International Boot and Shoe Operatives and Leather Workers' Federation - IBSOLWF (1889-1970)
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Description
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).
Organisational history
1889 - organisation founded
1907 - organisation re-founded
1970 - joins the International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers' Federation (ITGLWF)
