World Federation of Building and Woodworkers' Unions
The World Federation of Building and Woodworkers' Unions was an International Trade Federation affiliated to the World Confederation of Labour.
History
The federation was established on 9 September 1937, at a meeting in Paris, when the International Federation of Christian Woodworkers merged with the International Federation of Christian Workers in the Building Trades. Initially known as the International Federation of Christian Trade Unions of Building and Woodworkers, it adopted its final name in 1973.In December 2005, the federation merged with the International Federation of Building and Wood Workers, to form the Building and Wood Workers' International.
Affiliates
In 1979, the following unions were affiliated, alongside 17 unions in Latin America with a total of 33,267 members:| Union | Country | Membership |
| Autonomous South Tyrolean Trade Union | Italy | 1,000 |
| Christian Fraction of the Union of Construction and Woodworkers | Austria | 16,500 |
| Christian Union of Building and Woodworkers of Germany | Germany | 1,560 |
| Christian Union of Woodworkers and Building Workers | Belgium | 183,000 |
| Christian Wood and Construction Workers' Union of Switzerland | Switzerland | 16,500 |
| Fédération nationale des syndicats chrétiens des industries du bátiment, des TP et assimilés | Canada | 10,000 |
| Mauritius Workers Federation | Mauritius | 980 |
| Swiss Federation of Protestant Trade Unions | Switzerland | 2,000 |
| Trade Union of Manufacturing Industries, Crafts and Construction | Luxembourg | 1,200 |
| Wood and Construction Union | Netherlands | 42,000 |