Ceylon Federation of Labour


The Ceylon Federation of Labour is an organisation bringing together trade unions in the private, semi-government and co-operative sectors of Sri Lanka.

History

The Ceylon Federation of Labour was registered as a federation of unions by the Workers & Peasants Union, which was led by the Radical Party under the influence of the ideas of M.N. Roy of India. When the Lanka Sama Samaja Party re-commenced its trade union activity in the post-war period, it did so in co-operation with the Workers & Peasants Union and gradually took over leadership of the CFL by 1946.
The CFL was involved in the general strike of 1946 and its successor of 1947. It was the prime mover in the hartal of 1953.

Affiliated unions