- Italian General Confederation of Labour
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CGIL 
Full name Italian General Confederation of Labour Native name Confederazione Generale Italiana del Lavoro Founded June, 1944 Members 5,734,855 (2008) Country Italy Affiliation ITUC, ETUC, TUAC Key people Susanna Camusso, secretary general Office location Rome, Italy Website www.cgil.it The Italian General Confederation of Labour (CGIL) is a national trade union centre in Italy. It was formed by agreement between socialists, communists, and Christian democrats in the "Pact of Rome" of June 1944. But in 1950, socialists and Christian democrats split forming UIL and CISL, and since then the CGIL has been influenced by the Communist Party (PCI).
It has been the most important Italian trade union since its creation. It has a membership of over 5.5 million.
The CGIL is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation and the European Trade Union Confederation, and is a member of the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD.
Contents
General secretaries
- 1944-1957 Giuseppe Di Vittorio
- 1957-1970 Agostino Novella
- 1970-1986 Luciano Lama
- 1986-1988 Antonio Pizzinato
- 1988-1994 Bruno Trentin
- 1994-2002 Sergio Cofferati
- 2002-2010 Guglielmo Epifani
- 2010- Susanna Camusso
Affiliated union federations
FIOM Federazione Impiegati Operai Metallurgici (Metalworkers) SPI Sindacato Pensionati Italiani (Pensioners) FLAI Federazione Lavoratori dell'Agro-Industria (Farmworkers) FILLEA Federazione Italiana dei Lavoratori del Legno, dell'Edilizia, Industrie affini ed Estrattive FILT Federazione Italiana Lavoratori Trasporti (Transport) FILTEA Federazione Italiana Lavoratori Tessili e Abbigliamento (Fabric trade) FILCEM Federazione dei Lavoratori della Chimica, dell'Energia e delle Manifatture (Chemical, Energy, and manufacturing). FILCAMS Federazione Italiana Lavoratori Commercio, Albergo, Mensa e Servizi FISAC Federazione Italiana Sindacale Lavoratori Assicurazione e Credito (Insurance and Credit) NIDIL Nuove Identità di Lavoro SLC Sindacato Lavoratori Comunicazione (Communications) FLC Federazione dei Lavoratori della Conoscenza FP Federazione dei Lavoratori della Funzione Pubblica (Public sector workers) Formally Associated Bodies
Auser Autogestione servizi SPI associacion for the self-employed SUNIA Sindacato Unitario Inquilini e Assegnatari Federconsumatori Consumer federation UdS Unione degli Studenti, Secondary school student union UdU Unione degli universitari, University Student Union ReDS Rete degli studenti, Secondary school student union. References
- ICTUR et al.,, ed (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.
External links
Categories:- Trade unions in Italy
- International Trade Union Confederation
- European Trade Union Confederation
- Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD
- Organizations established in 1944
- European trade union stubs
- Italian organisation stubs
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