International Workingmen's Association
The International Workingmen's Association (IWA), sometimes called the First International, was an international organization which aimed at uniting a variety of different left-wing political groups and trade union organizations that were based on the working class. It was founded in 1864 in a workmen's meeting held in Saint Martin's Hall, London. Its first congress was held in 1866 in Geneva. A significant decision at that event was the adoption of the 8-hour work day as one of the Association's fundamental demands.
See also
- Second International and Socialist International
- Third International (Comintern)
- Fourth International and Trotskyist internationals
- The Internationale
- Confederación Nacional del Trabajo
- List of left-wing internationals
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