Brotherhood of Asian Trade Unions
The Brotherhood of Asian Trade Unions (BATU) was a federation bringing together trade unionists in Asia.
History
[edit]The federation was established on 20 December 1963, at a conference in Manila. It was a regional federation of the International Federation of Christian Trade Unions, with the Federation of Free Workers being its leading affiliate. By 1974, it had affiliates from 9 countries, representing a total of 5 million members.[1][2]
In September 2007, it merged with the ICFTU Asia and Pacific Regional Organisation to form the ITUC Regional Organisation for Asia and Pacific.[1]
Leadership
[edit]General Secretaries
[edit]- 1963: Johnny Tan
- 1974:
- Necie Lucero
Presidents
[edit]- 1963: Trivedi Parmanand
- 1965: Tran Quoc Buu
- 1974: Johnny Tan
- 2015: Anton Lodwick
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Brotherhood of Asian Trade Unionists (BATU)". UIA. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ U.S. Commitment to SEATO (1974)