National trade union center
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Anational trade union center(ornational centerorcentral) is a federation or confederation oftrade unionsin acountry.[1]Nearly every country in the world has a national trade union center, and many have more than one. In some regions, such as theNordic countries,different centers exist on a sectoral basis, for example, forblue collarworkers andprofessionals.
Among the larger national centers in the world are theAmerican Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizationsand theStrategic Organizing Centerin the US; theCanadian Labour Congress;theTrades Union Congress(TUC) in Britain; theIrish Congress of Trade Unions;theAustralian Council of Trade Unions(ACTU); theCongress of South African Trade Unions;the DutchFNV;theDanish,Norwegian,andSwedish LO;the GermanDGB;the FrenchCGTandCFDT;the IndianBMS,INTUC,AITUCandHMS;the ItalianCISL,CGILandUIL;the SpanishCCOO,CNT,CGTandUSO;the CzechČMKOS;the Japan Trade Union ConfederationRENGO;the ArgentinianCGTandCTA;the BrazilianCUT;the ArmenianCTUA,and so on.
Many national trade union centers are now members of theInternational Trade Union Confederation,although some belong to theWorld Federation of Trade Unions.
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[edit]- ^Office, International Labour (1994).Political Transformation, Structural Adjustment and Industrial Relations in Africa: English-speaking Countries: Proceedings Of, and Documents Submitted To, a Symposium (Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania, 1–4 February 1993).International Labour Organization. p. 30.ISBN9789221085195.