Federation of Free Workers
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| Full name | Federation of Free Workers |
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| Founded | 19 June 1950 |
| Members | 200,000 |
| Affiliation | ITUC, ITUC-Asia Pacific, BWI, EI and INDUSTRIALL |
| Key people | Atty. Jose Sonny Matula, National President |
| Office location | FFW Building, 1943 Taft Avenue, Malate, Manila, Philippines |
| Country | Philippines |
| Website | www.ffw.ph |
The Federation of Free Workers is the oldest and one of the major general trade union federations in the Philippines. It is an active and well-respected labor federation in tripartite activities and other social dialogues in the national, regional and international levels.
FFW is also considered as a national trade union center in the country considering its size and membership of eight (8) trade federations (TFs) and two (2) special sector federations. Among civil society movements, FFW is known as "the oldest trade union-social movement" in the Philippines "that is still in existence". It was founded 19 June 1950, and has 200,000 mass members in the formal and informal sectors. 80,000 members are dues-paying and covered with collective bargaining agreements.
Among the prominent affiliates of FFW with collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) are in education institutions,banks, pharmaceutical and electronics companies—Ateneo de Davao, Central Philippine University, University of the East - Ramon Magsaysay, Philippine School of Business Administration, National College of Business Administration, University of San Agustin of Iloilo, Branches of the Bank of the Philippine Islands, BPI Family Bank,Philippine Clearing, CountryBankers,Malayan Insurance the Temic Semiconductor, Temic Continental, Vishay Philippines, United Pulp and Paper, Oro Port of Cagayan de Oro, Thomas National Transport, Avis, Europe cars, Mitsubishi, San Roque Metals Mining, Philippine Mining, Lepanto Mining, Delfi, Coca-Cola, Pfizer, Boie Takeda, Smithkline Beecham, Astra Seneca, Hi-Eisai Pharmaceutical, Bayer Philippines, Johnson & Johnson, Interphil Laboratories, Globe Telecom, among others.
FFW is an affiliate of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC).
Other than the ITUC, the FFW is also affiliated with the former World Confederation of Labor (WCL), Building and Wood Workers International (BWI), Education International (EI),IndustriALL Global Union, ITUC-Asia Pacific and the ASEAN Trade Union Council.
FFW has actively participated in the activities of the International Labor Organization (ILO). Its President, Atty. Jose Sonny Matula, was the workers' delegate of the Philippine Delegation to the 101st and 104th International Labor Conference in Geneva, in 2012 and 2015, respectively. He had been also an adviser for a number of IL Conferences.
Since the 1950s, from the election of President Ramon Magsaysay, FFW has always been represented, either as workers delegate or adviser, in the Philippine delegation to the International Labor Conference.
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