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The General Federation of Teachers of Luxembourg (, FGIL) was a
trade union A trade union (British English) or labor union (American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers whose purpose is to maintain or improve the conditions of their employment, such as attaining better wages ...
representing teachers in
Luxembourg Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France on the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembour ...
. The union was founded in 1900, and in 1905 joined the International Bureau of Federations of Teachers. Many Catholics in the union objected to this, and left in 1909 to found the Catholic Union of Teachers. By
World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
, it represented the majority of men teachers, but only a minority of women. It affiliated to the
General Confederation of Labour of Luxembourg The General Confederation of Labour of Luxembourg (, CGT-L) is a trade union federation in Luxembourg. The federation was established in 1927, on the initiative of unions representing railway and metal workers in Luxembourg. By the 1970s, its larg ...
, and in 1979, it merged with the
Luxembourg Workers' Union The Luxembourg Workers' Union (, LAV) was a general union in Luxembourg. The union was founded in 1920, as the Luxembourg Mining and Metalworkers' Union. This was a merger of the Luxembourg Miners' and Ironworkers' Union with the Luxembourg Metalw ...
, to form the Independent Luxembourg Trade Union Confederation.{{cite book , title=Trade Unions of the World , date=2005 , publisher=John Harper Publishing , location=London , isbn=0954381157 , pages=204–205 , edition=6


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