Confederación Ecuatoriana de Organizaciones Clasistas Unitarias de Trabajadores

CEDOCUT
Full name Confederación Ecuatoriana de Organizaciones Clasistas Unitarias de Trabajadores
Founded May 15, 1976
Members 86,000
Key people Mesías Tatamuez Moreno, president
Office location Quito, Ecuador
Country Ecuador
Website www.cedocut.org

The Confederación Ecuatoriana de Organizaciones Clasistas Unitarias de Trabajadores (CEDOCUT) is a trade union centre in Ecuador. It has a membership of over 86,000. As of 2006, CEDOCUT organized 92 trade unions, 1.71% of the total number of unions in the country. Its primary base are unions in small and medium-sized companies, farmers and neighbourhood associations.[1]

CEDOCUT was founded on May 15, 1976, after a split from CEDOC. CEDOCUT was legally recognized in October 1988.[1]

CEDOCUT is a member of the Frente Unitario de los Trabajadores, an umbrella organization for Ecuadorian trade unions.

References

  1. 1 2 Vázquez S., Lola, and Napoleón Saltos Galarza. Ecuador: su realidad. Quito, Ecuador: Fundación "José Peralta", 2007. p. 388

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