The International Federation of Musicians (French: Federation Internationale des Musiciens, FIM) is a global union federation bringing together trade unions representing music performers. FIM counts member unions in 70 countries and three regional groups in Europe, Africa and Latin America. It is a member of the Council of Global Unions.
Federation Internationale des Musiciens | |
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| Founded | 1948 |
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| Headquarters | 21 bis rue Victor Massé, Paris |
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Key people | Benoît Machuel (Gen Sec) John F. Smith (President) |
| Affiliations | IAEA |
| Website | fim-musicians |
History
editThe federation was established on 3 August 1948 at a conference in Zürich, which had been organised on the initiative of the Swiss Musicians' Union.[1] From 1951, it held meetings with the members of the Berne Convention, the International Labour Organization, the IFPI, and the European Broadcasting Union, to negotiate the copyright rights of musicians.[2]
For many years, the secretariat was independent of both the main international federations of trade unions, the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions and the World Federation of Trade Unions, and as such, by the 1980s, it represented both unions in capitalist countries, and in communist countries such as Cuba.[3]
In 1997, the organisation affiliated to the International Arts and Entertainment Alliance.[4] The secretariat is currently based in Paris, France.
Affiliates
editThe following unions were affiliated in March 2022:[5]
| Union | Abbreviation | Country |
|---|---|---|
| American Federation of Musicians | AFM | Canada & United States |
| Argentinian Society of Musicians | SADEM | Argentina |
| Association of Music Professionals of Senegal | AMS | Senegal |
| Association of Uruguayan Musicians | AUDEM | Uruguay |
| Communication Workers' Union | SLC | Italy |
| Creo | Creo | Norway |
| Croatian Musicians' Union | HGU | Croatia |
| Danish Musicians' Union | DMF | Denmark |
| Education, Science and Culture Trade Union of Slovenia | SVIZ | Slovenia |
| Entertainers of Jamaica Association | EJA | Jamaica |
| Federation of Citizens' Services | FSC | Spain |
| Federation of Culture and Media | FAIR-MediaSind | Romania |
| Federation of Dutch Trade Unions | FNV | Netherlands |
| Federation of Uruguayan Musicians | FEDEM | Uruguay |
| Finnish Musicians' Union | SML | Finland |
| General Union of Public Services | ACOD | Belgium |
| German Orchestra Union | DOV | Germany |
| Hungarian Musicians’ and Dancers’ Union | MZTSZ | Hungary |
| Icelandic Musicians' Union | FIH | Iceland |
| Iranian Musicians' Union | IMU | Iran |
| Israeli Musicians' Union | IMU | Israel |
| Kenya Musicians' Union | KEMU | Kenya |
| Latvian Trade Union Federation for People Engaged in Cultural Activities | LKDAF | Latvia |
| Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance | MEAA | Australia |
| Musicians' Federation of India | MFI | India |
| Musicians' Union | MU | United Kingdom |
| Musicians' Union of Ireland | MUI | Ireland |
| Musicians' Union of Japan | MUJ | Japan |
| Musicians' Union of Liberia | MULIB | Liberia |
| Musicians' Union of Malawi | MUM | Malawi |
| Musicians' Union of the Gambia | MUSIGAM | Gambia |
| Musicians' Union of the Ivory Coast | SAMCI | Cote d'Ivoire |
| Musicians' Union of the State of Rio de Janeiro | SINDMUSI | Brazil |
| National Association of Public and Private Employees | ANEP | Costa Rica |
| National Union of Music Workers | SITMUCH | Chile |
| Ormúsica | Ormúsica | Colombia |
| Panhellenic Musician Union | PMU | Greece |
| Professional Union of Spanish Musicians | SPME | Spain |
| Serbian Musicians' Union | SMU | Serbia |
| SO.ME.SOK | SO.ME.SOK | Cyprus |
| Swedish Musicians' Union | FSM | Sweden |
| Swiss Musicians' Union | SMV-USDAM | Switzerland |
| Syndicat national des artistes-musiciens | SNAM | France |
| SYNEAMAC | SYNEAMAC | Cameroon |
| Togo Musicians' Union | SARIAC | Togo |
| Trade Union for the Music Arts Industry | TUMAI | Zimbabwe |
| Trade Union of Cameroonian Musicians | SYCAMU | Cameroon |
| Trade Union of Polish Artists and Orchestra Musicians | ZZ PAMO | Poland |
| Transcom | Transcom | Belgium |
| Uganda Musicians' Union | UMU | Uganda |
| Ukrainian Musicians' Union | UMU | Ukraine |
| UNIA | UNIA | Slovakia |
| Union Conference of Musicians | GLOSA-SKG | Slovenia |
| Union of Bulgarian Musicians and Dancers | UBMD | Bulgaria |
| Union of Musicians, Composers and Singers of Peru | SIMCCAP | Peru |
| Union of Musicians of Colombia | SIMUCOL | Colombia |
| Union of Music Workers | UTM | Costa Rica |
| Union of Workers in Music, Art and Related Industries | SITMAS | Panama |
| Ver.di | Ver.di | Germany |
| Younion | Younion | Austria |
| Zimbabwe Musicians' Union | ZIMU | Zimbabwe |
Leadership
editGeneral Secretaries
edit- 1948: Rudolf Leuzinger
- 1982: Yvonne Burckhardt
- 1990s: Jean Vincent
- 2002: Benoît Machuel
Presidents
edit- 1948: William Batten
- 1950: Hardie Ratcliffe
- 1973: John Morton
- 2004: John F. Smith
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ Yearbook of International Organizations. 1997.
- ^ Donmann, Monika (2014). Authors and Apparatus: A Media History of Copyright. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. p. 115. ISBN 978-1501734984.
- ^ Alexander, Robert (2009). International Labor Organizations and Organized Labor in Latin America and the Caribbean. Santa Barbara: ABC CLIO. p. 262. ISBN 978-0275977399.
- ^ Verity Burgmann, Globalization and Labour in the Twenty-First Century, pp.122-123
- ^ "Membership". FIM. Retrieved 14 March 2022.