as Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, where they are a major portion of the labour force, but have few rights. Qatar is singled out as a source of good news, with the country adopting a new labour code which, although still below international standards, allowed for the establishment of free trade unions. Leadership General Secretaries 1949: Jacobus Hendrik Oldenbroek 1960: Omer Becu 1967: Harm Buiter 1972: Otto Kersten 1982: John Vanderveken 1992: Enzo Friso 1995: Bill Jordan 2002: Guy Ryder Presidents 1949: Paul Finet 1951: Vincent Tewson 1953: Omer Becu 1957: Arne Geijer 1965: Bruno Storti 1972: Donald MacDonald 1975: P. P. Narayanan 1992: Roy Trotman 2000: Fackson Shamenda 2004: Sharan Burrow See also International Trade Union Confederation World Confederation of Labour World Federation of Trade Unions Global union federations References Further reading Robert Anthony Waters and Geert van Goethem, eds. American Labor's Global Ambassadors: The International History of the AFL-CIO During the Cold War (Palgrave Macmillan; 2014) External links Guide to the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions records. 5010. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library. Guide to International Confederation of Free Trade Unions. Council for Organising Campaign in France. Reports and minutes, 1952-1953. 5028. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library. Trade unions established in 1949 Trade unions disestablished in 2006 International and regional union federations