Confédération Française des Travailleurs Chrétiens

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CFTC

French Confederation of Christian Workers
Confédération Française des Travailleurs Chrétiens
Founded	1919
Members	160,000
Country	France
Affiliation	ITUC, ETUC
Key people	Jacques Voisin, president Jacky Dintinger, secretary general
Office location	Paris, France
Website	www.cftc.fr

The Confédération Française des Travailleurs Chrétiens (CFTC or "French Confederation of Christian Workers") is one of the five major French confederations of trade unions, belonging to the Social Christian tradition.

It was created in 1919. In 1964, the union split, a majority founding the CFDT secular trade-union.

CFTC is member of International Trade Union Confederation and European Trade Union Confederation. Its leader is Jacques Voisin.

[edit] See also

• Politics of France
• other trade unions
  • the other confederations:
    • Force Ouvrière
    • Confédération Française Démocratique du Travail
    • Confédération Générale du Travail
    • Confédération Générale des Cadres
  • Union nationale des syndicats autonomes
  • Solidaires Unitaires Démocratiques
• Mouvement des Entreprises de France

[edit] References

• (2005) in ICTUR et al,: Trade Unions of the World, 6th, London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7. 

[edit] External links

• Official site of the CFTC