Ferdinandus Carolus Hardijns (16 September 1864 – 13 May 1927) was a Belgian trade unionist and politician.

Born in Ghent, Hardijns worked in a factory and was a founding member of the Belgian Labour Party, in 1885. The following year, he became the editor of Vooruit, a socialist newspaper.[1] In it, he printed an appeal for the police not to shoot striking workers, and when he refused to print a response to the article, he was sentenced to two months in prison or a 200 franc fine.[2]

In 1895, Hardijns became the general secretary of the International Federation of Textile Workers' Associations, serving for two years.[3] Also in 1895, he was elected as a city councillor in Ghent, serving until 1926.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ferdinandus Hardijns". ODIS. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  2. ^ Strikwerda, Carl (2000). A House Divided: Catholics, Socialists, and Flemish Nationalists in Nineteenth-Century Belgium. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 9780585114149.
  3. ^ Yearbook of the International Free Trade Union Movement. London: Lincolns-Prager. 1957–1958. pp. 577–578.
Media offices
Preceded by Editor of Vooruit
1886–1901
Succeeded by
Aimé Bogaerts
Preceded by
Aimé Bogaerts
Editor of Vooruit
1915–1927
Succeeded by
Gust Balthazar
Trade union offices
Preceded by General Secretary of the International Federation of Textile Workers' Associations
1895–1897
Succeeded by