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World Federation of Building and Woodworkers' Unions

The World Federation of Building and Woodworkers' Unions (, FMCB) was an International Trade Federation affiliated to the World Confederation of Labour (WCL).

History

The federation was established on 9 September 1937, at a meeting in Paris, when the International Federation of Christian Woodworkers merged with the International Federation of Christian Workers in the Building Trades. Initially known as the International Federation of Christian Trade Unions of Building and Woodworkers, it adopted its final name in 1973.

In December 2005, the federation merged with the International Federation of Building and Wood Workers, to form the Building and Wood Workers' International.

Affiliates

In 1979, the following unions were affiliated, alongside 17 unions in Latin America with a total of 33,267 members:

Leadership

General Secretaries

J. van Eibergen
1964: D. H. Grasman
1970s: H. Koenveld
1980s: Gerrit de Lange
1990s: Dick van de Kamp
2000s: Bert van der Spek

Presidents

Kamiel Nuyts
1970s: René Maris
1980s: Antoon Desloovere
1998: Jacky Jackers

References