World Federation of Agricultural Workers


The World Federation of Agricultural Workers was a global union federation bringing together unions representing workers in agriculture industries.
The federation was established on 27 April 1921 at a meeting in The Hague. Initially named the International Federation of Christian Agricultural Workers' Unions, the federation affiliated to the International Federation of Christian Trade Unions.
By 1979, the federation's affiliates claimed a total of 3,397,000 members. In 1982, it merged with the World Federation of Workers in Food, Drink, Tobacco and Hotel Industries, to form the World Federation of Agriculture and Food Workers.

Affiliates

The following unions were affiliated in 1979:
UnionCountry
Accion Sindical Rural ArgentinaArgentina
Federacion Unica de Sindicatos de Trabajadores CampesinaArgentina
Christian Union of Food and Agriculture WorkersBelgium
Federation of Peasants of BelizeBelize
Movement of Peasants of BelizeBelize
Fédération Beninoise des Travilleurs de la Terre et des Animateurs RurauxBenin
Federacion Sindical de Trabajadores Campesinos de CochabambaBolivia
Acción Campesina ColombianaColombia
Federacion Campesina Cristiana CostarricenseCosta Rica
Dominican Landworkers' MovementDominica
Federacion Dominicana de Ligas AgrariasDominican Republic
Federacion Nacional de Organizaciones CampesinasEcuador
Central Campesina SalvadorenaEl Salvador
General Federation of AgricultureFrance
National Farmers' and General Workers' UnionGambia
ALEBWest Germany
Mouvement Agricole de GuadeloupeGuadeloupe
Federacion Campesina de GuatemalaGuatemala
Landworkers' Movement of GuyanaGuyana
Union Nacional CampesinaHonduras
Indian Confederation of Agricultural WorkersIndia
National Plantation, Agricultural and Allied Workers' Union of LiberiaLiberia
Féderation Nationale des Syndicats Chrétiens des Agricultures et EleveursMadagascar
Mauritian Confederation of Workers and Labourers of the Sugar and Tea IndustriesMauritius
Comite Pro-Federacion Campesina de MexicoMexico
Federacion de Xtleros y Candelilleros de la Republica MexicanaMexico
Catholic Union of Agriculture, Food and TobaccoNetherlands
Food UnionNetherlands
Federacion de Trabajadores Campesinos de NicaraguaNicaragua
Federation of Co-operative and Agricultural Workers' Unions of NigeriaNigeria
Federacion Nacional CampesinaPanama
Movimiento Campesino ParaguayoParaguay
Federacion Campesina del PeruPeru
Movimiento Campesino de SurinameSuriname
Secretaria Campesina de ASUUruguay
Confederacion Nacional Campesina de VenezuelaVenezuela