International Union of Food Workers

The International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Associations (IUF) is an international federation of trade unions representing workers in:

  • agriculture and plantations
  • the processing and manufacture of food and beverages
  • hotels, restaurants, tourism and catering services
  • all stages of tobacco processing.

The IUF is composed of 425 affiliated trade unions in 127 countries representing over 10 million workers. It is based in Geneva, Switzerland.

From its founding in 1920, international labour solidarity has been the IUF’s guiding principle. This principle is implemented through:

  • building solidarity at every stage of the food chain
  • global action to defend human, democratic and trade union rights
  • international union organizing within transnational companies (TNCs)