Founded 1920 (1889) Office location Geneva, Switzerland | Members 12 million Country International | |
Full name International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations Key people Ron Oswald, General Secretary
Hans-Olof Nilsson, President | ||
The International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations (IUF) is a global union federation of trade unions, founded in 1920. The organisation traces its history to 1889 when the International Federation of Tobacco Workers was founded and which merged into the IUF in 1958. In 2005, the IUF was composed of 336 member organisations in 120 countries, representing more than 12 million workers.
The organization represents workers employed in agriculture, the preparation and manufacture of food and beverages, hotels, restaurants and catering services and in tobacco processing.
The international headquarters of IUF is located in Geneva, Switzerland. Within the organization, there are autonomous regional organizations for Africa, Asia/Pacific, the Caribbean, Europe, Latin America and North America.