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For several years, the affiliation of the Confédération Générale du Travail (CGT) (General Confederation of Labour) to the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), as well as its positions on international issues, have been the subject of a lively debate, which was highlighted at the recent Dijon congress, while the CGT’s opposition networks are campaigning for a return of the confederation to the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU). These divisions over age-old international issues outline two visions of internationalism and international trade unionism.