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Bijeenkomst VHV
op Vrijdag 7 november 2014 vindt er een bijeenkomst van de Vakbonds Historische Vereniging Vrienden plaats op het IISG.Voor geïnteresseerden is er om 12.15 uur een rondleiding in het IISG, een kijkje... [Event]
Round Table:Exploring the Multiple Roles of Trade Unions in Africa Today
African unions have been struggling to find a clear ideological discourse, as well as well-designed strategies to tackle the challenges of current political and economic realities. Nevertheless,... [Event]
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) was established in 1949 and now has 215 affiliated organizations in 145 countries and territories on all five continents with a membership... [Event]
Holiday at last
After years of discussion and consideration, the Dutch diamond workers union ANDB and the employers agreed upon a general week's holiday in August 1910. The diamond industry in Amsterdam was closed... [Image gallery]
Photos from the Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) has been called the first media-war in history. Idealistic film makers and photographers like Joris Ivens, Robert Capa, and Gerda Taro rushed to the battlefields.The... [Image gallery]
Banners from Early Dutch Trade Unions
The early Dutch trade unions spent a great deal of money on their business cards. That was a banner, a costly jewel of velvet, silk, or satin with gold wire. It was a matter of prestige for local... [Image gallery]
Summer Holidays
In the history of the labour movement, having holidays, like anything else, is associated with struggle and organization. Trade unions had to gain the right to have paid holidays. In Holland, in 1910... [Image gallery]
An Old Trade Union in Sri Lanka and a Brand New One in Nepal
Nowadays, the main field in which the Institute acquires collections is labour, and its various aspects. The IISH’s collections in this field are global in scope. A number of recent acquisitions in... [Collection highlight]
Musicians' Union
The Koninklijke Nederlandse Toonkunstenaars Vereniging (KNTV) (Royal Dutch Musicians' Association) was founded in 1875 and is one of the oldest trade unions in the Netherlands. Prior to founding,... [Collection highlight]
Co van den Born, a life in the service of the trade union
Co van den Born was a trade union woman at heart. In the years of reconstruction and in the turbulent sixties, she stood for equal pay and treatment of women. Her archive shows a beautiful picture of... [Collection highlight]

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