HISTORY

At a Special Joint Conference of Shop Stewards and Branch Officers (COSSABO) of the Group of Independent Trade Unions and NGOs held on June 12tyh 2002, which was attended by representatives of the following Unions - ATASS, CWU, EPA, FSA, OWTU, POA, SISA and TICFA - and representatives of the following NGOs - TYC, Working Women; it was agreed that there should be established a new Federation and that the name of the Federation should be "The Federation of Independent Trade Unions and NGOs (FITUN)".

And at a Special Joint COSSABO of FITUN held on 12th June 2003, it was agreed by the representatives  of the Trade Unions and NGOs assembled that there should be an interim Executive Committee and an Interim General Council established according to Constitutional Guideline that the Joint COSSABO adopted, and that further the said Joint COSSABO gave effect to this decision by electing an Interim Executive and proving for each member unit of FITUN to have seven (7) delegates to the Interim General Council.

INAUGURAL CONFERENCE OF DELEGATES 2004