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This is a list of federations of trade unions by country.

International Federations

Global

• International Confederation of Free Trade Unions ICFTU http://www.icftu.org
• World Confederation of Labour WCL http://www.cmt-wcl.org
• World Federation of Trade Unions WFTU http://www.wftu.cz

Regional

• ICFTU African Regional Organisation AFRO http://www.icftuafro.org
• ICFTU Asia and Pacific Regional Organisation APRO http://www.icftu-apro.org
• ICFTU Inter American Regional Organisation of Workers ORIT http://www.cioslorit.org
• European Trade Union Confederation ETUC http://www.etuc.org/en/
• European Federation of Public Service Unions EPSU http://www.epsu.org

Sectoral global union federations

• Education International EI http://www.ei-ie.org
• International Federation of Building and Woodworkers IFBWW http://www.ifbww.org
• International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions ICEM http://www.icem.org
• International Federation of Journalists IFJ http://www.ifj.org
• International Metalworkers' Federation IMF http://www.imfmetal.org
• International Transport Workers' Federation ITF http://www.itf.org.uk
• International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers' Federation ITGLWF http://www.itglwf.org
• International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Association IUF http://www.iuf.org.uk
• Public Services International PSI http://www.world-psi.org
• Union Network International UNI http://www.union-network.org

Australia

• Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) (www.actu.asn.au)

Canada

• Canadian Labour Congress CLC www.clc-ctc.ca
• Centrale des syndicats démocratiques (House of Democratic Unions)
• Centrale des syndicats du Québec (Quebec House of Unions, www.csq.qc.net)
• Confédération des syndicats nationaux (National Unions Confederation, www.csn.qc.ca)
• Fédération des travailleurs du Québec (Quebec Workers Federation, www.ftq.qc.ca)

Cyprus

• PEO
• SEK
• TurkSEN

Czech Republic

• Czech-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions – Českomoravská konfederace odborových svazů, ČMKOS, http://www.cmkos.cz/eng/
• Association of Autonomous Trade Unions – Asociace samostatných odborů, ASO, http://www.asocr.cz/
• Christian Trade Union Coalition – Křesťanská odborová koalice, KOK
• Trade Union Federation of Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia – Odborové sdružení Čech, Moravy a Slezska, OSČMS, http://www.sweb.cz/oscms/
• Trade Union Federation Equality – Odborový svaz Rovnost, OSR, http://fsa.anarchismus.org/os.php

Finland

• Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions SAK (www.sak.fi)

France

• • Confédération Générale du Travail (CGT)
  • Force Ouvrière (FO)
  • Confédération Française Démocratique du Travail (CFDT)
  • Confédération Française des Travailleurs Chrétiens (CFTC)
  • Confédération Générale des Cadres (CGC)

Germany

• Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund (DGB) http://www.dgb.de/sprachen/englisch/kontakte.htm

Hong Kong

• Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (HKFTU) - pro-CPC
• Hong Kong and Kowloon Federation of Labour Unions (HKFLU}
• Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU) - pro-democracy
• Hong Kong & Kowloon Trades Union Council (HKKTUC) - pro-Kuomintang
• Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union (HKPTU) - pro-democracy

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items.

India

see Indian Trade Unions, List of trade unions in the Singareni coal fields.

Iraq

• Iraqi Federation of Trade Unions

Ireland

• Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) (www.ictu.ie) Note: ICTU is the umbrella organisation for unions operating in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. British unions operate in Northern Ireland, as do some all-Ireland unions, and some Northern Ireland-only unions.

Italy

• CGIL (Confederazione Generale Italiana del Lavoro) http://www.cgil.it/

Korea

• Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) (http://www.kctu.org/)
• Federation of Korean Trade Unions (FKTU) (http://www.fktu.or.kr/)

The Netherlands

• Federatie Nederlandse Vakbeweging FNV (http://www.fnv.nl)
• Christelijk Nationaal Vakverbond CNV (http:://www.cnv.nl)

New Zealand

• New Zealand Council of Trade Unions (NZCTU) (www.union.org.nz/)

Nigeria

• Nigeria Labour Congress (www.nlcng.org)

Poland

• Solidarity Independent Self-Governing Trade Union (NSZZ Solidarność)
• All-Polish Agreement of Trade Unions (OPZZ)

South Africa

• Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)

Spain

• Comisiones Obreras (CCOO) www.ccoo.es
• Confederación General del Trabajo (CGT) (www.cgt.es)
• Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (CNT) (www.cnt.es)
• Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT) (www.ugt.es)

Switzerland

• Schweizerischer Gewerkschaftbund (SGB) (www.sgb.ch)

United Kingdom

• Trades Union Congress (TUC)

Venezuela

• Confederación de Trabajadores de Venezuela

• Labor unions