Brotherhood of Asian Trade Unions
# Brotherhood of Asian Trade Unions

The Brotherhood of Asian Trade Unions (BATU) was a federation bringing together trade unionists in Asia.

## History

The federation was established on 20 December 1963, at a conference in Manila. It was a regional federation of the International Federation of Christian Trade Unions, with the Federation of Free Workers being its leading affiliate. By 1974, it had affiliates from 9 countries, representing a total of 5 million members.

In September 2007, it merged with the ICFTU Asia and Pacific Regional Organisation to form the ITUC Regional Organisation for Asia and Pacific.

## Leadership

### General Secretaries

    1963: Johnny Tan
    1974:
    Necie Lucero

### Presidents

    1963: Trivedi Parmanand
    1965: Tran Quoc Buu
    1974: Johnny Tan
    2015: Anton Lodwick
