Willy Peirens

Willy Peirens (born 19 August 1936) is a former Belgian trade union leader.

Born in Deinze, Peirens was active in the Catholic Workers' Youth, becoming its national co-ordinator in 1959. In 1968, he transferred to become youth officer at the Confederation of Christian Trade Unions (ACV), then in the early 1970s became the co-ordinator of its regional structure. In 1977, he became secretary of the ACV's Flemish region, and in 1987, the ACV's national president.^[1] In 1989, he was additionally elected as the president of the World Confederation of Labour. He retired in 1999, but was made honorary president of the ACV.^[2]

References

↑ Labour, vol.67, p.22
↑ "KADOC ontvangt toparchief ACV-voorzitter Willy Peirens" (PDF). KADOC. Retrieved 25 January 2021.

Trade union offices

Preceded by

Jef Houthuys

President of the Confederation of Christian Trade Unions
1987–1999

Succeeded by

Luc Cortebeeck

Preceded by

Johnny Tan

President of the World Confederation of Labour
1989–1999

Succeeded by

Fernand Kikongi

[1] Labour, vol.67, p.22

[2] "KADOC ontvangt toparchief ACV-voorzitter Willy Peirens" (PDF). KADOC. Retrieved 25 January 2021.

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