The French Confederation of Christian Workers (French: Confédération française des travailleurs chrétiens, CFTC) is one of the five major French confederation of trade unions, belonging to the social Christian tradition.
It was created in 1919. In 1964, the union split, a majority founding the CFDT secular trade-union.
CFTC is member of International Trade Union Confederation and European Trade Union Confederation. Its leader is Jacques Voisin.
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