The Factory Workers' Union of Germany (Verband der Fabrikarbeiter Deutschlands, VFD, commonly known as Fabrikarbeiterverband, FAV) was a trade union in Germany.

It was initially named the Union of Factory, Agricultural and Commercial Support Workers in Germany It grew rapidly, with 11,000 members by 1896, and 76,000 by 1905.

However, in 1906, it decided to only represent workers in six industries:[1] In light of this, in 1908, it changed its name to the "Factory Workers' Union of Germany", and by 1912, it had come to focus on the chemical, paper, building materials, and food industries.

[1] By 1929, the union had seven sections:[2] FAV published the weekly newspaper Der Proletarier.

After World War II, workers in the relevant sectors were represented by the Chemical, Paper and Ceramic Union.