International Federation of Musicians


The International Federation of Musicians is a global union federation bringing together trade unions representing music performers. FIM counts member unions in 70 countries and three regional groups in Europe, Africa and Latin America. It is a member of the Council of Global Unions.
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History

The International Federation of Musicians was established on August 3,1948, during a conference in Zürich, which had been organized on the initiative of the Swiss Musicians' Union. The conference brought together key figures in the music industry to address musician's rights and the need for international cooperation in protecting these rights. From 1951, it held meetings with the members of the Berne Convention, the International Labour Organization, the IFPI, and the European Broadcasting Union, to negotiate the copyright rights of musicians, establish a strong network among musicians' unions and setting the foundation for its future objectives.
For many years, the secretariat was independent of both the main international federations of trade unions, the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions and the World Federation of Trade Unions, and as such, by the 1980s, it represented both unions in capitalist countries, and in communist countries such as Cuba.
In 1997, the organization affiliated to the International Arts and Entertainment Alliance. The secretariat is currently based in Paris, France.

Objectives

The International Federation of Musicians' main objective is to safeguard and advance the creative, economic, and social rights of musicians as represented by its member unions. This leads to activities such as:
  • Development of the worldwide organization of musicians
  • International cooperation is advanced by the federation of music unions worldwide
  • Supporting legislative and other actions that provide protection on a national and international level on behalf of musicians
  • Reaching agreements with other international organizations for the benefit of the profession and member unions
  • Acquiring and compiling statistical data and additional information on the music industry, then supplying member unions with this data
  • Supporting member unions materially and morally in the interests of the profession and in line with FIM's goals
The World Intellectual Property Organization, the International Labor Office, and UNESCO are among the organizations with whom FIM collaborates with closely. Other initiatives include the holding of international congresses and conferences, the advancement of all efforts to make music the common property of all people, and the upkeep of ongoing relationships with other international organizations that could be of service to FIM.

Affiliated Unions

The following unions were affiliated in March 2022:
UnionAbbreviationCountry
American Federation of MusiciansAFMCanada & United States
Argentinian Society of MusiciansSADEMArgentina
Association of Music Professionals of SenegalAMSSenegal
Association of Uruguayan MusiciansAUDEMUruguay
Communication Workers' UnionSLCItaly
CreoCreoNorway
Croatian Musicians' UnionHGUCroatia
Danish Musicians' UnionDMFDenmark
Education, Science and Culture Trade Union of SloveniaSVIZSlovenia
Entertainers of Jamaica AssociationEJAJamaica
Federation of Citizens' ServicesFSCSpain
Federation of Culture and MediaFAIR-MediaSindRomania
Federation of Dutch Trade UnionsFNVNetherlands
Federation of Uruguayan MusiciansFEDEMUruguay
Finnish Musicians' UnionSMLFinland
General Union of Public ServicesACODBelgium
German Orchestra UnionDOVGermany
Hungarian Musicians’ and Dancers’ UnionMZTSZHungary
Icelandic Musicians' UnionFIHIceland
Iranian Musicians' UnionIMUIran
Israeli Musicians' UnionIMUIsrael
Kenya Musicians' UnionKEMUKenya
Latvian Trade Union Federation for People Engaged in Cultural ActivitiesLKDAFLatvia
Media, Entertainment & Arts AllianceMEAAAustralia
Musicians' Federation of IndiaMFIIndia
Musicians' UnionMUUnited Kingdom
Musicians' Union of IrelandMUIIreland
Musicians' Union of JapanMUJJapan
Musicians' Union of LiberiaMULIBLiberia
Musicians' Union of MalawiMUMMalawi
Musicians' Union of the GambiaMUSIGAMGambia
Musicians' Union of the Ivory CoastSAMCICote d'Ivoire
Musicians' Union of the State of Rio de JaneiroSINDMUSIBrazil
National Association of Public and Private EmployeesANEPCosta Rica
National Union of Music WorkersSITMUCHChile
OrmúsicaOrmúsicaColombia
Panhellenic Musician UnionPMUGreece
Professional Union of Spanish MusiciansSPMESpain
Serbian Musicians' UnionSMUSerbia
SO.ME.SOKSO.ME.SOKCyprus
Swedish Musicians' UnionFSMSweden
Swiss Musicians' UnionSMV-USDAMSwitzerland
Syndicat national des artistes-musiciensSNAMFrance
SYNEAMACSYNEAMACCameroon
Togo Musicians' UnionSARIACTogo
Trade Union for the Music Arts IndustryTUMAIZimbabwe
Trade Union of Cameroonian MusiciansSYCAMUCameroon
Trade Union of Polish Artists and Orchestra MusiciansZZ PAMOPoland
TranscomTranscomBelgium
Uganda Musicians' UnionUMUUganda
Ukrainian Musicians' UnionUMUUkraine
UNIAUNIASlovakia
Union Conference of MusiciansGLOSA-SKGSlovenia
Union of Bulgarian Musicians and DancersUBMDBulgaria
Union of Musicians, Composers and Singers of PeruSIMCCAPPeru
Union of Musicians of ColombiaSIMUCOLColombia
Union of Music WorkersUTMCosta Rica
Union of Workers in Music, Art and Related IndustriesSITMASPanama
Ver.diVer.diGermany
YounionYounionAustria
Zimbabwe Musicians' UnionZIMUZimbabwe