About Us

Building workers’ power and solidarity in Asia and the Pacific
OUR STORY

We build workers’ power and solidarity in Asia-Pacific to collectively fight for the rights of the working people.

The International Trade Union Confederation - Asia Pacific (ITUC-Asia Pacific) is a regional federation of 59 trade union centres from 34 countries and territories in Asia and the Pacific region, representing an effective membership of over 60 million. 

Building workers’ power and solidarity in the region, the ITUC-Asia Pacific is guided by its profound conviction that democratic and independent trade unions are crucial to upholding the dignity and securing the wellbeing of the working people. It strives for human rights, social justice, gender equality, peace, freedom and democracy. 

Founded on 4 September 2007 in Bangalore, India, the ITUC-Asia Pacific arose from the merger of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions - Asia Pacific Regional Organisation and the Brotherhood of Asian Trade Unions. This came about shortly after the creation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) in its Founding Congress on 1-3 November 2006 that brought together the former affiliates of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) and the World Confederation of Labour (WCL), as well as other independent trade unions that were not affiliated to any international or regional trade union organisation. Uniting the international trade union movement and strengthening global solidarity were seen as an imperative in tackling the intensifying challenges of globalisation at that time. 

At present, forging international solidarity remains paramount as workers are confronted with major changes in the world of work driven by shrinking civic space, digitalisation, climate change, demographic shifts, and recently, global pandemic.

The ITUC-Asia Pacific is committed to building the capacity of its affiliates, helping trade unions strengthen their profile nationally, assisting affiliates in organising the unorganised workers, and advancing the affiliates’ agenda at the regional and global levels through campaigns and advocacy with regional and international institutions.

Our Governing Bodies

We are independent and democratic.

The ITUC-Asia Pacific is independent and democratic. Although the ITUC-Asia Pacific is an organic part of the ITUC, it maintains its autonomy in governance and decision-making.

The ITUC-Asia Pacific is governed by the four-yearly Regional Conference, Regional General Council, and the Regional Executive Bureau.

Recognising the important role and representation of women and youth in the trade union movement, the ITUC-Asia Pacific, through the Regional General Council, established the Women’s Committee and the Youth Committee. The Chairs of the two committees also serve as ex-officio members of the Regional General Council with the right to vote.

As of January 2021, the ITUC-AP has a total paying membership of 23,414,735 from 59 affiliated organisations, representing over 24 million working people and an effective membership of 60 million, from 34 countries and territories in the Asia-Pacific region.
Regional General Council
Mr Felix Anthony
Mr Felix Anthony
President
Globe
Fiji
FTUC
Mr Shoya Yoshida
Mr Shoya Yoshida
General Secretary
Globe
Japan
ITUC-Asia Pacific
Mr G Sanjeeva Reddy
Globe
India
INTUC
Ms Jyoti Macwan
Globe
India
SEWA
Ms Prihanani Boenadi
Globe
Indonesia
KSPI
Ms Elly Rosita Silaban
Globe
Indonesia
KSBSI
Ms Tomoko Yoshino
Globe
Japan
JTUC
Ms Choi Miyoung
Globe
Korea
FKTU
Ms Kim Kyoung-Ja
Globe
Korea
KCTU
Ms Rachel Mackintosh
Globe
New Zealand
NZCTU
Mr Shaher Saed
Globe
Palestine
PGFTU
Mr Ergun Atalay
Globe
Turkey
TURK-IS
Mr Yeo Chun Fing
Globe
Singapore
SNTUC
Ms Merita Jegeni Yildiz
Globe
Turkey
TURK-IS
Ms Yoshiko Norimatsu
Globe
Japan
JTUC
Ms Nicole Anne Parreño
Globe
Philippines
TUCP
Secretariat
Programmes
Patuan Samosir
Senior Director, Organising and Projects
Francis Kim Upgi
Director, Economic and Social Policy
Anna Lee Fos-Tuvera
Director, Gender Equality Activities
Toshitaka Hayashi
Director, Planning and Coordination
S. M. Fahimuddin Pasha
Senior Officer, Workers’ Rights
Joy Hernandez
Senior Communications and Advocacy Officer
General Affairs
Joseph Lee
Director
Jessie Chow
Senior Officer
Rozana Bte Rahmat
Junior Officer
Finance
Tee Lee Hong
Senior Director
Christina Pang
Account Executive
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Australia
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China
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Hong Kong and Korea
India
Indonesia
Iraq
Israel
Japan
Jordan
Kiribati
Korea
Kuwait
Malaysia
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nepal
New Zealand
Oman
Pakistan
Palestine
Philippines
Samoa
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Syria
Taiwan
Thailand
Tonga
Turkey
Vanuatu
Yemen
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