International Trade Union Confederation

The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), an international federation of trade union organizations from around the world, was officially established on 1 November 2006, with its headquarters in the Austrian capital, Vienna, to defend workers' rights in the era of globalization. The establishment of the Confederation marked the unity of trade unions representing 175 million workers in 154 countries on five continents and the end of the "cold war" in the global trade union movement.