The Brotherhood of Asian Trade Unions (BATU) was a federation bringing together trade unionists in Asia.
History The federation was established on 20 December 1963, at a conference in Manila. It was a regional federation of the International Federation of Christian Trade Unions, with the Federation of Free Workers being its leading affiliate. By 1974, it had affiliates from 9 countries, representing a total of 5 million members.U.S. Commitment to SEATO (1974)
In September 2007, it merged with the ICFTU Asia and Pacific Regional Organisation to form the ITUC Regional Organisation for Asia and Pacific.
Leadership General Secretaries 1963: Johnny Tan 1974: Necie Lucero
Presidents 1963: Trivedi Parmanand 1965: Tran Quoc Buu 1974: Johnny Tan 2015: Anton Lodwick
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