Association of Vatican Lay Workers

ADLV
Association of Vatican Lay Workers
Associazione Dipendenti Laici Vaticani
Founded1985
Location
Members
1,000
General Secretary
Alessandro Guarasci
AffiliationsITUC
Websitewww.adlvaticano.org

The Association of Vatican Lay Workers (Italian: Associazione Dipendenti Laici Vaticani; ADLV) is the sole trade union in Vatican City.

The ADLV was formed in 1985. The first ever strike in the Vatican was organized by the ADLV in 1988. In 1992 the union organised a successful mass resignation campaign to protest against the absence of pensions for workers. Vatican authorities formally recognised the ADLV in 1993.[1]

The ADLV is affiliated to the International Trade Union Confederation.[2]

  1. ^ Blackburn, Daniel; Cross, Ciaran, eds. (2016). Trade unions of the world (7th ed.). London: International Centre for Trade Union Rights. ISBN 978-0-9933556-0-8. OCLC 953422330.
  2. ^ "International Trade Union Organization - List of Affiliated Organisations" (PDF). ITUC. November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.