Emil Girbig (11 June 1866 – 6 February 1933) was a German trade unionist and politician.
He joined the Central Union of Glass Workers, and in 1897 was elected as a president.
The position was poorly paid, so he began running an inn in his spare time.
He was a founder of the International Federation of Glassworkers in 1908, and became its first general secretary, serving until 1920, when he became its president.
[1][2][3] Girbig also joined the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), and in 1919 he was elected to the Weimar National Assembly.