The International Ladies' Garment Workers Union primarily organized which workers?

• A. Women in the garment industry
• B. Men in the garment industry
• C. Railway workers
• D. Miners

Answer: (A)

The main idea is recognizing who a specific labor union organized. The International Ladies' Garment Workers Union was created to represent workers in the women’s clothing industry. Its name itself points to that focus: “Ladies” signaling women, and “Garment Workers” pointing to those sewing and making clothes. These workers often faced low pay, long hours, and unsafe sweatshop conditions, so the union fought to improve wages, hours, and working conditions for women like seamstresses, pattern makers, and other garment trades. This is different from unions that organized men in other industries, such as railway workers or miners, which had their own distinct unions. While some men joined the ILGWU later, its core purpose and base were women in the garment industry.