Luc Triangle (born 3 October 1961) is a Belgian trade unionist. Born in

Leuven Leuven (, , ), also called Louvain (, , ), is the capital and largest City status in Belgium, city of the Provinces of Belgium, province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located about east of Brussels. The municipalit ...

, Triangle joined the youth section of the

Confederation of Christian Trade Unions The Confederation of Christian Trade Unions (, or ACV; , CSC) is the largest of Belgium's three trade union federations. History The federation was founded in 1904, but can trace its origins to the "Anti-Socialist Cotton Workers' Union" founde ...

in 1982. He worked for the federation from 1984, holding posts including director of its training centre, and leader of its international work. In 2011, he moved to become general secretary of the European Trade Union Federation for Textiles, Clothing and Leather. This became part of IndustriALL – European Trade Union in 2012, with Triangle appointed as a deputy general secretary. In 2016, he won election as general secretary of the federation. In April 2023, Triangle was appointed as acting general secretary of the

International Trade Union Confederation The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC; ; ; ) is the world's largest trade union federation. History The federation was formed on 1 November 2006 out of the merger of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) a ...

, following the dismissal of

Luca Visentini Luca Visentini (born 1969) is an Italian trade unionist. Elected general secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) at the organisation's 5th World Congress in Melbourne, Australia, in mid-November 2022, he stood aside on 14 ...

. His priorities were enacting governance and financial reforms, defending workers' rights, and campaigning for a new

social contract In moral and political philosophy, the social contract is an idea, theory, or model that usually, although not always, concerns the legitimacy of the authority of the state over the individual. Conceptualized in the Age of Enlightenment, it ...

. At the ITUC's 6th Extraordinary World Congress, he was elected unopposed as General Secretary on 12 October 2023.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Triangle, Luc 1961 births Living people Belgian trade unionists Leaders of the International Trade Union Confederation People from Leuven