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Workers' organizations in Asia and the Pacific, as at July 1999

AUSTRALIA

Australian Council of Trade Unions
ACTU House, 393 Swanston Street
Melbourne Victoria 3000
Tel: 61 3 9663 5266
Fax: 61 3 9663 4051
President: Ms. Jennie George

Commonwealth Trade Union Council
Project Office
3rd Fl., T.L.C. Building
16 Peel Street
South Brisbane Qld 4101
Tel: (07) 3846 2424
Fax: (07) 3846 4968
Project Co-ordinator: Graeme Whimp

International Union of Food and Alliance Workers (IUF)
Labour Council Building (Room5, 8th floor)
377-383 Sussex Street, Sydney
NSW 2000, Australia.
tel: +61-2-264-6409
fax: +61-2-261-8539
e-mail:iufasia@peg.apc.org 
Mr Ma Wei Pin, Regional Secretary (Asia/Pacific)

Mr. Phil Drew
209 Young Street
Annandale, NSW 2038
Tel/Fax: 61 2 9518 6790
E-mail: drewphil@msn.com.au

South Pacific & Oceanic Council of Trade Unions
3rd Fl., T.L.C. Building
16 Peel Street
South Brisbane, Qld. 4101
Australia
Tel: 61 7 3846 1806
Fax: 61 7 3846 4968


BANGLADESH

APRO-FIET Co-ordinating Committee of Bangladesh
BKB Employees Union, Krishi Bank Bhaban
84 Motuheel Commercial Area
Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
Tel: 239 627
Fax: 88 02 863 327
Co-ordinator: Md. Giasuddin


BELGIUM

International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
Boulevard Emile
Jacqmain 155,B-1210
Brussels
Tel: 32 2 224 0211
Fax: 32 2 201 5815
E-mail: internetpo@icftu.org
President: C. Leroy Trotman/ Bill Jordan, General Secretary


CAMBODIA

Free Trade Union of Workers of the Kingdom of Cambodia
House # 27, Street 294
Phnom Penh
Kingdom of Cambodia
President: Ms. Ou Mary
Tel/Fax: 855 23 428 549, Mobile: 01 8 814 980
Contact Tel in Bangkok: Mr. Yim Sovann: Fax 679 4003


CHINA 

Ministry of Labour of the People's Republic of China
12, Hepinglizhongjie
Beijing, China
Tel: 421 1624, 421 3431-702
Fax: 421 1624

All China Federation of Trade Unions
10  Fuxingmenwai Street
Beijing 100865
Fax: 86 10 685 62031
President: Mr. Wei Jianxing
FIJI

Fiji Trades Union Congress
32 Des Voeux Road
P.O. Box 1418
Suva, Fiji
National Secretary: Mr. Felix Anthony
Fax. 679 300 306
Tel. 679 315 377, 315 402


FRANCE

Public Services International (PSI)
45, Avenue Voltaire, BP 9, F 01211
Ferney-Voltaire CEDEX France
Tel: 33 04 50 40 6464
Fax: 33 450 407 320
E-mail: pai@world-psi.org
HONG KONG 

Hong Kong & Kowloon Trades Union Council
3rd Floor, Rex Building
No. 650-652 Nathan Road
Khowloon, Hong Kong
Tel: 852-2384 5150
Fax: 852-2770 5396, 2780 6486
President: Mr. Wong Chun Wai
General Secretary: Mr. Chan Yun Che

Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions
19th Floor, Wing Wong Commercial Building
557-559 Nathan Road
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Tel: 852 2770 8668
Fax: 852 2770 7388
E-mail: hkctu@hk.super.net
General Secretary: Mr. Lee Cheuk-Yan
INDONESIA 

Asian American Free Labour Institute
Indonesia Office
Cik's Building 2nd Fl.,
Jl. Cikini Raya 84-86
Jakarta 10330 - Indonesia
Tel: 021 326 902, 336 635
Fax: 021 326 081

Federasi Serikat Pekerja Seluruh Indonesia (FSPSI)
Federation of All Indonesia Trade Union
Jalan Raya Pasar Minggu Km.17 No.9
Jakarta Selatan 12740
Indonesia
Tel: 62 21 740 1559, 798 8212
Fax: 62 21 791 91728
General Chairman -  Djoko Daulat
General Secretary  - Kasiran

Serikat Buruh Sejahtera Indonesia (SBSI)
(Indonesian Prosperity Trade Union)
Jl. Tebet Barat Dalam Raya No.8
Jakarta Selatan 12810, Indonesia
Tel/Fax: 62 21 8299 108
General Chairman  - Muchtar Pakpahan (re-election 2/10/97)
Acting General Chairman - Tohap Simanungkalit
General Secretary - Ms. Sunarti


JAPAN

Japanese Trade Union Confederation, RENGO-JTUC
3-2-11, Kanda-Surugadai 3-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 101
Fax: 03 5295 0548
President: Mr. E. Washio

Japan International Labour Foundation (JILAF)
Jinbocho Kinmei Building
3-23-2 Kanda-Jinbocho
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101
Tel: 81 3 3288 4188
Fax: 81 3 3288 4155
President: Haruki Shimizu

TWARO
6th floor, ZENSEN Kaikan Building,
8-16 Kudan Minami 4-chome, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo 102, Japan.
tel:+81-3-3288-3725
fax:+81-3-3288-3728
Mr Noriyuki Suzuki, Secretary

International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF)
ITF Tokyo Office
Toko-kaikan
3-1-35 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108
Tel: 81 3 3798 2770
Fax: 81 3 3769 4471
e-mail:qwk11030@niftyserve.or.jp
Regional Secretary: Shigeru Wada

International Textile, Garment & Leather Workers' Federation
ITGLWF Asian & Pacific Regional Organization
6th Floor, Zensen Kaikan
4-8-16, Kudan Minami
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102, Japan
President : T. Takagi
Secretary: N. Suzuki Tel: 81 3 3288 3725, Fax: 81 3 3288 3728

International Metalworkers' Federation (IMF)
East Asia Office
Director: Isuneo Hata
c/o Santoku Yaesu Bldg.
2-6-21 Yaesu, Chuo-ku
Tokyo 104
Tel: 81 3 3274 2288, 81 3 3274 2461
Fax: 81 3 3274 2476


KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 

Federation of Korean Trade Unions
FKTU Building, 35 Yoido-dong
Youngdoungpo-ku, Seoul, Korea
Tel: 02 782 3884-7        Fax: 02 784 6396
President: Mr. Park-in-sang
General Secretary: Lee Nam-Soon
Director of Int'l Affairs: Mr. Ahn Bong-Sool

Korean Confederation of Trade Union
4th Fl Samsun Bldg.
12-1 Samsun-Dong
1GA Sungbuk-Gu, Seoul 136-041
Korea
Tel: 82 2 765 2010
Fax: 82 2 765 2011
President: Lee Kap Yong
General Secretary: Kwon Yong Mok

FIET: KLC
9th Fl., Donga Bldg.
88 Dadong, Choongku
Seoul, Korea
Tel: 82 02 756 2339
Fax: 82 02 774 8409

General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea (GFTUK)
P.O. Box 333 Pyongyang DPRK
Fax: 850 381 4427
Head, International Dept.: Im Jong Gi


LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC

The Lao Federation of Trade Unions
87 Lane Xang Avenue, Laos
P.O. Box 780, Vientiane
Tel/Fax: 007 856-21-212 754, 212 753
Chief of International Relationship Dept.: Outhay Inthathirath

Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Phonexay Road
Vientiane
Lao PDR
P.O. box 4596
Deputy Secretary General:  Khamsinthavong Nhouyvanisvong
Committee on External Foreign
Tel:  41 2392,
Tel/Fax:  414 383


MALAYSIA

International Federation of Building and Woodworkers (IFBWW)
Asian & Pacific Regional Office
No. 13, 2nd Floor, Jalan 14/20
46100 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan
Malaysia
Tel: (093) 755 4561
Fax: (093) 756 9008
Regional Representative:  Mr Balan Nair

Malaysian Trades Union Congress
10-5 Jalan USJ 9/5T
Subang Business Centre
47620 UEP Subang Jaya
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Tel: 007 603 724 2953-55
Fax: 007 603 724 3224-5, 756 2773
E-mail: mtuc@tm.net.my
President: Mr. Zainal Rampak
Secretary General: G. Rajasekaran

Asean Trade Union Council (ATUC)
C/o Transport Workers Union
21 Jalan Barat
46200 Petaling Jaya
Selangor, Malaysia
Tel: 007 603 756 6115/756 6567
Fax: 007 603 755 1058
Secretary General: Mr. Zainal Rampak

Education International Asia and Pacific Regional Office
12A Jalan Telawi Empat, Bangsar Baru,
59100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
tel: 60 3 284 2142, 2140
fax: +60-3-284-7395
Chief Coordinator:  Mr. Aloysius Mathews


Education International (E.I.)
9, Jalan Gegambir
Medan Damansara 50490
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel: 007 603 256 2662
Fax: 007 603 254 1461
Chief Co-ordinator Asia-Pacific: Gurnam Singh Amn, PIS

National Union of  Plantation Workers (NUPW)
Plantation Workers House
428 AB Jalan 5/46
Gasingindah, 46000
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
Tel: 007 603 792 7718, 792 7622, 792 7861
Fax: 007 603 791 5321
National Executive Secretary: A. Navamukundan


MONGOLIA 

Confederation of Mongolian Trade Unions
Sq. Sukhbaatar-3, Ulaanbaatar - 11
Mongolia
Tel: 322 128, 327 253
Fax: 976 1 322 128
Mr. Z. Sukhbaatar
Asst. President for International Relations
President: G. Adiya
PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Papua New Guinea Trade Union Congress
P.O. Box 4279 Broko N.C.D. PNG
Tel: 325 7642, 323 9656 
Fax: 323 9657
Mr. Z. Sukhbaatar
President: Gasper Lapan
Gen Sec: John Paska
PHILIPPINES 

Brotherhood of Asian Trade Unionists (BATU)
FFW Annex Bldg.
1943 Taft Ave
Malate 1004, Manila
 P.O. Box 163
Philippines, Tel: 524 3150, 58 82 16/58 76 39, Fax: 521 8335
President: Mr. Ramon Jabar
Vice President: Mr. Floro Oliveros
President Emeritus: Mr. Juan C. Tan

Katipunang Manggagawang Pilipino, KMP-TUCP
TUCP-PGEA Compound
Maharlika and Masaya Streets
1101 Diliman, Quezon City 3008
Fax: 632 921 9758
President: Mr. Democrito T. Mendoza

Asean Trade Union Council (ATUC)
c/o MTUC
Z. Rampak


SINGAPORE

APRO-FIET
170 Upper Bukit Timah Road,
#14-03 Bukit Timah Shopping Centre,
Singapore 588179
tel: +65-467-7888
fax: +65-468-1410
e-mail:aprofiet@singnet.com.sg
Regional Secretary: Mr Christopher Ng

International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
Asian & Pacific Regional Organization (ICFTU-APRO)
Trade Union House, 3rd Floor
Shenton Way, Singapore 0105
Tel: 65 222 6294
Fax: 65 221 7380
President: Ken G. Douglas
General Secretary: Mr. Noriyuki Suzuki

ICFTU-APRO / (LO-FTF)
Education Project
51 Anson Road
10-51 Anson Centre
Singapore 079904
Tel: 220 2526
Fax: 222 1715
Project Manager: Mr. Niels-Erik Nielsen

Postal, Telegraph & Telephone International
Asian & Pacific Office: 12, New Industrial Road
#05-03, Thoren Technocentre
Singapore 1953
PTTI Asian & Pacific Representative : Mr. U.L. Basil de Silva
Tel: 283 7014
Fax: 280 3490

Singapore National Trades' Union Congress (NTUC)
Trade Union House
Shenton Way
Singapore 068810
Tel: 65 222 6555, 420 9306, 420 9308 and 420 9317
Fax: 65 323 5403
Manager, International Affairs Dept.: Leow Peng Kui
President: Mr. John De Payva
Secretary-General: Mr. Lim Boon Heng
Secretary for Financial Affairs: Mr. Michael Chang


THAILAND 

Asian-American Free Labour Institute
Kasemkij Building, Suit 402
120 Silom Road
Bangkok 10500
Fax: 238 5335/Tel: 632 7159
Director: Mr. John Osolnick

Labour Congress of Thailand (LCT)
420/393-94 Moo Ban Tippawan No.1
Teparak Road, Samrong Nua
Samut Prakarn 10270
Tel/Fax: 384 6789
Tel: 758 3300
E-mail: lct_org@hotmail.com
President: Mr. Pratheung Saengsank

National Free Labour Union Congress (NFLUC)
277 Moo 3, Kwaeng Rajburana
Bangkok 10140
Tel: 427 6506
Fax: 428 4543
President: Mr. Anusak Boonyapranai

Thai Trade Union Congress (TTUC)
420/393-94 Moo Ban Tippawan No.1
Teparak Road, Samrong Nua
Samut Prakarn 10270
Tel: 758 3300
Tel/Fax: 384 6789

Thailand Council of Industrial Labour (TCIL)
99 Moo 4, Sukhapiban 2 Road
Kannayao, Buenggoom
Bangkok 10230
Tel: 517 0022
Fax: 517 0628

National Labour Congress
586/248-250 City Village M.2 
Sukhumvit Road, Bang-Poo-Mai
Muang, Samutprakarn 10270
Tel: 709 9426
Fax: 709 9426
President: Chin Thapplee

State Enterprise Relations Confederation (SERC)
44 State Railway Thailand of  State Enterprise Employees Association
11 k.m. Ladyao,  Viphavadee Rangsit Road
Bangkok 10900
Tel/Fax: 537 8403
Secretary General: Somsak Kosaisook

National Congress of Thai Labour (NCTL)
1614/876 Government Housing Estate
Samutprakarn 10270
Tel.: 385 8975, MB: 01 482 0883      Fax: 385 7162

Confederation of Thai Labour
25/20 Moo Ban Vipaview
Sukhumvit Road, Paknam
Mueng District
Samutprakarn 10270
Fax/Tel: 756 5346
President: Amporn Bandasak

Dr. Vorawit Charoenlert
c/o Faculty of Economics
Chulalongkorn University
Pathumwan, Bangkok
Tel: 218 6242 (O)
     : 215 9439 (H)

The Textile Garment & Leather Workers' Federation of Thailand (TWFT)
264/57-58, Suksawad 13 Road
Bangpakaew, Rajburana, Bangkok 10140
Tel/Fax: 427 6967
President: Khun Sripoo Vayupark (Tel: 035 612 305)
Permanent Staff: Khun Sirichai Singhthid

Thailand Metalworkers' Federation
14/17 M.21 Poochao-samingprai Road
Samrong-tai, Prapadeang
Samuthprakarn 10130
Tel: 394 5814, 754 4326
President: Wanphen Preamkaew

Omnoi Omyai Trade Union Group
200/11 Sethakij 1 Road
Omnoi, Krathumban
Samuthsakorn 74130
Tel: 420 6256, Coordinator: Vilaiwan Sair Tear

Prapadaeng, Sooksawat & Rajburana Trade Union Group
283 M.1 Sooksawat Road
Bang-pla-kod, Prasamut-chedi
Samutprakarn 10290
Tel: 463 0058 ext. 157
Coordinator: Mr. Udomsak Bupphanimit

Rangsit Trade Union Group
175 Viphavadee-rangsit Road
Donmuang, Bangkok 10210
Tel: 995 9339
President: Chalor Chearchang

Nava Nakorn Trade Union
362 M. 13, Paholyothin Road
Klong-nung, Klong-laung
Pathumthanee 12120
Tel: 529 1710, 529 3657
Coordinator: Chantana Surisura


VIET NAM 

Vietnam General Confederation of Labour
65 Quan  su Street
Hanoi
Tel: 824 4361, 825 3781, 826 8181
Fax: (84 4) 825 3781, 822 0466
President: Ms. Cu Thi Han
Vice President: Ms. Dang Ngoc Chien
Director of International Department: Mr. Nguyen Van Dung

Vietnam National Union of Education Workers
2, Trink Hoai Duc St., Hanoi, Vietnam
Tel: 84 4 8 456 526, Fax: 84 4 433 693
Vice President: Nguyen Thi Ngoc Qugen

Ministry of Labour Invalids & Social affairs
2 Dinh Le Street, Hanoi
Tel: 269 518
Senior Expert on Training: Vu Van Khiet

 

Updated by PAP/SUT/TRS. Approved by BKL. Last updated: 23 February 2001