UNI Global Union
UNI global union | |
Founded | January 1, 2000 |
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Headquarters | Nyon, Switzerland |
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Members | 20 million |
Key people | Ruben Cortina, President Christy Hoffman, General Secretary |
Website | www.uniglobalunion.org |
UNI Global Union, formerly Union Network International (UNI), is a global union federation for the skills and services sectors, gathering national and regional trade union. It has affiliated unions in 150 countries representing 20 million workers. The head office is in Nyon, Switzerland. UNI Global Union ratified over 50 Global Framework Agreements with multinational corporation as of 2021.[1]
History[]
UNI was the result of the merger of four organisations: International Federation of Commercial, Clerical, Professional and Technical Employees (FIET), Media and Entertainment International (MEI), International Graphical Federation (IGF) and Communications International (CI). They merged on 1 January 2000, to form Union Network International. On 2 March 2009, the federation changed its name to UNI Global Union.
Organisation[]
UNI represents several sectors of work. These are:
- Commerce
- Finance
- Telecoms
- Care
- Post and logistics
- Information, Communications, Technology, and Services (ICTS)
- Graphical
- Property services (cleaning and security workers)
- Media, entertainment, arts and sports
- Electricity
- Tourism
- Hair and beauty
- Gaming
- Temporary Work Agency
Regions[]
- Head office in Abidjan / Johannesburg
- Head office in Montevideo
- Head office in Singapore
- Head office in Brussels
Leadership[]
General Secretaries[]
- 2000: Philip Jennings
- 2018: Christy Hoffman
Presidents[]
- 2000: Kurt van Haaren
- 2001: Maj-Len Remahl
- 2003: Joseph T. Hansen
- 2010: Joe de Bruyn
- 2014: Ann Selin
- 2018: Ruben Cortina
References[]
- ^ Platzer, Hans-Wolfgang (2014). International framework agreements an instrument for enforcing social human rights?. Stefan Rüb. Berlin. ISBN 978-3-86498-758-8. OCLC 915399297.
External links[]
- UNI Global Union
- Trade unions established in 2000