International Labour Sports Federation
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International Labour Sports Federation (French: Confédération sportive internationale du travail, CSIT) is an international labour movement and trade union sporting organisation, based in Vienna. It was founded in Brussels in 1946 as a successor of Socialist Workers' Sport International. CSIT was recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1986.
Since CSIT's roots are in the Workers' Sport Movement founded in 1913, the federation is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2013.
Member unions
- Algeria: Federation Algerienne Sport et Travail
- Angola: Union Nationale des Travailleurs Angolais
- Austria: Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Sport und Körperkultur in Österreich
- Belgium: Association Francophone du Sport Travailliste Belge, FROS Amateursportfederatie
- Brazil: Servico Social da Industria
- Bulgaria: Bulgarian Workers' Federation Sport and Health, Bulgarian Workers' Sport Union
- China: China Workers' Center for International Exchanges
- Cyprus: Pancyprian Worker's Sport Club of Cyprus
- Denmark: Dansk Arbejder Idraetsforbund
- Estonia: Estonian Sports Association Kalev, Eestimaa Spordiliit - Estonian Sports Association Jõud
- Finland: Finnish Workers' Sports Federation
- France: Federation Francaise du Sport Travailliste, Federation Sportive et Gymnique du Travail
- Germany: Rad- und Kraftfahrerbund Solidarität
- Ireland: Athletic Association of Ireland
- Israel: Hapoel Sport Association
- Italy: Associazioni Centri Sportivi Italiani, Associazione Italiana Cultura Sport, Unione Italiana Sport per Tutti
- Latvia: Latvian Trade Sport Association
- Lithuania: Lithuanian Sports Society Zalgiris
- Mexico: Instituto del Deporte de los Trabajadores
- Morocco: Federation Travailliste Marocaine des Sports
- Netherlands: Nederlandse Culturele Sportbond
- Portugal: Instituto Nacional Para Approveitamento Dos Tempos Livres Dos Trabalhadores
- Romania: Club Sportiv Electrica
- Russia: La Confédération des Associations Sportives de la Russie, Russian Sport Association Atom-sport
- Switzerland: Schweizerischer Arbeiter-, Turn- und Sportverband
- Tunisia: Organisation Nationale Culture Sport et Travail
- Turkey: Turkish Federation of Sport for All
- United Arab Emirates: Government Departments Sport Association
CSIT World Sports Games
The premier international multi-sport event under CSIT's care is called the CSIT World Sports Games.[1] The third edition of these Games takes place at Varna, Bulgaria, for 2013, to celebrate the centennial year of the organization itself.[2]
| Edition | Year | City | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st[3] | 2008 | Rimini |  Italy |
| 2nd[4] | 2010 | Tallinn |  Estonia |
| 3rd[5] | 2013 | Varna |  Bulgaria |
| 4th[6] | 2015 | Lignano | Italy |
