Luc Triangle Appointed ITUC Acting General Secretary

Belgian trade unionist Luc Triangle has been appointed Acting General Secretary of the ITUC, effective 1 May.

Luc Triangle has been serving as General Secretary of IndustriAll Europe. The appointment was made under the authority of ITUC President Akiko Gono, following consultations with the ITUC Deputy Presidents and endorsement by the members of the ITUC General Council.

Luc Triangle will serve in the position up to the Extraordinary World Congress of the ITUC to be held at the end of September this year when a General Secretary will be elected.

Luc Triangle said: "It is a great honour to be entrusted with guiding the ITUC through this phase. As we focus on the key issues of integrity, transparency and internal democracy, the ongoing work of defending workers’ rights and campaigning for the new social contract will continue and intensify."

You can read Luc Triangle’s biography here.