ICFTU/ITUC Archives

Minutes, agenda, reports and working papers relating to congresses 1949-1992, meetings of the Executive Board 1949-1992, the Sub-Committee (Emergency Committee) 1950-1974, the General Council 1950-1953 and the Consultative Council 1953-1958; circulars 1950-1992; copies of outgoing mail 1978-1989; documents relating to the meetings of the committees of the ICFTU, including the Constitutional Committee 1968-1969, the Finance Sub-Committee 1957-1968, the Regional Activities Fund Committee 1951-1960, the International Solidarity Fund Committee 1957-1968, the Finance and General Purposes Committee 1968-1992, the Economic and Social Committee 1969-1992, the Education Policy Committee 1977-1991, the ICFTU/ITS Working Party on Multinational Companies 1973-1993, Committee on Contacts with Communist Controlled Trade Union Organisations 1968-1975, the Human and Trade Union Rights Committee 1993, the Coordinating Committee on Spain 1967-1970, the Coordinating Committee on Southern Africa 1974-1993, the Committee for the Defence of Human and Trade Union Rights in Latin America 1979-1992, the Women's Committee 1956-1993, the ICFTU/ITS Working Group on Young Workers' Questions 1973-1989; documents relating to conferences, seminars and workshops of the ICFTU relating to economics, the atomic energy, education in the labour movement, international migration and other issues, and to the ICFTU World Women Conferences 1967-1991 and the World Youth Rallies 1963-1991; copies of press releases 1950-1982 and of the International Trade Union News 1977-1983; correspondence with and concerning the branch offices in Geneva, New York, Vienna, Nairobi, Accra, Beirut, Lagos, Tokyo, Singapore, Djakarta, Rio de Janeiro and Santiago 1950-1976; correspondence with and concerning the ITS 1949-1975, the World Confederation of Labour (WCL) 1950-1977, the WFTU 1950-1974, the International Centre of Free Trade Unionists in Exile (ICFTUE) 1950-1974, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) 1973-1982 and the All-African Trade Union Federation (AATUF) 1959-1971; correspondence and other documents concerning the contacts with the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the United Nations (UN) and its special agencies; with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Amnesty International, the Moral Rearmament, the Socialist International, the International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY) and other international and intergovernmental organizations 1950-1979; documents relating to the International Labour Film Institute (ILFI) 1953-1972; personal correspondence of the general secretaries J.H. Oldenbroek and Omer Becu 1950-1969; correspondence and reports on the financial matters of the ICFTU 1950-1974; correspondence with and concerning hundreds of affiliated and non-affiliated trade unions from all continents, including the AFL-CIO, the British Trades Union Congress (TUC), the Confederación de Trabajadores de México (CTM), the Confederación General del Trabajo (CGT) de la República Argentina, the Confederation of Turkish Trade Unions Türk-Iş, the Deutsche Gewerkschaftsbund (DGB), the Federation of Korean Trade Unions (FKTU), the General Council of Trade Unions of Japan (Sohyo), the Indian Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS), the Union Marocaine du Travail (UMT) and the United Labour Congress of Nigeria (ULCN), 1950-1976; files on the economic, political and trade union situation in various countries 1950-1976; reports of the missions to various countries 1950-1974. Documents relating to the African Regional Organisation (AFRO) consisting of correspondence, agenda, reports concerning the meetings of the Executive Board of the AFRO, the African regional conferences, the AFRO's finances and staff matters, the African Labour College (Kampala College) and African Research Office 1957-1979. Documents relating to the Asian Regional Organisation (ARO) consisting of correspondence, minutes, agenda, circulars and reports concerning the Regional Executive Board, Asian Regional Conferences, Asian Trade Union College (ATUC), the finances of the ARO, the ARO staff matters, seminars, courses and other educational activities 1950-1978. Documents relating to the European Regional Organisation (ERO) consisting of correspondence, minutes, agenda and reports concerning the meetings of the European Regional Council, the ERO Executive Committee, various committees of the ERO, European regional conferences and European summer schools and seminars 1951-1972. Documents relating to the Organización Regional Interamericana de Trabajadores (ORIT) consisting of correspondence concerning the congresses of the ORIT, the meetings of the Executive Committee, Administrative Committee and other ORIT meetings and conferences, the finances of the ORIT, the Inter-American Institute for Labour Studies (IIES) 1950-1976. Accrual 2009 (inv.nos Ac1-Ad527): includes additional materials described in the first part of the inventory. It covers the period 1968-1989. Accrual 2010 (inv.nos Ad1-Ad2253): includes additional materials described in the first part of the inventory. It covers the period 1970-2009, including the records of International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC). Accrual 2022 (inv.nos Sup1-Sup517): includes additional materials described in the first part of the inventory. The bulk of the materials covers the period 1994-2006.

ICFTU/ITUC Archives

Minutes, agenda, reports and working papers relating to congresses 1949-1992, meetings of the Executive Board 1949-1992, the Sub-Committee (Emergency Committee) 1950-1974, the General Council 1950-1953 and the Consultative Council 1953-1958; circulars 1950-1992; copies of outgoing mail 1978-1989; documents relating to the meetings of the committees of the ICFTU, including the Constitutional Committee 1968-1969, the Finance Sub-Committee 1957-1968, the Regional Activities Fund Committee 1951-1960, the International Solidarity Fund Committee 1957-1968, the Finance and General Purposes Committee 1968-1992, the Economic and Social Committee 1969-1992, the Education Policy Committee 1977-1991, the ICFTU/ITS Working Party on Multinational Companies 1973-1993, Committee on Contacts with Communist Controlled Trade Union Organisations 1968-1975, the Human and Trade Union Rights Committee 1993, the Coordinating Committee on Spain 1967-1970, the Coordinating Committee on Southern Africa 1974-1993, the Committee for the Defence of Human and Trade Union Rights in Latin America 1979-1992, the Women's Committee 1956-1993, the ICFTU/ITS Working Group on Young Workers' Questions 1973-1989; documents relating to conferences, seminars and workshops of the ICFTU relating to economics, the atomic energy, education in the labour movement, international migration and other issues, and to the ICFTU World Women Conferences 1967-1991 and the World Youth Rallies 1963-1991; copies of press releases 1950-1982 and of the International Trade Union News 1977-1983; correspondence with and concerning the branch offices in Geneva, New York, Vienna, Nairobi, Accra, Beirut, Lagos, Tokyo, Singapore, Djakarta, Rio de Janeiro and Santiago 1950-1976; correspondence with and concerning the ITS 1949-1975, the World Confederation of Labour (WCL) 1950-1977, the WFTU 1950-1974, the International Centre of Free Trade Unionists in Exile (ICFTUE) 1950-1974, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) 1973-1982 and the All-African Trade Union Federation (AATUF) 1959-1971; correspondence and other documents concerning the contacts with the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the United Nations (UN) and its special agencies; with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Amnesty International, the Moral Rearmament, the Socialist International, the International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY) and other international and intergovernmental organizations 1950-1979; documents relating to the International Labour Film Institute (ILFI) 1953-1972; personal correspondence of the general secretaries J.H. Oldenbroek and Omer Becu 1950-1969; correspondence and reports on the financial matters of the ICFTU 1950-1974; correspondence with and concerning hundreds of affiliated and non-affiliated trade unions from all continents, including the AFL-CIO, the British Trades Union Congress (TUC), the Confederación de Trabajadores de México (CTM), the Confederación General del Trabajo (CGT) de la República Argentina, the Confederation of Turkish Trade Unions Türk-Iş, the Deutsche Gewerkschaftsbund (DGB), the Federation of Korean Trade Unions (FKTU), the General Council of Trade Unions of Japan (Sohyo), the Indian Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS), the Union Marocaine du Travail (UMT) and the United Labour Congress of Nigeria (ULCN), 1950-1976; files on the economic, political and trade union situation in various countries 1950-1976; reports of the missions to various countries 1950-1974. Documents relating to the African Regional Organisation (AFRO) consisting of correspondence, agenda, reports concerning the meetings of the Executive Board of the AFRO, the African regional conferences, the AFRO's finances and staff matters, the African Labour College (Kampala College) and African Research Office 1957-1979. Documents relating to the Asian Regional Organisation (ARO) consisting of correspondence, minutes, agenda, circulars and reports concerning the Regional Executive Board, Asian Regional Conferences, Asian Trade Union College (ATUC), the finances of the ARO, the ARO staff matters, seminars, courses and other educational activities 1950-1978. Documents relating to the European Regional Organisation (ERO) consisting of correspondence, minutes, agenda and reports concerning the meetings of the European Regional Council, the ERO Executive Committee, various committees of the ERO, European regional conferences and European summer schools and seminars 1951-1972. Documents relating to the Organización Regional Interamericana de Trabajadores (ORIT) consisting of correspondence concerning the congresses of the ORIT, the meetings of the Executive Committee, Administrative Committee and other ORIT meetings and conferences, the finances of the ORIT, the Inter-American Institute for Labour Studies (IIES) 1950-1976. Accrual 2009 (inv.nos Ac1-Ad527): includes additional materials described in the first part of the inventory. It covers the period 1968-1989. Accrual 2010 (inv.nos Ad1-Ad2253): includes additional materials described in the first part of the inventory. It covers the period 1970-2009, including the records of International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC). Accrual 2022 (inv.nos Sup1-Sup517): includes additional materials described in the first part of the inventory. The bulk of the materials covers the period 1994-2006.