The World Federation of Agricultural Workers (, FMTA) was a global union federation bringing together unions representing workers in agriculture industries.
The federation was established on 27 April 1921 at a meeting in The Hague. Initially named the International Federation of Christian Agricultural Workers' Unions, the federation affiliated to the International Federation of Christian Trade Unions.
By 1979, the federation's affiliates claimed a total of 3,397,000 members. In 1982, it merged with the World Federation of Workers in Food, Drink, Tobacco and Hotel Industries, to form the World Federation of Agriculture and Food Workers.
Affiliates The following unions were affiliated in 1979:
Union Country Accion Sindical Rural Argentina Argentina Federacion Unica de Sindicatos de Trabajadores Campesina Argentina Christian Union of Food and Agriculture Workers Belgium Federation of Peasants of Belize Belize Movement of Peasants of Belize Belize Fédération Beninoise des Travilleurs de la Terre et des Animateurs Ruraux Benin Federacion Sindical de Trabajadores Campesinos de Cochabamba Bolivia Acción Campesina Colombiana Colombia Federacion Campesina Cristiana Costarricense Costa Rica Dominican Landworkers' Movement Dominica Federacion Dominicana de Ligas Agrarias Dominican Republic Federacion Nacional de Organizaciones Campesinas Ecuador Central Campesina Salvadorena El Salvador General Federation of Agriculture France National Farmers' and General Workers' Union Gambia ALEB West Germany Mouvement Agricole de Guadeloupe Guadeloupe Federacion Campesina de Guatemala Guatemala Landworkers' Movement of Guyana Guyana Union Nacional Campesina Honduras Indian Confederation of Agricultural Workers India National Plantation, Agricultural and Allied Workers' Union of Liberia Liberia Féderation Nationale des Syndicats Chrétiens des Agricultures et Eleveurs Madagascar Mauritian Confederation of Workers and Labourers of the Sugar and Tea Industries Mauritius Comite Pro-Federacion Campesina de Mexico Mexico Federacion de Xtleros y Candelilleros de la Republica Mexicana Mexico Catholic Union of Agriculture, Food and Tobacco Netherlands Food Union Netherlands Federacion de Trabajadores Campesinos de Nicaragua Nicaragua Federation of Co-operative and Agricultural Workers' Unions of Nigeria Nigeria Federacion Nacional Campesina Panama Movimiento Campesino Paraguayo Paraguay Federacion Campesina del Peru Peru Movimiento Campesino de Suriname Suriname Secretaria Campesina de ASU Uruguay Confederacion Nacional Campesina de Venezuela Venezuela
Leadership General Secretaries Marcel Reynaert M. D. den Hollander
Presidents Age Ijska 1973: José Ramon Ranguel Parra
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