Italian Labour Union

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Italian Labour Union

Italian labor organization

Also known as: UIL, Unione Italiana del Lavoro

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Italian:: Unione Italiana Del Lavoro (UIL)

Date:: 1950 - present

Areas Of Involvement:: labor movement

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Italian Labour Union, Italian trade union federation with more than a million and a half members. The UIL was formed in 1950 in opposition to the communist-dominated Italian General Confederation of Labour, Italy’s largest trade union federation, and the Roman Catholic-supported Italian Confederation of Syndicated Labourers. The federation is affiliated with the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions.