140,000 (CGC) 165,000 (FSU) | CGT FO CFDT CFTC CGC FSU | |
 Hong Kong | Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU) 香港職工會聯盟 | 160,000 (HKCTU) | HKCTU | |
| Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions (HKFLU) 港九勞工社團聯會 | HKFLU | |||
| Hong Kong and Kowloon Trades Union Council (HKKTUC) 港九工團聯合總會 | 30,000 | HKKTUC | ||
| Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (HKFTU) 香港工會聯合會 | 310,000 | HKFTU | ||
 Iceland | Confederation of Labour (ASÍ) Alþýðusamband Íslands | 89,000 | ASÍ | |
 India [lower-alpha 4] | All India Central Council of Trade Unions (AICCTU) | |||
| All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) | ||||
| All India United Trade Union Centre (AIUTUC) | ||||
| Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) | ||||
| Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) | CITU | |||
| Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS) | ||||
| Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) | ||||
| Labour Progressive Federation (LPF) | ||||
| Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA) | ||||
| Trade Union Centre of India (TUCI) | ||||
| Trade Union Coordination Committee (TUCC) | ||||
| United Trade Union Congress (UTUC) | ||||
 Indonesia | Indonesian Trade Union Confederation (KSPI) Konfederasi Serikat Pekerja Indonesia | |||
 Iraq | General Federation of Iraqi Workers Federation of Workers Councils and Unions in Iraq (FWCUI) | |||
 Israel | General Federation of Labour in Israel (GFL) ההסתדרות הכללית של העובדים בארץ ישראל HaHistadrut HaKlalit shel HaOvdim B'Eretz Yisrael | 650,000 | GFL | |
 Ireland | Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) | 750,000 | ICTU | |
 Italy | Italian General Confederation of Labour (CGIL) Confederazione Generale Italiana del Lavoro Italian Confederation of Workers' Trade Unions (CISL) Confederazione Italiana Sindacati Lavoratori Unione Italiana del Lavoro (UIL) Unione Italiana del Lavoro General Labour Union (UGL) Unione Generale del Lavoro Confederazione Italiana Sindacati Autonomi Lavoratori (CISAL) Confederazione Generale dei Sindacati Autonomi dei Lavoratori (CONFSAL) | 5,542,667 (CGIL) 4,287,551 (CISL) 1,923,885 (UIL) 1,886,978 (UGL) 50 unions (CISAL) +1 mill. (CONFSAL) | CGIL CISL UIL UGL CISAL CONFSAL | |
 Kenya | Central Organization of Trade Unions (KOTU) | ~350,000 (KOTU) | COTU | |
 Libya | National Trade Unions' Federation | |||
 Morocco | Democratic Confederation of Labour (CDT) Confédération Démocratique du Travail Democratic Federation of Labour (FDT) Fédération Démocratique du Travail | CDT FDT | ||
 Mauritania | Free Confederation of Mauritanian Workers (CLTM) General Confederation of Mauritanian Workers (CGTM) Confédération Générale des Travailleurs de Mauritanie Union of Mauritanian Workers (UTM) Union des Travailleurs de Mauritanie | 25,000 (CGTM) | CGTM | |
 Mauritius | Mauritius Trade Union Congress (MTUC) | 29,000 (MTUC) | MTUC | |
 Mozambique | Mozanbique Workers' Organization (OTM) Organização dos Trabalhadores de Moçambique | 250,000 (OTM) | OTM | |
 Namibia | National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) Trade Union Congress of Namibia (TUCNA) Namibia National Labour Organisation (NANLO) | 84,900 (NUNW) 61,900 (TUCNA) 21,000 (NANLO) | NUNW TUCNA | |
 New Zealand | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions (NZCTU) | 300,000 | NZCTU | |
 Niger | Nigerien Confederation of Labour (CNT) Confédération Nigérienne du Travail Union of Workers' Trade Unions of Niger (USTN) Union des Syndicats des Travailleurs du Niger | 15,000 (CNT) 60,000 (USTN) | ||
 Nigeria | Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) | 4 million (NLC) | NLC | |
 Nepal | General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT) Nepal Trade Union Congress (NTUC) All Nepal Trade Union Federation (ANTUF) Nepal Inclusive Trade Union Federation (NITUF) National Democratik Trade Union Confederation Nepal Independent Democratic Confederation of Nepalese Trade Union Nepal Revolutionary Workers Union (NRWU) Nepal Progressive Trade Union Federation (NPTUF) | 605,000(ANTUF) 304,000 (GEFONT) 320,000 (NTUC) | GEFONT | |
 Netherlands | Federatie Nederlandse Vakbeweging (FNV) Christelijk Nationaal Vakverbond (CNV) | 1.2 million (FNV) 360,000 (CNV) | FNV CNV | |
 North Macedonia | Federation of Trade Unions of Macedonia (SSM) | 18 affiliated unions | ||
 Norway | Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO-N) Landsorganisasjonen i Norge Confederation of Vocational Unions (YS) Yrkesorganisasjonenes Sentralforbund Confederation of Unions for Professionals (UNIO) Utdanningsgruppenes Hovedorganisasjon | 830,000 (LO-N) 21 trade unions (YS) 133,000 (NPA) | LO-N YS UNIO | |
 Senegal | Democratic Union of Senegalese Workers (UDTS) Union Démocratique des Travailleurs de Sénégal National Confederation of Senegalese Workers (CNTS) Confédération Nationale des Travailleurs Sénégalais National Union of Autonomous Trade Unions of Senegal (UNSAS) Union Nationale des Syndicats Autonomes de Sénégal | 60,000 | CNTS | |
 Somalia | ITUSS -Somali Congress of Trade Unions | |||
 South Africa | Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA) National Council of Trade Unions (NACTU) South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) | 1.8 million (COSATU) 556,000 (FEDUSA) 397,000 (NACTU) 700.000 (SAFTU) | COSATU FEDUSA NACTU SAFTU | |
 Swaziland | Trade Union Congress of Swaziland | 35,000 | ||
 São Tomé and Príncipe | General Union of the Workers of São Tomé and Príncipe (UGT/STP) União Geral dos Trabalhadores de São Tomé and Príncipe National Organization of the Workers of São Tomé and Príncipe – Central Union (ONTSTP-CS) Organizaçâo Nacional dos Trabalhadores de São Tomé and Príncipe – Central Sindical | |||
 Tunisia | Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) Union Générale Tunisienne du Travail | 300,000 | UGTT | |
 Tanzania | Trade Union' Congress of Tanzania (TUCT) | 320,000 (TUCT) | ||
 Uganda | National Organization of Trade Unions (NOTU) | |||
 Japan | Japanese Trade Union Confederation (JTUC-RENGO) 日本労働組合総連合会 Nihon Rōdōkumiai Sōrengōkai National Confederation of Trade Unions (Zenroren) 全国労働組合総連合 National Trade Union Council (Zenrokyo) | 6.6 million (RENGO) 846,362 (Zenroren) 139,424 (Zenrokyo) | RENGO Zenroren Zenrokyo | |
 North Korea | General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea (GFTUK) | |||
 Mongolia | Confederation of Mongolian Trade Unions (CMTU) Монголын Yйлдвэрчний Эвлэлyyдийн Холбоо Mongolyn Üildverchnii Evlelüüdiin Kholboo | 450,000 | CMTU | |
 Taiwan | Taiwan Confederation of Trade Unions (TCTU) 全國產業總工會 Chinese Federation of Labour (CFL) 中華民國全國總工會 | 280,000 | TCTU CFL | |
 Laos | Lao Federation of Trade Unions (LFTU) | 77,000 | ||
 Malaysia | Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) | 500,000 | MTUC | |
 Philippines | Alliance of Progressive Labor (APL) Confederation of Filipino Workers (CFW) Federation of Free Workers (FFW) May First Labour Movement (KMU) Kilusang Mayo Uno Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino (BMP) | 500,000 (combined) | APL FFW KMU TUCP | |
 Thailand | Labour Congress of Thailand (LCT) | N/A | ||
 Vietnam | Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) Tổng Liên đoàn Lao động Việt Nam | 4.3 million | VGCL | |
 Pakistan | Pakistan Labour Federation (PLF) All Pakistan Federation of United Trade Unions (APFUTU) | |||
 Jordan | General Federation of Jordanian Trade Unions | |||
 Palestine | Palestine General Federation of Trade Unions (PGTUF) Federation of Independent & Democratic Trade Unions & Workers' Committees in Palestine (CIDTU) | ~290,000 (PGTUF) ~50,000 (CIDTU) | PGTUF CIDTU | |
 Lebanon | General Confederation of Lebanese Workers | |||
 Germany | German Confederation of Trade Unions (DGB) Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund | 7 million | DGB | |
| German Civil Service Federation (DBB) Deutscher Beamtenbund | 1,250,000 | DBB | ||
| German Christian Workers' Federation (CGB) Christlicher Gewerkschaftsbund | 300,000 (CGB) | CGB | ||
 Greece | General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE) Geniki Synomospondia Ergaton Ellados All-Workers Militant Front (PAME) Panergatiko Agonistiko Metopo | 450,000 850,000 | GSEE PAME | |
 Hungary | National Confederation of Hungarian Trade Unions (MSZOSZ) | 240,000 (MSZOSZ) | MSZOSZ | |
| Autonomous Trade Union Confederation (ASZSZ) | 150,000 (ASZSZ) | ASZSZ | ||
 Malta | Confederation of Malta Trade Unions (CMTU) General Workers' Union (GWU) Malta Workers' Union (UHM) | 36,000 (CMTU) 26,000 (UHM) | CMTU | |
 Poland | Solidarity (NSZZ) Niezależny Samorządny Związek Zawodowy "Solidarność All-Poland Alliance of Trade Unions (OPZZ) Ogólnopolskie Porozumienie Związków Zawodowych | 1,185,000 (NSZZ) 2.5 million (OPZZ) | NSZZ OPZZ | |
 Romania | National Confederation of Free Trade Unions (CNSLR-B) Confederaţia Naţională a Sindicatelor Libere din România – Frăţia Cartel ALFA (NTUC) Confederatia Nationalã Sindicalã Democratic Trade Union Confederation of Romania (CSDR) Meridian Confederatia Nationala Sindicala | 800,000 (CNSLR-B) 1 million (NTUC) 650,000 (CSDR) 170,000 (MERIDIAN) | CNSLR NTUC | |
 Russia | Confederation of Labour of Russia (KTR) Конфедерация труда России Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia (FNPR) Федерация Независимых Профсоюзов России Sotsprof Соцпроф Union of Trade Unions of Russia (SPR) Союз профсоюзов России | KTR FNPR SOTSPROF SPR | ||
 Turkey | Confederation of Public Workers' Unions (KESK) Confederation of Revolutionary Trade Unions of Turkey (DİSK) Confederation of Turkish Real Trade Unions (HAK-İŞ) Confederation of Turkish Trade Unions (TÜRK-İŞ) | 300,000 (KESK) 330,000 (DİSK) 340,000 (HAK-İŞ) 1.75 million (claimed) (TÜRK-İŞ) | KESK DİSK HAK-İŞ TÜRK-İŞ | |
 Greenland | National Confederation of Trade Unions of Greenland (SIK) Sulinermik Inuussutissarsiuteqartut Kattuffiat | SIK | ||
 Slovak Republic | Confederation of Trade Unions of the Slovak Republic (KOZSR) Konfederácie odborových zväzov Slovenskej republiky | 180,000 | KOZSR | |
 Slovenia | Association of Free Trade Unions (ZSSS) Zveza Svobodnih Sindikatov Slovenije | 180,000 | ZSSS | |
 Switzerland | Swiss Federation of Trade Unions (SGB/USS) Schweizerischer Gewerkschaftsbund / Union syndicale suisse Swiss Workers' Federation (SWF) Travail.Suisse | 390,000 (SGB) 140,000 (SWF) | SGB SWF | |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | National Labour Congress | |||
 Singapore | National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) | 650,000 | NTUC | |
 South Korea | Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) 전국민주노동조합총연맹 Jeon-guk Minju Nodong Johap Chongyeonmaeng Federation of Korean Trade Unions (FKTU) 한국노동조합총연맹 Hanguk Nodong Johap Chongyeonmaeng | 682,418 (KCTU) 740,308 (FKTU) | KCTU FKTU | |
 Syria | General Federation of Trade Unions (Syria) | |||
 Sweden | Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO-S) Landsorganisationen i Sverige Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees (TCO) Tjänstemännens Centralorganisation Swedish Confederation of Professional Associations (SACO) Sveriges Akademikers Centralorganisation Central Organisation of the Workers of Sweden (SAC) Sveriges Arbetares Centralorganisation | 2 million (LO-S) 1.3 million (TCO) | LO-S TCO SAC | |
 Ukraine | Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine (FTUU) The National Confederation of Trade Unions (NCTU) Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine (KVPU) | 12 million (FTUU) 3 million (NCTU) 148,000 (KVPU) | FTUU KVPU | |
 Luxembourg | Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Luxembourg (OGB-L) Confédération Générale du Travail de Luxembourg Luxembourg Confederation of Christian Trade Unions (LCGB) Lëtzebuerger Chrëschtleche Gewerkschafts-Bond White-collar Union Federation (ALEBA/UEP-NGL-SNEP) | 50,000 (OGB-L) 40,000 (LCGB) | OGB-L LCGB | |
 Portugal | General Confederation of the Portuguese Workers (CGTP) Confederação Geral dos Trabalhadores Portugueses General Union of Workers (UGT) União Geral dos Trabalhadores Union of Independent Trade Unions (USI) União dos Sindicatos Independentes | 800,000 (CGTP) 400,000 (UGT) 15,000 (USI) | CGTP UGT USI | |
 Spain | Comisiones Obreras (CC.OO.) Confederación General del Trabajo (CGT) Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (CNT) Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT) Union Sindical Obrera (USO) | ~1 million (CCOO) 60,000 (CGT) 800,000 (UGT)) 110,000 (USO) | CCOO CGT CNT UGT USO | |
 United Kingdom | Trades Union Congress (TUC) Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU) Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU–Northern Ireland) | 6.5 million (TUC) 630,000 (STUC) 214,000 (GFTU) 215,000 (ICTU–NI) | TUC STUC GFTU ICTU (NI) | |
 Grenada | Grenada Trades Union Council (GTUC) | |||
 Guyana | Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) | 34,000 (FITUG) 16,000 (GTUC) | ||
 Jamaica | Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions | |||
 Trinidad and Tobago | Federation of Independent Trade Unions and Non-Governmental Organisations (FITUN) National Trade Union Centre of Trinidad and Tobago (NATUC) | 80,000 (NATUC) | ||
 Mexico | Authentic Labor Front (FAT) Frente Auténtico del Trabajo | 2 million | ||
| Confederation of Mexican Workers (CTM) Confederación de Trabajadores de México | 5.5 million | |||
| Regional Confederation of Mexican Workers (CROM) Confederación Regional Obrera Mexicana | ~600,000 (CROM) | |||
| General Confederation of Workers (CGT) Confederación General de Trabajadores | ||||
 Panama | Central National de Trabajadores de Panama (CNTP) Confederation of Workers of the Republic of Panama (CTRP) Confederación de Trabajadores de la República de Panamá Convergencia Sindical (CS) General Confederation of Workers of Panama (CGTP) Confederación General de Trabajadores de Panamá | N/A 35,000 (CTRP) N/A N/A | ||
 English Canada | Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) Confederation of Canadian Unions (CCU) | 3 million 7,500 | CLC CCU | |
 Quebec | Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (CSD) Centrale des syndicats démocratiques Quebec House of Labour (CSQ) Centrale des syndicats du Québec Confederation of National Trade Unions (CSN) Confédération des syndicats nationaux Quebec Federation of Labour (FTQ) Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec | 70,000 (CSD) 175,000 (CSQ) 300,000 (CSN) 500,000 (FTQ) | CSD CSQ CSN FTN | |
 United States | American Federation of Labor–Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL–CIO) Change to Win Federation (CTW) Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) | 9,000,000+ (AFL) 6,000,000 (CTW) 2,000 (IWW) | AFL CTW IWW | |
 Venezuela | Confederación de Trabajadores de Venezuela (CTV) Unión Nacional de Trabajadores (UNT) | CTV UNT | ||
 Western Sahara | General Workers' Union of Saguia el-Hamra and Río de Oro (UGTSARIO) | |||
 Zambia | Federation of Free Trade Unions of Zambia (FFTUZ) Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) | |||
 Zanzibar | Zanzibar Trade Union Congress (ZTUC) | 14,000 (ZTUC) | ||
 Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) Zimbabwe Federation of Trade Unions (ZFTU) | 400,000 (ZCTU) | ZCTU |
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Akademikerne – The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations Danish: Akademikerne was founded in 1972 and a national trade union center for 25 Danish trade unions.
FTF – Confederation of Professionals in Denmark was founded in 1952 and was one of the three national trade union centers, with about 80 Danish trade unions affiliated.
The Pakistan Workers' Federation (PWF) is a national trade union centre in Pakistan. It is the largest labour organisation in the country and its affiliated unions are among the oldest. The centre itself was created in 1994 through a merger of three former national centres. It is independent and non-political. Internationally, it is affiliated with ITUC.
The Confederation of South African Workers' Unions (CONSAWU) is a national trade union centre in South Africa.
The Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA) is the second largest national trade union center in South Africa.
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) is the world's largest trade union federation.
The Global Labour University (GLU) is an international network of universities, trade unions, NGOs and the International Labour Organisation. It was initiated in 2002 and offers master's programs, academic certificate programs and Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) on sustainable development, social justice, international labour standards and trade/labour unions, economic policies and global institutions.
The ICFTU African Regional Organisation (AFRO) was a regional organisation of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU), representing trade unions from countries in Africa.
The ICFTU Asia and Pacific Regional Organisation (APRO) was a regional organisation of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU), representing trade unions from countries in Asia and Oceania.
