Hans Jacobsen (trade unionist)
Hans Jacobsen (26 December 1872 – 1943) was a Danish trade unionist.
Born in Aarhus, Jacobsen completed an apprenticeship as a tailor, and worked in Norway, Germany and Switzerland, before returning to Aarhus. There, he joined a local union of tailors. In 1905, he was elected as the union's president, and then in 1914 he became the full-time secretary of the national tailors' federation.[1][2]
In 1919, Jacobsen began working full-time for the Danish Confederation of Trade Unions, becoming a vice president in 1928 then, in 1929, its treasurer. In 1928, he became a vice president of the International Federation of Trade Unions, and also served on its executive.[1][2]
Jacobsen retired from all his union positions in 1940 and died three years later.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Goethem, Geert van (2006). The Amsterdam International: the world of the International Federation of Trade Unions (IFTU), 1913-1945. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-7546-5254-0.
- ^ a b "The International Federation of Trade Unions, 1936-1939: Its history and organisation". Modern Records Centre. University of Warwick. Retrieved 22 October 2019.