Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine
The Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine (KVPU) (Ukrainian: Конфедерація вільних профспілок України) is a national trade union center in Ukraine. It is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation.
Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine | |
Конфедерація вільних профспілок України | |
| Founded | November 1993 |
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| Headquarters | Kyiv, Ukraine |
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Key people | Mykhailo Volynets (Chair) |
| Affiliations | ITUC |
| Website | www.kvpu.org.ua |
The federation's origins lie in the Co-ordinating Council of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine, formed during the collapse of the Soviet Union. In November 1993, the council was refounded as the KVPU. Its founding affiliates were:
- Federation Trade Union of Ukrainian Aviation Dispatchers
- Free Trade Union of Locomotive Engineers
- Independent Trade Union of Ukrainian Miners
- Trade Union Association of Ukrainian Civil Aviation Pilots
- Trade Union of Air Engineers
- Trade Union of Textile Workers
In 1996, a dispute over the leadership led the founding affiliates to withdraw, although this was later resolved.
It is one of the few trade unions in Ukraine recognized by the American AFL–CIO as "being independent and honest in its representation of the interests of labor".
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