International Confederation of Free Trade Unions

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ICFTU

International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
Merged into	ITUC
Founded	7 December 1949
Dissolved	31 October 2006
Headquarters	Brussels, Belgium
Location	International
Members	155 million in 148 countries (2006)
Affiliations	International
Website	www.ituc-csi.org

The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) was an international trade union. It came into being on 7 December 1949 following a split within the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU), and was dissolved on 31 October 2006 when it merged with the World Confederation of Labour (WCL) to form the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC).

Prior to being dissolved, the ICFTU had a membership of 157 million members in 225 affiliated organisations in 148 countries and territories.