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The American Institute for Free Labor Development (AIFLD) was founded in 1962 as the Latin America]n arm of [[AFL-CIO. It received funding from the US government, mostly through USAID (United States Agency for International Development). In the 1980s, it began receiving funds from the NED (National Endowment for Democracy), which is funded through the USAID budget of the U.S. State Department. AIFLD was merged with three similar organizations into the American Center for International Labor Solidarity.

Chile
From 1970–1973, the AIFLD channeled millions of dollars into Chile as part of the CIA's efforts to divide the Chilean labor movement and undermine socialist president Salvador Allende. AIFLD encouraged workers to split from the communist-leaning CUT, and backed opposition groups such as the National Party.

American Center for International Labor Solidarity (1997)
In October 1995, John Sweeney succeeded Thomas R. Donahue as President of the AFL-CIO. Sweeney merged AIFLD with three other institutes to form the American Center for International Labor Solidarity.