The International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations ( IUF ) is a global union federation of trade unions with members in a variety of industries, many of which relate to food processing.
7-582: The federation was founded in 1920 with the merger of the International Federation of Bakers, Pastry Cooks and Allied Workers' Associations , the International Federation of Meat Workers , and the International Federation of Brewery Workers . Originally named the International Union of Food and Allied Workers' Associations (IUFAWA), its affiliates were all European until 1950, but it then rapidly expanded worldwide. In 1958,
14-631: Is located in Geneva , Switzerland . Within the organization, there are autonomous regional organizations for Africa, Asia/Pacific, the Caribbean, Europe and Latin America. As of December 2019, the IUF has the following affiliates: International Federation of Bakers, Pastry Cooks and Allied Workers%27 Associations The International Federation of Bakers, Pastry Cooks and Allied Workers' Associations
21-417: The International Federation of Tobacco Workers merged into the federation, which renamed itself as the International Union of Food, Drinks and Tobacco Workers' Associations , then in 1961 the International Union of Hotel, Restaurant and Bar Workers merged in, and the federation became the International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations (IUF). By 1978,
28-479: The "International Federation of Bakers, Pastry Cooks and Allied Workers' Associations", and it later became known as the International Federation of Bakers and Confectioners . The federation's leadership decided it would be more effective if it merged with other secretariats in the food industry, and so in 1919 it organised a conference in Amsterdam on the topic. The International Federation of Meat Workers and
35-574: The IUF, which took its present name. In 2006, most of the former affiliates of the World Federation of Agriculture and Food Workers joined the federation. In 2019, the IUF was composed of 422 member organisations in 127 countries, representing more than 10 million workers. The organization represents workers employed in agriculture, the preparation and manufacture of food and beverages, hotels, restaurants and catering services and in tobacco processing. The international headquarters of IUF
42-539: The federation's affiliates had a total of 2.1 million members. During the 1980s, the IUF campaigned against Coca-Cola following the assassination of union leaders in Guatemala. In 1988, the IUF was the first international trade union to sign a global framework agreement with the French food multinational BSN ( Danone ). In 1994, the International Federation of Plantation, Agricultural and Allied Workers merged into
49-581: Was a global union federation bringing together trade unions representing bakery workers. On 24 and 25 August 1907, an international congress of bakers was held in Stuttgart, and it resolved to form an international trade secretariat covering the industry. Its headquarters were located in Hamburg , and it organised a second international congress in August 1910, at which the secretariat was re-organised as
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