Template:Infobox Union by Country

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Infobox Union by Country
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The {{Infobox Union by Country}} infobox template should be added (not subst:ed) to each of the Trade unions in country articles. There are a number of parameters, most of which are independent of each other. The full syntax is as follows:

{{Infobox Union by Country <!-- please include empty fields for future use -->
|country = 
|national  = 
|government = 
|legislation = 
|membership_number = <!-- preferably national totals -->
|union_percentage1_title = 
|union_percentage1 = <!-- union density by region/industry/demographics as available -->
|union_percentage2_title = 
|union_percentage2 = <!-- as above -->
|ILOmember = 
|ILO-87date = 
|ILO-98date = 
}}

Parameters:

  • country - General usage name of the country. Used to personalize ILO membership sentence.
  • national - The article name(s) of the national trade union centre(s) in the country.
  • government - The article name(s) of related national government agency(ies).
  • legislation - The article name(s) of the primary trade union legislation.
  • membership_number - Preferably a single national number, and reference.
  • union_percentage1_title - Title for the following section. (eg. Union Density, or Demographics)
  • union_percentage1 - May contain a simple breakdown of membership ratios. (eg. 62% of formal workforce) or (35% of government workforce <br> 19% of non-government workforce).
  • union_percentage2_title - Title for the following section. (eg. Union Density, or Demographics)
  • union_percentage2 - May contain an additional simple breakdown of membership ratios. (eg. 56% of women in workforce <br> 62% of men in workforce).
  • ILOmember - Member of the International Labour Organization (Yes or No).
  • ILO-87date - The date Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 was ratified. Please add the date, it is available at the act page - or enter "No" if Convention 87 has not been ratified.
  • ILO-98date - The date Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 was ratified. Please add the date, it is available at the act page - or enter "No" if Convention 98 has not been ratified.