Еуропалық кәсіби одақтар конфедерациясы

European union federation

The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) is the major trade union organisation representing workers at the European level. In its role as a European social partner, the ETUC works both in a consulting role with the European Commission and negotiates agreements and work programmes with European employers. It coordinates the national and sectoral policies of its affiliates on social and economic matters, particularly in the framework of the EU institutional processes, including European economic governance and the EU Semester.

The ETUC was established in 1973, to coordinate and represent workers and their trade unions at the European level, and has grown as more countries have joined the EU.

At present, the ETUC represents almost 45 million workers across Europe, affiliated to 93 national trade union confederations from 41 European countries, and 10 European Trade Union Federations (ETUFs). It includes both a Women's Committee and a Youth Committee, which represent the interests of these two groups within its membership respectively. Currently, the General Secretary of the organisation is Esther Lynch, who was elected in December 2022. The President is Wolfgang Katzian, from OEGB of Austria. The Deputy General Secretaries are Claes Mikael Stahl and Isabelle Schömann; the Confederal Secretaries are Giulio Romani, Tea Jarc and Ludovic Voet. The ETUC coordinates the activities of the 45 Interregional Trade Union Councils (IRTUCs), which organise trade union cooperation across national borders in the EU and defend the right to free movement of workers. In cooperation with the European Trade Union Institute, the ETUC has set up UnionMigrantNet, a network of trade union contact points within the member states, with the aim of assisting migrants and their families. Other trade union structures operating under the auspices of the ETUC are Eurocadres (Council of European Professional and Managerial Staff) and the European Federation of Retired and Older People (FERPA). The ETUC's delegate congress, which takes place every four years, approves and amends the constitution, determines the strategy and general policy of the Confederation and elects its leadership team. All policies and activities are agreed by affiliates' representatives, who maintain their own independence. The 15th congress took place in Berlin in May 2023.

Affiliate Abbreviation Country All Poland Alliance of Trade Unions OPZZ Poland Association of Estonian Trade Unions EAKL Estonia Austrian Trade Union Federation OGB Austria Basque Workers' Union ELA Spain Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions SAK Finland Confederation of Autonomous Trade Unions of Serbia CATUS Serbia Confederation of Christian Trade Unions ACV/CSC Belgium Confederation of Greek Civil Servants' Trade Unions ADEDY Greece Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Bulgaria CITUB Bulgaria Confederation of Labour PODKREPA Bulgaria Confederation of Malta Trade Unions CMTU Malta Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey DISK Turkey Confederation of Public Employees' Trade Unions KESK Turkey Confederation of State and Municipal Employees BSRB Iceland Confederation of Trade Unions of the Slovak Republic KOZ SR Slovakia Confederation of Turkish Real Trade Unions HAK IS Turkey Confederation of Turkish Trade Unions TURK IS Turkey Confederation of Unions for Professional and Managerial Staff in Finland AKAVA Finland Confederation of Unions for the Professionals UNIO Norway Confederation of Unions of Professionals ÉSZT Hungary Confederation of Vocational Trade Unions YS Norway Cyprus Workers' Confederation SEK Cyprus Czech Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions CMK OS Czech Republic Danish Confederation of Professional Associations AC Denmark Danish Trade Union Confederation FH Denmark Democratic Confederation of San Marino Workers CDLS San Marino Democratic Labour Federation of Cyprus DEOK Cyprus Democratic League of Independent Trade Unions LIGA Hungary Democratic Trade Union Confederation of Romania CSDR Romania Estonian Employees' Unions' Association TALO Estonia Federation of Trade Unions of Macedonia SSM North Macedonia Finnish Confederation of Professionals STTK Finland Forum of Maltese Unions FOR. U. M Malta Forum for the Co operation of Trade Unions SZEF Hungary French Confederation of Christian Workers CFTC France French Democratic Confederation of Labour CFDT France General Confederation of Labour CGT France General Confederation of Labour Workers' Power FO France General Confederation of Liberal Trade Unions of Belgium CGSLB/ACLVB Belgium General Confederation of Labour of Luxembourg OGBL Luxembourg General Confederation of Portuguese Workers CGTP IN Portugal General Labour Federation of Belgium ABVV/FGTB Belgium General Workers' Union GWU Malta General Workers' Union Portugal UGT P Portugal General Workers' Union Spain UGT E Spain German Confederation of Trade Unions DGB Germany Greek General Confederation of Labour GSEE Greece Hungarian Trade Union Confederation MASZSZ Hungary Iceland Confederation of Academics BHM Iceland Icelandic Confederation of Labour ASI Iceland Independence Trade Union Confederation NEZAVISNOST Serbia Independent and Self Governing Trade Union "Solidarność" NSZZ Poland Independent Trade Unions of Croatia NHS Croatia Irish Congress of Trade Unions ICTU Ireland Italian Confederation of Workers' Trade Unions CISL Italy Italian General Confederation of Labour CGIL Italy Italian Union of Labour UIL Italy Liechtenstein Federation of Employees LANV Liechtenstein Lithuanian Labour Federation LDF Lithuania Lithuanian Trade Union Confederation LPSK/LTUC Lithuania Lithuanian Trade Union "Solidarumas" LPSS (LDS) Lithuania Luxembourg Christian Trade Union Confederation LCGB Luxembourg Macedonian Confederation Of Free Trade Unions KSS North Macedonia National Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Romania FRATIA Romania National Federation of Christian Trade Unions CNV Netherlands National Federation of Workers' Councils MOSz Hungary National Trade Union Bloc BMS Romania National Trade Union Confederation Cartel ALFA Romania National Union of Autonomous Trade Unions UNSA France Netherlands Trade Union Confederation FNV Netherlands Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions LO N Norway San Marino Labour Confederation CSdL San Marino Slovenian Association of Free Trade Unions ZSSS Slovenia Swedish Confederation of Professional Associations SACO Sweden Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees TCO Sweden Swedish Trade Union Confederation LO S Sweden Swiss Trade Union Confederation SGB Switzerland Swiss Workers TravailSuisse Switzerland Trade Union Andorra USDA Andorra Trade Union Confederation of Workers' Commissions CC. OO Spain Trade Union Federation for Professionals VCP Netherlands Trade Unions Forum FZZ Poland Trades Union Congress TUC United Kingdom Turkish Workers' Trade Union Federation TURK SEN Cyprus Union of Autonomous Trade Unions of Croatia SSSH/UATUC Croatia Union of Free Trade Unions of Montenegro UFTUM Montenegro Union of Independent Trade Unions of Latvia LBAS Latvia Union of San Marino Workers USL San MarinoUnion of Trade Unions of MonacoUSMMonaco Workers' Union Spain USO Spain Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine FPU Ukraine Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine KVPU Ukraine