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International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) was established in 1949 and now has 215 affiliated organizations in 145 countries and territories on all five continents with a membership... [Event]
Eindelijk vakantie
Na jaren van wikken en wegen  sprak de Algemeene Nederlandsche Diamantbewerkersbond (ANDB) in 1910 met de werkgevers af dat de Amsterdamse diamant-industrie de eerste week van augustus gesloten zou... [Image gallery]
Photos from the Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) has been called the first media-war in history. Idealistic film makers and photographers like Joris Ivens, Robert Capa, and Gerda Taro rushed to the battlefields.The... [Image gallery]
Banners from Early Dutch Trade Unions
The early Dutch trade unions spent a great deal of money on their business cards. That was a banner, a costly jewel of velvet, silk, or satin with gold wire. It was a matter of prestige for local... [Image gallery]
Summer Holidays
In the history of the labour movement, having holidays, like anything else, is associated with struggle and organization. Trade unions had to gain the right to have paid holidays. In Holland, in 1910... [Image gallery]
Solidarność archives and Theo van Tijn
In the first years of its existence, the Polish trade union Solidarność and its leaders focused on bread, meat, and civil rights, rather than documenting their activities. Nevertheless, a huge... [Collection highlight]
Christian Trade Union Film 1936
In 1936 the board of the Dutch Christian Industry and Transport Workers Union decided that it was time for a new propaganda film. The Dutch Film Association 'Visie" (Vision) was given the commission... [Collection highlight]
Spanish Workers' Commission
When Spain's post-war industrialization took off in the fifties, it drew millions of young workers from the countryside to the industrial areas of Basque Country, Catalonia and Madrid. In general... [Collection highlight]
Eindelijk vakantie!
Diamantbewerkers waren de eerste arbeidersgroepering in Nederland die het recht op vakantie wist af te dwingen. In 1910 ging de Amsterdamse diamantindustrie een week lang dicht. De leden van de... [News]
Database of the archives of the Christian Trade Union Movement in the Netherlands
This database resulted from a joint effort of the Christelijk Nationaal Vakverbond (CNV, Christian National Trades Union) and the International Institute of Social History. It contains all known... [General page]

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