Fifth World Trade Union Congress (World Federation of Trade Unions)
Moscow
5 December 1961 - 15 December 1961
The World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) is an international federation of trade unions established on 3 October 1945. From the outset of the Cold War, the federation became primarily Communist-aligned. Elena Teodorescu (Romania) participated in this Congress.
Women’s Labour Activism
in Eastern Europe and Transnationally,
From the Age of Empires
to the Late 20th Century
This research project, led by Susan Zimmermann at Central European University (Vienna, Austria), has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Grant agreement No. 833691 – ZARAH).