Luc Triangle

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Luc Triangle (born 3 October 1961) is a Belgian trade unionist.

Born in Leuven, Triangle joined the youth section of the Confederation of Christian Trade Unions in 1982. He worked for the federation from 1984, holding posts including director of its training centre, and leader of its international work. In 2011, he moved to become general secretary of the European Trade Union Federation for Textiles, Clothing and Leather. This became part of IndustriALL – European Trade Union in 2012, with Triangle appointed as a deputy general secretary. In 2016, he won election as general secretary of the federation.^[1]^[2]

In April 2023, Triangle was appointed as acting general secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation, following the dismissal of Luca Visentini. His priorities were enacting governance and financial reforms, defending workers' rights, and campaigning for a new social contract.^[1]^[2]^[3] At the ITUC's 6th Extraordinary World Congress, he was elected unopposed as General Secretary on 12 October 2023.^[4]

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References

1 2 "Luc Triangle". International Trade Union Confederation. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
1 2 "Luc Triangle appointed acting general secretary of ITUC following Visentini's fall from grace". Morning Star.
↑ Moller-Nielsen, Thomas (28 April 2023). "Belgian appointed acting head of world's largest trade union federation". The Brussels Times. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
↑ "Luc Triangle confirmed as ITUC General Secretary". www.ituc-csi.org. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.

Trade union offices
Preceded by Patrick Itschert	General Secretary of the European Trade Union Federation for Textiles, Clothing and Leather 2011–2012	Succeeded by Federation merged
Preceded by Ulrich Eckelmann	General Secretary of IndustriALL – European Trade Union 2016–2023	Succeeded by Judith Kirton-Darling
Preceded by Luca Visentini	General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation 2023–present	Succeeded by Incumbent

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[ituc-1] 1 2 "Luc Triangle". International Trade Union Confederation. Retrieved 4 September 2023.

[grace-2] 1 2 "Luc Triangle appointed acting general secretary of ITUC following Visentini's fall from grace". Morning Star.

[3] Moller-Nielsen, Thomas (28 April 2023). "Belgian appointed acting head of world's largest trade union federation". The Brussels Times. Retrieved 4 September 2023.

[4] "Luc Triangle confirmed as ITUC General Secretary". www.ituc-csi.org. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.

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