Trade Unions

FGTB/ABVV and Affiliates

• FGTB/ABVV - Belgian General Confederation of Labour (En)

• FGTB-Services Publics (CGSP/ACOD) - Public service workers' union

• FGTB Employés (SETCa / BBTK) - White-collar workers' union

• FGTB Métal (MWB) - Metal workers' union

• FGTB Alimentation-Horeca-Services (HORVAL) - Food, beverages, hotels and services federation (En)

• FGTB Textile, Vêtement et Diamant (TVD) - Textile workers' union)

• FGTB Transport (UBOT) - Transport workers' federation

• FGTB/ABVV - Brussels regional organisation

• FGTB/ABVV - Flanders regional organisation

• Fondation André Renard - FGTB/ABVV-linked foundation

ACV/CSC and affiliates

• ACV/CSC - General Christian Trade Union (En)

• CCSP/CCOD - public services workers' union

• CCVD/CCAS - food and services workers' union

• CNE - union for clerical workers and managerial staff in Wallonia and Brussels

• LBC-NVK - union for clerical workers and managerial staff in Flanders and Brussels

• TRANSCOM - transport and communications workers' union (En)

• ACV/CSC Brussels regional organisation

• ACV-CSC METEA – Trade Union for metal and textile

• COC - teachers' trade union Flanders and Brussels

• CSC-Enseignement - teachers’ union Wallonia and Brussels

• COV - teachers' union Flanders and Brussels

ACLVB/CGSLB

• ACLVB/CGSLB - General Confederation of Liberal Trade Unions

• SLFP/VSOA - ACLVB/CGSLB public sector section

Employer Organisations

VBO/FEB and most important affiliates

• VBO/FEB - Federation of Belgian Companies (En)

• Febelfin - Financial sector

• ABSU-UGBN - Belgian Federation of Cleaning Contractors

• AGORIA - "multi-sector federation for the technology industry" (En)

• Creamoda - Belgian Clothing Association

• FEBELGRA - Federation of the Belgian Graphics Industry (En)

• FEDINDUSTRIA – textile, furniture, woodwork employers' federation (En)

• ESSENSCIA - Federation of the Belgian Chemical Industries (En)

• COMEOS - Distribution Industry

• FETRA - Federation of the Paper and Board Converting Industries (En)

• FEVIA - Food Industry Federation (En)FIV/VGI - Federation of the Glass Industry (En)

• FPB - Belgian Petroleum Federation

• ASSURALIA - Belgian Insurance Assocation (En)

• FEDERGON - temporary agency employers

• FEBETRA - road transport employers

• FEBIAC - automotive industry

• Federauto - garage industry

• CEPA - harbour employers

• GSV - steel industry

• International logistics

• Confederation Construction

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UNIZO and some important affiliates

• UNIZO

• DFO - Fitness and wellness industry

• HorecaVlaanderen

• FBT - Textile care

• Bouwunie - Construction industry

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Other Employer Organisations

• UCM - SMEs organisation (Fr)

• Boerenbond

• FWA - Fédération Wallonne de l'Agriculture www.fwa.be

• UNISOC - Social profit sector

• Verso – Flemish social profit sector

• Unipso – Walloon social profit sector

• BCSPO – Brussel social profit sector

• UWE - Walloon Business Federation (En)

• VOKA - Flanders' Chamber of Commerce and Industry (En)

• FEBETRA - road transport employers

Government

• Federal Ministry of Employment and Labour (En)

• General Belgian government site (En)

• Official information on social security in Belgium (En)

• Federal Ministry of Economy (En)

• Flemish region – department work and social economy

• Walloon region - department for employment and training

• Brussels regions

• FOREM - training and employment services body (Wallonia)

• VDAB - training and employment services body (Flanders)

• ACTIRIS - training and employment services body (Brussels)

Main bodies of social dialogue

• CRB/NAR - National Labour Council (En)

• CCE/CRB - Central Council of the Economy

• High council for prevention and protection at work

• Council for sustainable development

• SERV Social and Economic council flanders

• CERW Walloon region economic and social council

• ESRBHG

• WSR-DG - Economic and Social Council

• FOREM - training and employment services body (Wallonia)

• VDAB - training and employment services body (Flanders)

• ACTIRIS - training and employment services body (Brussels)

Other links

• Federal Planning Bureau (En)

• National bank

• CCE/CRB - Central Council of the Economy

• ONEM - National Employment Office

• www.6com.be - Belgian trade union information portal (FR)

• WVS - Belgian trade union information portal (NL)

• CRISP Research center on social and political matters (En)

• IWEPS - Walloon Employment Observatory

• Policy Research Centre Work and Social Economy (Steunpunt WSE)

• CRISP Research center on social and political matters (En)

• STV Innovation and Work

• HIVA - Research Institute for Work and Society