The International Federation of Trade Unions (IFTU), also called the Amsterdam International, was a global trade union organisation active from 1919 to 1945. It had ties to the Labour and Socialist International and was opposed by communist-aligned unions. After the American AFL withdrew in 1925, the IFTU became primarily European with a social democratic focus.
Its main role was lobbying the League of Nations and national governments in support of the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
By 1930, the IFTU had affiliates in 29 countries, representing 13.5 million workers. Its headquarters moved from Amsterdam to Berlin, then to Paris, and finally to London during WWII. Walter Schevenels served as secretary-general from 1930 to 1945. The IFTU dissolved in 1945 and was succeeded by the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU).

In the late 19th century, attempts were made to form trade unions for agricultural workers in several parts of Sweden. The agitator Fredrik Thorsson was particularly active in this regard in the Ystad area. Some agricultural workers also organised themselves in Grov- och fabriksarbetareförbundet (the Union of Manual and Factory Workers). During the first decade of the 20th century, regional agricultural workers' unions were formed in several places in Sweden. Skånes Lantarbetareförbund (the Skåne Agricultural Workers' Union) was formed in 1904, Norrland's in 1906, and so on.

Svenska Lantarbetareförbundet (the Swedish Agricultural Workers' Union) was formed in 1908 in Mjölby and joined LO (the Swedish Trade Union Confederation) in 1909. The young organisation was hit hard by the 1909 general strike, and in 1911, it was expelled from the LO for non-payment. The union did not rejoin LO until 1930.

Labour market conflicts marked the entire 1920s. The most famous is the Möre conflict, in which the organisation demanded negotiations over wages and working conditions with the large landowning farmers in the Möre district outside Kalmar. After three years of strikes, the landowners accepted the workers' right to negotiate and sat down at the negotiating table. The conflict became nationally known and symbolic for the labour movement because it highlighted the miserable and almost feudal conditions that were still a reality in rural areas.

In 1945, the organisation achieved its most significant victory when “statarsystemet”, the Swedish system of contract labour in which workers were paid in kind rather than regular wages, was abolished. The proportion of farm labourers had declined throughout the 1930s, but from 1945 onwards, all farm workers were to receive cash compensation for their work.

The organisation has undergone several reorganisations. During the 1950s and 1960s, membership declined, and several branches around the country were. In 1986, the number of branches was drastically reduced. On 1 January 2002, the organisation ceased to exist and merged with Svenska Kommunalarbetareförbundet (the Swedish Municipal Workers' Union).

The organisation was formed on 2 December 1959 through the merger of the Plantation Workers International Federation and the International Landworkers' Federation. It represented agricultural and plantation workers globally, including former affiliates of the defunct International Federation of Tobacco Workers.
In 1988, it pioneered international collective bargaining by signing an agreement with Danone.
In 1994, IFPAW merged into the International Union of Food and Allied Workers' Associations, which was renamed to reflect its broader representation across food, agriculture, hospitality, and tobacco sectors.

The department was formed as department 012 within the Uppland Agricultural Workers' Union.
Name change in 1930.
In 1958, the department ceased to exist and was merged into department 23 Veckholm.

Landsorganisationen (the Swedish Trade Union Confederation), usually just LO for short, is a confederation of Swedish trade unions, formed at a constituent congress in Stockholm on 5–8 August 1898.
Founded 1898

The association's first chairman was Fredrik Sterky (1898–1900).

1923 - founded in a merger between Hattarbetareförbundet and Pälsvaruarbetareförbundet
1933 - merged with Beklädnadsarbetareförbundet

The organisaion was formed under the name Sveriges skrädderiarbetareförbund (the Swedish Tailors' Union). In 1898, it changed its name to Svenska skrädderiarbetareförbundet (the Swedish Tailor Workers' Union) and joined LO (the Swedish Trade Union Confederation) in the same year (1 April 1898).

On 1 January 1909, Kvinnornas fackförbund (the Women's Trade Union) joined the organisation.

The organisation began publishing the magazine Skrädderiarbetaren (The Tailor) on 1 January 1901. When the organisation changed its name in 1927, the magazine also changed its name to Beklädnadsarbetaren (The Garment Worker).

In 1949, amid Cold War tensions, several trade union federations, including those from the U.S., UK, France, Italy, and Spain, left the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) due to concerns over communist influence. They formed the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU), representing 48 million workers across 53 countries.
Throughout its existence, the ICFTU debated its stance on communism and expanded its reach into Asia and Africa. After the fall of communist regimes in Eastern Europe, its membership grew significantly.
The organisation continued until 2006, when it merged with the World Confederation of Labour to form the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC).

In 1910, Svenska Kommunalarbetareförbundet (The Swedish Municipal Workers' Union) was formed, but the first municipal workers' conference was held as early as 1908. The driving force behind the formation of the union was the municipal umbrella organisation within Grov- och fabriksarbetareförbundet (the General Workers' Union), who organised sanitation workers, among others. From the outset, members of Svenska Spårvägsförbundet (the Swedish Tramway Workers' Union) also joined.

Ludvig Nordgren was the union's first representative, serving from 1910 to 1933.

Svenska bryggeriarbetetareförbundet (Swedish brewery workers union) was formed on 22 January 1899. Its formation brought together local brewery workers' associations that already existed in several cities with large breweries into a single organisation. The union's objectives included protecting and promoting the economic interests of brewery workers and, in conjunction with other workers' organisations (both domestic and foreign), working for protective legislation, minimum wages, normal working hours and universal suffrage.

The union held its second congress in 1905, at which it was decided to join Landsorganistationen, LO (the Swedish Trade Union Confederation) from 1906.

In 1917, the name was changed to Svenska bryggeriindustriarbetareförbundet (the Swedish Brewery Industry Workers' Union), but the union's activities remained unchanged. In 1965, the union merged with Svenska livsmedelsarbetareförbundet (the Swedish Food Workers' Union).

The Swedish Textile Workers' Union was formed at a constituent meeting on 9 April 1898. One of the union's leading figures was Gustav Janzén, who represented the Stockholm branch and was elected to the union leadership at the 1904 congress. In 1972, it merged with Svenska Sko- och läderarbetareförbundet (the Shoe and Leather Workers' Union) and Svenska beklädnadsarbetareförbundet (the Swedish Clothing Workers' Union) to form the Clothing Workers' Union (Beklädnadsarbetarnas förbund).

On 1 January 1927, Svenska skrädderiarbetareförbundet (the Swedish Tailors' Union) changed its name to Svenska Beklädnadsarbetareförbundet (the Swedish Garment Workers' Union).

Further changes to the organisation occurred in 1933, when Svenska hatt- och pälsindustriarbetareförbundet (the Swedish Hat and Fur Industry Workers' Union) merged with it. In 1971, the organisation ceased to exist, and a new union was formed in 1972 through a merger with Svenska textilarbetareförbundet (the Swedish Textile Workers' Union) and Sko- och läderarbetarnas förbund (the Shoe and Leather Workers' Union) to form Beklädnadsarbetarnas förbund (the Garment Workers' Union).

From the outset, the union published the magazine Beklädnadsarbetaren (The Garment Worker). This was discontinued in 1943 and, from 1 January 1944, the magazine Beklädnadsfolket (The Garment People) was published instead, in collaboration with Svenska textilarbetareförbundet (the Swedish Textile Workers' Union) and Sko- och läderarbetarnas förbund (the Shoe and Leather Workers' Union).

Before 1920, Swedish paper industry workers were organised in Sågverksarbetareförbundet (the Sawmill Workers' Union) and Grov- och fabriksarbetareförbundet (the General and Factory Workers' Union). But on 21 June 1920, at a constituent congress, they formed their own union. The organisation acquired premises in Gävle and G.O. Strand was elected as its first representative. From 1921, it published the magazine Pappersindustriarbetaren (Paper Industry Worker), which ceased publication in 1935 and was replaced by the cartel magazine SIA. The union moved to Stockholm in 1928 and continues to operate as an independent union.

18XX - avdelningen bildades

The Swedish Hospital Staff Union resulted from the merger of Svenska sinnessjukvårdspersonalens förbund (the Swedish Mental Health Care Staff Union) and Statens sjukhus ekonomipersonals förbund (theSwedish Hospital Financial Staff Union). This merger took place on 5 August 1941, and Hans Truedsson was elected as the first chair of the newly formed organisation.
From the outset, the new union was affiliated with LO (the Swedish Trade Union Confederation) and Statstjänarekartellen (the Civil Servants' Cartel). In 1948, Svenska sinnessjukhusens förmansförening (the Swedish Mental Health Care Supervisors' Association) merged with the union. On 1 January 1967, the organisation ceased to exist and merged with Kommunalarbetareförbundet (the Swedish Municipal Workers' Union).

It was difficult, sometimes impossible, for women to raise issues within the male-dominated organisations of the early labour movement. For example, Skrädderiarbetareförbundet (the Tailors' Union) was not interested in organising female workers at the time, so a large proportion of the country's seamstresses remained unorganised. During the 1890s, women therefore began to organise themselves into their own political organisations and trade unions.
In 1897, a committee for female agitation was formed within Stockholms Almänna kvinnoklubb (the Stockholm General Women's Club). It worked to increase trade union awareness among women. Anna Sterky was the driving force behind the committee, and when it was reorganised into Kvinnornas fackförneing (the Women's Trade Union) in 1902, she became its first chairperson.

The organisation was initially an association of mainly seamstresses. They worked to promote trade union issues for female workers. The organisation joined LO (the Swedish Trade Union Confederation) in 1904 and in the same year the first issue of their newspaper Morgonbris was published. In 1905, the organisation took the initiative to start the cooperative sewing factory Linnéa in Stockholm. And in 1906, an agitator, Signe Vessman, was hired to work full-time on the organisation's issues.
But when the organisation unionised domestic workers in 1908, it violated the so-called industrial union principle within LO. This meant that a union should organise workers within a single industry or occupational area. In addition, Skrädderiarbetareförbundet (the Tailors' Union) had now begun accepting seamstresses as members, which meant the union's membership base was shrinking. In 1909, the organisation therefore ceased to exist and its members transferred to the Tailors' Union. Socialdemokratiska kvinnoförbundet (the Social Democratic Women's organsiation) took over Morgonbris.

The organisation was founded on 1 December 1889. It was initially called the Scandinavian Tobacco Workers' Union, but in 1899 the name was changed to the International Tobacco Workers' Union in Sweden. The union's newspaper, Tobaksarbetaren (The Tobacco Worker), was also founded at that time. In 1918, the organisation was given its final name: the Swedish Tobacco Industry Workers' Union. In 1964, the union merged with the Swedish Food Workers' Union.

The union's first representative was Anders Sörensson.

1938 - The local club at Hjalmar Söderbergs is founded as Söderberg's section of the Swedish Clothing Workers' Union division 66.
1946 - The section becomes a workshop club.
1960 - The club is ended.

1931 - formed on 14/12 as department 19 of the Swedish Hat and Fur Industry Workers' Union.
1933 - became part of department 77 of the Swedish Clothing Workers' Union and the Swedish Hat and Fur Industry Workers' Union was ended.
1966 - reorganized to become a section of department 12 with its board seat in Stockholm.
1984 - departments 10 and 12 merged and were given their seat in Kumla.

1983 - The club is founded.
1985 - The club is ended.

1917 - changed name from Svenska Bryggeriarbetareförbundet
1965 - merged with Svenska Livsmedelsarbetareförbundet

Formed through the merging of department 684 Vårfrukyrka-Sparrsätra and department 130 Breddalsorten.

Formed within the Uppland Agricultural Workers' Union as division 092 Härkeberga.
Reformed in 1935, then under the name division 429 Härkeberga.

On January 1, 1967, the department merged into the new department 023 Enköping, which was formed at that time.

The organisation was founded at a meeting in London in 1896. Among the founders were Tom Mann and Ben Tillett, the British Dock, Wharf, Riverside and General Labourers' Union; Charles Lindley, from the Swedish Transport Workers Union; and Havelock Wilson, from the British National Fishermen's and Sailors Union.

Originally named the International Federation of Ship, Dock and River Workers in 1898, it later merged with the International Commission for Railwaymen and adopted its current name.

The organisation was established in 1893 at a conference in Zürich, under the name International Clothing Workers' Federation. The following year, it established its headquarters in Berlin, with Clara Zetkin acting as its first General Secretary. The organisation moved to Amsterdam in 1920. It held conferences in various European locations every 3 to 4 years. In 1925, the International Furriers' Secretariat merged into the organisation, giving it 29 affiliates and a total of 315,000 members.

The federation ceased to operate during World War II, but was re-established in 1946, based in London. In 1949, it was re-founded as the International Garment Workers' Federation, which in 1960 merged with the International Federation of Textile Workers' Associations to form the International Textile and Garment Workers' Federation.

The organisation was established in 1970 through the merger of two earlier federations representing textile, garment, shoe, and leather workers. Its roots trace back to various international labour organisations founded in the late 19th century.
The ITGLWF held a congress every four years to set its policy direction, with delegates from member organisations. Headquartered in Brussels, it operated through four regional bodies: in Venezuela (Americas), Belgium (Europe), Japan (Asia), and South Africa (Africa).
It collaborated closely with the International Trade Union Confederation and other global union federations. In 2007, it absorbed the International Federation Textile-Clothing, and in 2012, its affiliates joined the newly formed IndustriALL Global Union.

The organisation was first founded in 1889 in Paris but dissolved by 1900 due to limited engagement from member unions. A new federation was established in 1907 in Nürnberg under German trade unionist Josef Simon, later expanding to include leather, skin, and hide workers.

In 1933, the headquarters moved to London due to the rise of Nazism, with George Chester becoming general secretary. After becoming inactive during World War II, it was reformed in 1946 as the International Shoe and Leather Workers' Federation (ISLWF).

In 1970, the ISLWF merged with the International Textile and Garment Workers' Federation to form the International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers' Federation (ITGLWF).

The organisation was founded following the 1894 International Textile Congress in Manchester, initiated by British union leaders James Mawdsley and David Holmes. Delegates from several countries agreed to form an international organisation and campaign for an eight-hour workday.
Initially focused on organising conferences, the federation gained momentum in 1905 with the appointment of William Marsland as general secretary, followed by Tom Shaw. After a pause during World War I, it was re-established in 1920 and affiliated with the International Federation of Trade Unions. Under Shaw’s leadership, it advocated for reduced working hours and investigated labor conditions abroad.
The federation became inactive during World War II but was revived in 1946. In 1960, it merged with the International Garment Workers' Federation to form the International Textile and Garment Workers' Federation (ITGWF).

The organisation was a global union federation representing workers in the textile and clothing industries. It was formed on 17 June 1960 in Copenhagen through the merger of the International Federation of Textile Workers' Associations and the International Garment Workers' Federation.
Led by Jack Greenhalgh (general secretary), John Newton (president), and Alphonse Baeyens (vice-president), the federation operated for a decade before merging with the International Shoe and Leather Workers' Federation on 5 June 1970 in Folkestone, England. This merger created the International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers' Federation (ITGLWF).

As early as 1901, an initial attempt was made to organise chimney sweep workers. However, this proved difficult, and in 1902 the organisation's departments were incorporated into Svenska Grov- och fabriksarbetareförbundet (the Swedish General Workers' Union).

After a period of friction between the chimney sweeps and the General Workers' Union's board, Svenska Skorstensfejeriarbetareförbundet (the Swedish Chimney Sweeps' Union) was formed in 1918. Arthur Karlsson from Stockholm was elected as the first chairman.

A name change was made in 1976 to Svenska skorstensfejareförbundet (the Swedish Chimney Sweepers' Union). Due to the municipalisation of the chimney sweeping service in the 1970s, the organisation joined Kommunalarbetareförbundet (the Swedish Municipal Workers' Union in 1981).

Founded in 1910 with the aim of promoting camaraderie and organizing leisure activities for young printing workers at Almqvist & Wiksell in Uppsala.

Founded in 1885 and ended in 1973.

Formed in 1929 as a branch of the Uppland Agricultural Workers' Union.
From 1930, a branch of the Uppland district of the Swedish Agricultural Workers' Union.

Merged with department 684 Sparrsätra on January 1, 1958. The new department was named 130 Sparrsätra.

Formed in 1919, and ceased to exist in 1967 due to joining the new large division 023 Enköping.

The Agricultural Workers' Union division 023 Enköping was formed in 1967 and ceased to exist in 1991 when it merged with division 020 Norra Mälardalen within the Swedish Agricultural Workers' Union.

Originally part of the Uppland Agricultural Workers' Union.
In 1963-1966, a branch was formed with division 016 Grillbyorten,
under the division 023 Trögd.
Merged into division 023 Enköping in 1967.

On August 31, 1919, 54 people met under the leadership of K. A. Borg from Skutskär and decided to form the Uppland Agricultural Workers' Union, department 62 Harg.
On January 1, 1930, the Uppland Agricultural Workers' Union ceased to exist and was subsequently merged into the Swedish Agricultural Workers' Union. The department in Harg was also transferred and became department 174.
On July 1, 1978, the branch's members were transferred to department 179 in Tierp.

The organisation was founded in London in 1975, on the initiative of Alan Sapper and the British trade union Association of Cinematograph, Television and Allied Technicians. The acronym FISTAV comes from its French name - Fédération internationale des syndicats des travailleurs de l'audiovisuel.

The organisation chose to remain independent from both the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) and the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU). It thus brought together social democratic, communist, and non-aligned trade unions in the film and television sector, putting it in competition with ISETU, which was affiliated with the ICFTU.

In 1979, FISTAV had members from a wide range of countries in Europe, Asia and the Middle East, including the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Japan, the Soviet Union and several Eastern European countries.
The federation worked closely with the International Federation of Actors (FIA) and the International Federation of Musicians (FIM).

In 1993, FISTAV merged with ISETU to form the new organisation Media and Entertainment International (MEI).

The International Metalworkers' Federation (IMF) was a global union federation founded in Zürich in 1893.

Originally established as the International Metallurgists' Bureau of Information, it adopted the name IMF in 1904 after merging with the International Secretariat of Foundry Workers.

Membership fluctuated over time, dropping during the 1930s depression but rebounding post-WWII. In 1949, some unions briefly formed a separate foundry federation due to disagreements over sectoral conferences.

IMF held quadrennial congresses to set policy and elect leadership. Its headquarters were in Geneva, with regional offices worldwide.

In 2012, the IMF merged with IndustriALL Global Union to form a new global federation.

The organisation was a global union federation of agricultural and forestry workers, founded in Amsterdam in 1920. It later moved its headquarters between Utrecht and Berlin.

The Dutch unionist Piet Hiemstra served as the organisation's first General Secretary, and British unionist Walter Smith was the first chairman.

In 1960, it merged with the Plantation Workers International Federation to form the International Federation of Plantation and Agricultural Workers, expanding its reach to workers in developing countries.

The organisation was a global union federation for printing workers, officially founded in 1949 in Stockholm, following initial merger plans that began in 1939 but were delayed by World War II.
IGF focused on industry-related issues such as technological changes, labour standards, and dispute information, operating through specialised boards and an executive committee. It was affiliated with the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions but was suspended in 1967 due to political tensions.
In 1999, IGF merged with several other federations to form Union Network International, expanding its scope to broader communication and media sectors.

The organisation was founded in 1890 following early efforts by Belgian and Dutch unions in the 1880s. Initially based in Antwerp, it later moved to Bremen and Amsterdam. After a decline during World War I, it was re-established in 1918.

In 1958, the federation merged into the International Union of Food and Drinks Workers' Associations, which was renamed to include tobacco workers. Some affiliates instead joined the Plantation Workers International Federation.

The organisation was founded in 1896 in London to unite print worker unions. Its headquarters moved several times, including to Berlin, Brussels, and Amstelveen.
By 1935, it had affiliates across Europe. In 1939, IFL agreed to merge with other printing federations, but World War II delayed the merger. It was finalised in 1949 with the creation of the International Graphical Federation.

The organisation was founded in 1946 in Copenhagen as a global press workers' organisation. Initially broad in representation, it became dominated by communist-aligned unions by 1950, prompting non-communist members to withdraw and later re-establish the International Federation of Journalists in 1952.

Headquartered in Prague during the Cold War, the IOJ was closely linked to Soviet interests and described by the CIA as a propaganda tool. Despite this, some leaders claimed its operations were more nuanced than direct Kremlin control.

The organisation was founded in 1926 in Paris, on the initiative of the French Syndicat national des journalistes (SNJ). Activities in Paris became impossible during the Nazi occupation of France, and the organisation was re-established in 1952 in Brussels after a split during World War II and the Cold War, when communist-oriented organisations founded the International Organisation of Journalists (IOJ).

Its headquarters are in Brussels.

The organisation was founded in 1951, by the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) to offer an alternative the International Federation of Teachers' Trade Unions, affiliated with the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU).

In 1992, it merged with the World Confederation of Organisations of the Teaching Profession to form Education International.

The organisation was formed in 1934 through the merger of several trade secretariats representing construction and wood industries.
Headquartered in Geneva, the IFBWW worked closely with global labour organisations and held consultative status at the UN. Its governance included a congress every four years, an executive committee, and a management committee overseeing operations.
In December 2005, the IFBWW merged with the World Federation of Building and Wood Workers to form Building and Wood Workers' International.

The organisation was founded in Stockholm in 1993, through a merger between the World Confederation of Organisations of the Teaching Profession (WCOTP) and the International Federation of Free Teachers’ Unions (IFFTU).