John Vanderveken (born 4 February 1930) is a Belgian former trade union leader.
Born in Antwerp, Vanderveken's family were involved in trade unionism, and were friendly with Omer Becu.
[1] In 1951, Vanderveken began working for the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU), on the recommendation of Becu.
[1] Vanderveken returned to the ICFTU in 1960, working in the Economic and Social Policy Department, then in the organisation's Geneva office.
In 1982, he was made acting general secretary of the ICFTU, and was elected to the post on a permanent basis in 1983.