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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 70 members in 60 countries throughout the world and has created three regional groups; Africa (FIM-AF, the FIM African Committee), Latin America (GLM, Grupo Latinoamericano de Musicos), and Europe (the FIM European Group). It is a member of the Council of Global Unions.

History

The International Federation of Musicians (FIM) was established on August 3,1948, during a conference in Zürich, which had been organized on the initiative of the Swiss Musicians' Union.^[1] The conference brought together key figures in the music industry to address musician's rights and the need for international cooperation in protecting these rights. 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] establish a strong network among musicians' unions and setting the foundation for its future objectives.

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 organization affiliated to the International Arts and Entertainment Alliance.^[4] The secretariat is currently based in Paris, France.

General Secretaries

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1948: Rudolf Leuzinger

1982: Yvonne Burckhardt

1990s: Jean Vincent

2002-present: Benoît Machuel

Presidents

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1948: William Batten

1950: Hardie Ratcliffe

1973: John Morton

2004-present: John F. Smith

Objectives

The International Federation of Musicians' main objective is to safeguard and advance the creative, economic, and social rights of musicians as represented by its member unions. This leads to activities such as:

Development of the worldwide organization of musicians
International cooperation is advanced by the federation of music unions worldwide
Supporting legislative and other actions that provide protection on a national and international level on behalf of musicians
Reaching agreements with other international organizations for the benefit of the profession and member unions
Acquiring and compiling statistical data and additional information on the music industry, then supplying member unions with this data
Supporting member unions materially and morally in the interests of the profession and in line with FIM's goals

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the International Labor Office (ILO), and UNESCO are among the organizations with whom FIM collaborates with closely. Other initiatives include the holding of international congresses and conferences, the advancement of all efforts to make music the common property of all people, and the upkeep of ongoing relationships with other international organizations that could be of service to FIM.

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References

^ 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

[1] Yearbook of International Organizations. 1997.

[2] Donmann, Monika (2014). Authors and Apparatus: A Media History of Copyright. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. p. 115. ISBN 978-1501734984.

[3] Alexander, Robert (2009). International Labor Organizations and Organized Labor in Latin America and the Caribbean. Santa Barbara: ABC CLIO. p. 262. ISBN 978-0275977399.

[4] Verity Burgmann, Globalization and Labour in the Twenty-First Century, pp.122-123

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