title: Brotherhood of Asian Trade Unions
text: # Brotherhood of Asian Trade Unions
  
  The Brotherhood of Asian Trade Unions (BATU) was a federation bringing together trade unionists in Asia.
  
  ## History
  
  The federation was established on 20 December 1963, at a conference in Manila. It was a regional federation of the International Federation of Christian Trade Unions, with the Federation of Free Workers being its leading affiliate. By 1974, it had affiliates from 9 countries, representing a total of 5 million members.
  
  In September 2007, it merged with the ICFTU Asia and Pacific Regional Organisation to form the ITUC Regional Organisation for Asia and Pacific.
  
  ## Leadership
  
  ### General Secretaries
  
      1963: Johnny Tan
      1974:
      Necie Lucero
  
  ### Presidents
  
      1963: Trivedi Parmanand
      1965: Tran Quoc Buu
      1974: Johnny Tan
      2015: Anton Lodwick
  