The World Confederation of Organisations of the Teaching Profession (WCOTP) was a global union federation bringing together trade unions representing teachers.

History The federation was established in 1952, with the merger of the International Federation of Secondary Teachers (FIPESO), the International Federation of Teachers' Associations (IFTA), and the World Organisation of the Teaching Profession (WOTP), the three main international federations of teachers. FIPESO and the IFTA became sections of the new organisation, while the WOTP was dissolved into it.

The federation aimed to promote the consolidation of teachers' unions, to have one in each country, to support its members, and to exchange professional knowledge. For many years, it had around 140 members, plus sixty associate members and five specialist international members. These international members were the International Association for School Librarianship, the International Council on Education for Teaching, the International Council on Health, Physical Education and Recreation, and the International Reading Association.

At the end of 1992, the federation merged with the International Federation of Free Teachers' Unions, to form Education International.

Affiliates In 1979, the following unions were affiliated to the federation:

Union Country Affiliated membership Australian Teachers' Federation Australia 104,404 Verband der Professoren Oesterreichs Austria 1,500 Bangladesh College Teachers' Association Bangladesh 10,320 Barbados Secondary Teachers' Union Barbados 230 Barbados Union of Teachers Barbados 1,200 Fédération de l'enseignement moyen officiel du degré superieur de Belgique Belgium 1,000 Fédération générale du personnel enseignant Belgium 3,362 Belize National Teachers Union Belize 500 Amalgamated Bermuda Union of Teachers Bermuda 650 Botswana Teachers' Union Botswana 265 Associacao Brasileira de Educacao Brazil 1,000 Confederacao dos Professores do Brasil Brazil 20,150 British Virgin Islands Teachers' Association British Virgin Islands 100 Brunei Malay Teachers' Association Brunei 1,344 Canadian Teachers' Federation Canada 212,874 China Education Society Taiwan 500 Asociacion Nacional de Educadores Costa Rica 18,000 Danmarks Laererforening Denmark 46,492 Gymanasieskolernes Laererforening Denmark 3,400 Solidaridad de Maestras Salvadorenas El Salvador 1,000 Fiji Teachers' Union Fiji 1,600 Fijian Teachers' Association Fiji 1,800 Lastentarhanopettajaliitto Finland 1,779 Opettajien Ammattijarjesto Finland 35,866 Svenska Finlands Lärarförbund Finland 1,700 Syndicat national de l'enseignement technique France 11,000 Syndicat national des enseignements de second degre France 45,500 Syndicat national des personnels de direction des éstablishments de l'enseignement secondaire France 2,926 Syndicat national des Professeurs des Ecoles normales France 1,500 Gambia Teachers' Union Gambia 400 Deutscher Lehrerverband West Germany 120,500 Ghana National Association of Teachers Ghana 22,000 Assistant Masters' Association United Kingdom 40,000 Association of Assistant Mistresses United Kingdom 33,300 Association of Head Mistresses United Kingdom 765 Head Masters' Association United Kingdom 1,855 National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education United Kingdom 40,000 National Union of Teachers United Kingdom 196,164 Educational Institute of Scotland United Kingdom 45,527 Ulster Teachers' Union United Kingdom 3,664 Federation of Primary Teachers of Greece Greece 15,000 Guyana Association of Masters and Mistresses Guyana 128 Guyana Teachers' Association Guyana 2,472 Colegio Profesional 'Superacion Magisterial' Hondureno Honduras 3,133 Hong Kong Teachers' Association Hong Kong 1,041 Felag menntaskolakennara Iceland 140 Samband Islenzkra Barnakennara Iceland 1,086 All-India Federation of Educational Associations India 450,000 Persatuan Guru Republik Indonesia Indonesia 256,800 Iran Teachers' Association Iran 6,000 Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland 3,000 Irish National Teachers' Organisation Ireland 18,670 Association of Secondary School Teachers Israel 6,000 Israel Teachers' Union Israel 25,040 Federazione Nazionale Insegnanti Scoule Medie Italy 1,000 Sindicato Nazionale scuola media Italy 8,000 Syndicat national de l'enseignement primaire public de Cóte de'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire Unknown Jamaica Teachers' Association Jamaica 14,000 Japan Education Association Japan 35,000 Japan Teachers Union Japan 381,000 Kenya National Union of Teachers Kenya 38,200 Korean Federation of Teachers' Associations South Korea 60,000 Syndicat des enseignants des écoles privées Lebanon 7,000 National Teachers' Association of Liberia Liberia 2,500 Association des instituteurs réunis Luxembourg 1,800 Association des professeurs de l'enseignement secondaire et supérieur Luxembourg 600 General Federation of Teachers of Luxembourg Luxembourg 460 Fédération des Syndicats des Fonctionnaires des Affaires Culturelles Madagascar 1,850 National Union of the Teaching Profession Malaysia 8,000 Sabah Teachers' Union Malaysia 1,000 Sarawak Teachers' Union Malaysia 1,200 Syndicat National de l'Education et de la Culture Mali 3,000 Malta Union of Teachers Malta 2,500 Secondary School Teachers' Association Malta 310 Dutch Association of Teachers Netherlands 14,674 New Zealand Educational Institute New Zealand 17,558 Post Primary Teachers' Association New Zealand 9,300 Nigeria Union of Teachers Nigeria 150,000 Norsk Laererlag Norway 34,200 Norsk Lektorlag Norway 7,125 Magisterio Panameno Unido Panama 1,620 Papua New Guinea Teachers' Association Papua New Guinea 9,800 Federacion de Educadores del Paraguay Paraguay 1,704 Philippine Public School Teachers' Association Philippines 147,000 Rhodesia African Teachers' Association Rhodesia 1,898 Rhodesia Teachers' Association Rhodesia 2,329 Sierra Leone Teachers' Union Sierra Leone 4,850 Singapore Chinese Middle School Teachers' Union Singapore 500 Singapore Chinese School Teachers' Union Singapore 1,200 Singapore Malay Teachers' Union Singapore 782 Singapore Tamil Teachers' Union Singapore 150 Singapore Teachers' Union Singapore 7,000 African Teachers' Association of South Africa South Africa 20,000 Federacion de Trabajadores de la Ensenanza del Estado Espanol Spain Unknown All-Ceylon Union of Teachers Sri Lanka 1,200 Swaziland National Association of Teachers Swaziland 800 Lärarhögskolornas och Seminariernas Amneslärarförening Sweden 700 Lärar Riksförbund Sweden 17,773 Svenska Facklärarförbundet Sweden 37,042 Swedish Teachers' Union Sweden 57,159 Skolledarförbundet Sweden 1,715 Tekniska Linjers Lärarförbund Sweden 500 Schweizerischer Lehrerverein Switzerland 19,000 Société pédagogique de la Suisse romande Switzerland 6,100 Société suisse des professeurs de l'enseignement secondaire Switzerland 3,560 Education Society Thailand 510 Syndicat des enseignants laiques du Togo Togo 1,500 Tonga Teachers' Association Tonga 222 Trinidad and Tobago Teachers' Union Trinidad and Tobago 6,000 Syndicat national de l'enseignement primarie en Tunisie Tunisia 3,000 Uganda Teachers' Association Uganda 4,000 National Education Association United States 1,400,000 Organisation libre des enseignants africains de Haute-Volta Upper Volta 185 Asociacion de Profesores de Ensenanza Secundaria Uruguay 1,200 Union de Funcionarios Docentes y Administrativos de la Universidad del Trabajo Uruguay 1,200 Caribbean Union of Teachers West Indies 25,000 Zambia National Union of Teachers Zambia 13,000

Leadership General Secretaries 1952: William George Carr 1970: John M. Thompson 1980: Norman Goble 1989: Robert Harris

Presidents 1952: Ronald Gould 1970: William George Carr 1975: Wilhelm Ebert 1978: Motofumi Makieda 1981: Jim Killeen 1986: Joseph Itotoh

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