List of federations of trade unions
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This is a list of federations of trade unions. Those federations listed under each country are also known as national trade union centres and are organizations formed by trade unions which operate, in most cases, at the national level. The organizations listed in the worldwide section are industry/sectoral-specific (i.e. the GUFs) and international organizations representing national trade union centres (e.g. ITUC).
Worldwide Federations
International (Federations of National Trade Union Centres)
- International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) http://www.ituc-csi.org
- World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) http://www.wftucentral.org
- World Organization of Workers (WOW) http://www.wownetwork.be
Global Union Federations GUFs (Sectoral)
- Building and Wood Workers International BWI http://www.bwint.org/ (formerly International Federation of Building and Wood Workers IFBWW http://www.ifbww.org)
- Education International EI http://www.ei-ie.org
- International Affiliation of Writers Guilds IAWG http://www.iawg.org
- International Arts and Entertainment Alliance IAEA http://www.iaea-globalunion.org (made of FIM, FIA and UNI-MEI) http://www.fim-musicians.org, http://www.fia-actors.com, http://www.union-network.org/unimei.nsf/index?openpage
- International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions ICEM http://www.icem.org
- International Federation of Journalists IFJ http://www.ifj.org
- International Metalworkers' Federation IMF http://www.imfmetal.org
- International Transport Workers' Federation ITF http://www.itf.org.uk
- International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers' Federation ITGLWF http://www.itglwf.org
- International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Association IUF http://www.iuf.org
- Public Services International PSI http://www.world-psi.org
- Union Network International UNI http://www.union-network.org
Regional Federations
- Caribbean Congress of Labour
- International Confederation of Arab Trade Unions الاتحاد الدولي لنقابات العمال العربي http://www.icatu.org/
- ITUC Regional Organisation for Africa ITUC Africa http://www.icftuafro.org/
- ITUC Regional Organisation for Asia and Pacific ITUC Asia Pacific http://www.icftu-apro.org
- ITUC Regional Organisation for the Americas CSA-TUCA http://www.csa-csi.org/
- European Trade Union Confederation ETUC http://www.etuc.org/en/
- European Federation of Public Service Unions EPSU http://www.epsu.org
- General Confederation of Trade Unions GCTU Всеобщая Конфедерация Профсоюзов Vseyobschya Konfederatsya Profsoyuzov http://www.vkp.ru/
- South Asian Regional Trade Union Council SARTUC
National Federations/National Trade Union Centres
Africa
North Africa
Country | Trade union federations | Membership | Website |
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Algeria | General Union of Algerian Workers (UGTA) الاتحاد العام للعمال الجزائريين Union Générale des Travailleurs Algériens | 1 million | UGTA |
Egypt | Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF) Egyptian Democratic Labour Congress(EDLC) Federation of Egyptian Trade Unions (FETU) |
2.5 million (ETUF) |
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Libya | National Trade Unions' Federation | ||
Morocco | Democratic Confederation of Labour (CDT) Confédération Démocratique du Travail Democratic Federation of Labour (FDT) Fédération Démocratique du Travail |
CDT FDT | |
Tunisia | Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) Union Générale Tunisienne du Travail | 300,000 | UGTT |
Western Sahara | General Workers' Union of Saguia el-Hamra and Río de Oro (UGTSARIO) |
Sub-Saharan Africa
Asia
North East Asia
Country | Trade union federations | Membership | Website |
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China PRC | All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) 中华全国总工会 Zhōnghuá Quánguó Zǒnggōng Huì | 134 million | ACFTU |
Hong Kong SAR | Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (HKFTU) 香港工會聯合會 Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions (HKFLU)港九勞工社團聯會 Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU) 香港職工會聯盟 Hong Kong and Kowloon Trades Union Council (HKKTUC)港九工團聯合總會 |
310,000 (HKFTU) 160,000 (HKCTU) 30,000 (HKKTUC) |
HKFTU HKFLU HKCTU |
Japan | Japanese Trade Union Confederation (JTUC-RENGO) 日本労働組合総連合会 Nihon Rōdōkumiai Sōrengōkai National Confederation of Trade Unions (Zenroren) 全国労働組合総連合 National Trade Union Council (Zenrokyo) |
6.6 million (RENGO) 846,362 (Zenroren) 139,424 (Zenrokyo) |
RENGO Zenroren Zenrokyo |
Korea DPRK | General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea (GFTUK) | ||
Korea ROK | Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) 전국민주노동조합총연맹 Jeon-guk Minju Nodong Johap Chongyeonmaeng Federation of Korean Trade Unions (FKTU) 한국노동조합총연맹 Hanguk Nodong Johap Chongyeonmaeng |
682,418 (KCTU) 740,308 (FKTU) |
KCTU FKTU |
Mongolia | Confederation of Mongolian Trade Unions (CMTU) Монголын Yйлдвэрчний Эвлэлyyдийн Холбоо Mongolyn Üildverchnii Evlelüüdiin Kholboo | 450,000 | CMTU |
Taiwan ROC | Taiwan Confederation of Trade Unions (TCTU) 全國產業總工會 | 280,000 | TCTU |
South East Asia
Country | Trade union federations | Membership | Website |
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Cambodia | Free Trade Union of Workers of the Kingdom of Cambodia (FTUWKC) | 60,000 | FTUWKC |
Indonesia | Confederation of Indonesia Prosperous Trade Union (KSBSI) Konfederasi Serikat Buruh Sejahtera Indonesia Indonesian Trade Union Confederation (KSPI) Konfederasi Serikat Pekerja Indonesia |
KSBSI | |
Laos | Lao Federation of Trade Unions (LFTU) | 77,000 | |
Malaysia | Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) | 500,000 | MTUC |
Philippines | Alliance of Progressive Labor (APL) Federation of Free Workers (FFW) May First Labour Movement (KMU) Kilusang Mayo Uno Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino (BMP) |
455,000 (combined) | APL FFW KMU TUCP |
Singapore | National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) | 650,000 | NTUC |
Thailand | Labour Congress of Thailand (LCT) | N/A | |
Vietnam | Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) Tổng Liên đoàn Lao động Việt Nam | 4.3 million | VGCL |
South Asia
General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU) C/o APFUTU
West Asia
Country | Trade union federations | Membership | Website |
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Iraq | Iraqi Federation of Trade Unions (IFTU) ألاتحاد العام لنقابات العمال فى العرا Federation of Workers Councils and Unions in Iraq (FWCUI) General Federation of Trade Unions (Iraq) |
GFIW FWCUI | |
Israel | General Federation of Labour in Israel (GFL) ההסתדרות הכללית של העובדים בארץ ישראל HaHistadrut HaKlalit shel HaOvdim B'Eretz Yisrael | 650,000 | GFL |
Jordan | General Federation of Jordanian Trade Unions | ||
Palestine | Palestine General Federation of Trade Unions (PGTUF) Federation of Independent & Democratic Trade Unions & Workers' Committees in Palestine (CIDTU) |
~290,000 (PGTUF) ~50,000 (CIDTU) |
PGTUF CIDTU |
Syria | General Federation of Trade Unions (Syria) | ||
Europe
Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe
Country | Trade union federations | Membership | Website |
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Austria | Austrian Trade Union Federation (ÖGB) Österreichischer Gewerkschaftsbund | 1,335,421 | ÖGB |
Albania | Confederation of Trade Unions (KSSH) The Union of the Independent Trade Unions of Albania (BSPSH) |
100,000 (KSSH) 85,000 (BSPSH) |
None |
Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan Trade Unions Confederation (ATUC) Azerbaycan Hemkarlar Ittifaqlari Konfederasiyasi | 1,338,000 | |
Bulgaria | Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Bulgaria (CITUB/KNSB) Confederation of Labour (CL Podkrepa) |
390,000 (CITUB) 109,000 (CL Podkrepa) |
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Croatia | Croatian Trade Union Association (HUS) Hrvatska Udruga Sindikata Independent Trade Unions of Croatia (NHS) Nezavisni Hrvatski Sindikati Union of Autonomous Trade Unions of Croatia (SSSH) Savez Samostalnih Sindikata Hrvatske Workers' Trade Union Association of Croatia (URSH) Udruga radničkih sindikata Hrvatske |
113,589 (NHS) 120,000 (SSSH) |
HUS NHS SSSH URSH |
Cyprus | Pancyprian Federation of Labour(PEO) Παγκύπρια Εργατική Ομοσπονδία Cyprus Workers' Confederation(SEK) Synomospondia Ergaton Kyprou |
68,100 (PEO) 66,300 (SEK) |
PEO SEK |
Czech Republic | Czech-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions (ČMKOS) Českomoravská konfederace odborových svazů Association of Autonomous Trade Unions (ASO) Asociace samostatných odborů Christian Trade Union Coalition(KOK) Křesťanská odborová koalice Trade Union Federation of Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia (OSČMS) Odborové sdružení Čech, Moravy a Slezska Trade Union Federation Equality (OSR) Odborový svaz Rovnost |
1 million (ČMKOS) | ČMKOS ASO OSČMS OSR |
Germany | German Confederation of Trade Unions (DGB) Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund German Civil Service Federation (DBB) Deutscher Beamtenbund German Christian Workers' Federation (CGB) Christlicher Gewerkschaftsbund |
7 million (DGB) 1,250,000 (DBB) 300,000 (CGB) |
DGB DBB CGB |
Greece | General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE) Geniki Synomospondia Ergaton Ellados All-Workers Militant Front (PAME) Panergatiko Agonistiko Metopo |
450,000 850,000 |
GSEE PAME |
Hungary | National Confederation of Hungarian Trade Unions (MSZOSZ) Autonomous Trade Union Confederation (ASZSZ) |
240,000 (MSZOSZ) 150,000 (ASZSZ) |
MSZOSZ ASZSZ |
Macedonia | Federation of Trade Unions of Macedonia (SSM) | 18 affiliated unions | |
Malta | Confederation of Malta Trade Unions (CMTU) General Workers' Union (GWU) Malta Workers' Union (UHM) |
36,000 (CMTU) 26,000 (UHM) |
CMTU |
Poland | Solidarity (NSZZ) Niezależny Samorządny Związek Zawodowy "Solidarność All-Poland Alliance of Trade Unions (OPZZ) Ogólnopolskie Porozumienie Związków Zawodowych |
1,185,000 (NSZZ) 2.5 million (OPZZ) |
NSZZ OPZZ |
Romania | National Confederation of Free Trade Unions (CNSLR-B) Confederaţia Naţională a Sindicatelor Libere din România - Frăţia Cartel ALFA (NTUC) Confederatia Nationalã Sindicalã Democratic Trade Union Confederation of Romania (CSDR) Meridian Confederatia Nationala Sindicala |
800,000 (CNSLR-B) 1 million (NTUC) 650,000 (CSDR) 170,000 (MERIDIAN) |
CNSLR NTUC |
Russia | All-Russian Confederation of Labour (VKT) Всероссийская конфедерация труда Confederation of Labour of Russia (KTR) Конфедерация труда России Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia (FNPR) Федерация Независимых Профсоюзов России Trade Union Association of Russia (SOTSPROF) |
1.2 million (VKT) 1.2 million (KTR) 27 million (FNPR) 500,000 (SOTSPROF) |
VKT KTR FNPR SOTSPROF |
Slovak Republic | Confederation of Trade Unions of the Slovak Republic (KOZSR) Konfederácie odborových zväzov Slovenskej republiky | 180,000 | KOZSR |
Slovenia | Association of Free Trade Unions (ZSSS) Zveza Svobodnih Sindikatov Slovenije | 180,000 | ZSSS |
Switzerland | Swiss Federation of Trade Unions (SGB/USS) Schweizerischer Gewerkschaftsbund / Union syndicale suisse Swiss Workers' Federation (SWF) Travail.Suisse |
390,000 (SGB) 140,000 (SWF) |
SGB SWF |
Turkey | Confederation of Public Workers' Unions (KESK) Confederation of Revolutionary Trade Unions of Turkey (DİSK) Confederation of Turkish Real Trade Unions (HAK-İŞ) Confederation of Turkish Trade Unions (TÜRK-İŞ) |
300,000 (KESK) 330,000 (DİSK) 340,000 (HAK-İŞ) 1.75 million (claimed) (TÜRK-İŞ) |
KESK DİSK HAK-İŞ TÜRK-İŞ |
Ukraine | Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine (FTUU) The National Confederation of Trade Unions (NCTU) Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine (KVPU) |
12 million (FTUU) 3 million (NCTU) 148,000 (KVPU) |
FTUU KVPU |
Scandinavia
Country | Trade union federations | Membership | Website |
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Denmark | Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC) Akademikernes Centralorganisation Confederation of Professionals in Denmark (FTF) Funktionærernes og Tjenestemændenes Fællesråd Danish Confederation of Trade Unions (LO) Landsorganisationen i Danmark |
250,000 (AC) 450,000 (FTF) 1.34 million (LO) |
AC FTF LO |
Faroe Islands | Association of Faroese Trade Unions (FA) Færøernes Arbejderforeninger | ||
Finland | Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK) Suomen Ammattiliittojen Keskusjärjestö Finnish Confederation of Professionals (STTK) Toimihenkilöiden ammatillinen keskusjärjestö Confederation of Unions for Professional and Managerial Staff in Finland (Akava) Korkeasti koulutettujen työmarkkinakeskusjärjestö |
~ 1 million (SAK) ~ 640,000 (STTK) ~ 570,000 (Akava) |
SAK STTK Akava |
Iceland | Confederation of Labour (ASI) Althydusamband Islands | 89,000 | ASI |
Norway | Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO-N) Landsorganisasjonen i Norge Confederation of Vocational Unions (YS) Yrkesorganisasjonenes Sentralforbund The Confederation of Unions for the Professionals (UNIO) Utdanningsgruppenes Hovedorganisasjon |
830,000 (LO-N) 21 trade unions (YS) 133,000 (NPA) |
LO-N YS UNIO |
Sweden | Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO-S) Landsorganisationen i Sverige Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees (TCO) Tjänstemännens Centralorganisation Swedish Confederation of Professional Associations (SACO) Sveriges Akademikers Centralorganisation Central Organisation of the Workers of Sweden (SAC) Sveriges Arbetares Centralorganisation |
2 million (LO-S) 1.3 million (TCO) |
LO-S TCO SAC |
Western Europe
Country | Trade union federations | Membership | Website |
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Basque Country | Langile Abertzaleen Batzordeak (LAB) | 45.000 | LAB |
Belgium | General Confederation of Liberal Trade Unions of Belgium (ACLVB-CGSLB) Algemene Centrale der Liberale Vakbonden van België / Centrale Générale des Syndicats Libéraux de Belgique Confederation of Christian Trade Unions (ACV-CSC) Algemeen Christelijk Vakverbond / Confédération des Syndicats Chrétiens General Federation of Belgian Labour (ABVV-FGTB) Algemeen Belgisch VakVerbond / Fédération Générale du Travail de Belgique |
230,000 (ACLVB-CGSLB) 1.6 million (ACV-CSC) 1.2 million (ABVV-FGTB) |
ACLVB-CGSLB ACV-CSC ABVV-FGTB |
France | Confédération Générale du Travail (CGT) Force Ouvrière (FO) Confédération Française Démocratique du Travail (CFDT) Confédération Française des Travailleurs Chrétiens (CFTC) Confédération Générale des Cadres (CGC) |
710,000 (CGT) 300,000 (FO) 875,000 (CFDT) 160,000 (CFTC) 140,000 (CGC) |
CGT FO CFDT CFTC CGC |
Ireland | Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) | 750,000 | ICTU |
Italy | Italian General Confederation of Labour (CGIL) Confederazione Generale Italiana del Lavoro Italian Confederation of Workers' Trade Unions (CISL) Confederazione Italiana Sindacati Lavoratori Unione Italiana del Lavoro (UIL) Unione Italiana del Lavoro Confederazione Italiana Sindacati Autonomi Lavoratori (CISAL) Confederazione Generale dei Sindacati Autonomi dei Lavoratori (CONFSAL) Unione Generale del Lavoro (UGL) Sindacato dei Lavoratori Intercategoriale (SdL) |
5,542,667 (CGIL) 4,287,551 (CISL) 1,923,885 (UIL) 50 unions (CISAL) +1 million (CONFSAL) |
CGIL CISL UIL CISAL CONFSAL UGL SdL |
Luxembourg | Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Luxembourg (OGB-L) Confédération Générale du Travail de Luxembourg Luxembourg Confederation of Christian Trade Unions (LCGB) Lëtzebuerger Chrëschtleche Gewerkschafts-Bond White-collar Union Federation (ALEBA/UEP-NGL-SNEP) |
50,000 (OGB-L) 40,000 (LCGB) |
OGB-L LCGB |
Netherlands | Federatie Nederlandse Vakbeweging (FNV) Christelijk Nationaal Vakverbond (CNV) |
1.2 million (FNV) 360,000 (CNV) |
FNV CNV |
Portugal | General Confederation of the Portuguese Workers (CGTP) Confederação Geral dos Trabalhadores Portugueses General Union of Workers (Portugal) (UGT) União Geral dos Trabalhadores |
800,000 (CGTP) 400,000 (UGT) |
CGTP UGT |
Spain | Comisiones Obreras (CC.OO.) Confederación General del Trabajo (CGT) Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (CNT) Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT) Union Sindical Obrera (USO) |
~1 million (CCOO) 60,000 (CGT) 800,000 (UGT)) 110,000 (USO) |
CCOO CGT CNT UGT USO |
United Kingdom | Trades Union Congress (TUC) Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU) Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU)(Northern Ireland) |
6.5 million (TUC) 630,000 (STUC) 214,000 (GFTU) 215,000 (ICTU (NI)) |
TUC STUC GFTU ICTU (NI) |
North America
Caribbean
Country | Trade union federations | Membership | Website |
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Bahamas | Commonwealth of the Bahamas Trade Union Congress (CBTUC) National Congress of Trade Unions (NCTU) |
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Barbados | Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados (CTUSAB) | 21,100 | |
Belize | National Trade Union Congress of Belize (NTUCB) | ||
Cuba | Workers' Central Union of Cuba (CTC) Central de Trabajadores de Cuba | 3 million (CTC) | CTC |
Grenada | Grenada Trades Union Council (GTUC) | ||
Guyana | Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) |
34,000 (FITUG) 16,000 (GTUC) |
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Jamaica | Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions | ||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | National Labour Congress | ||
Trinidad and Tobago | Federation of Independent Trade Unions and Non-Governmental Organisations (FITUN) National Trade Union Centre of Trinidad and Tobago (NATUC) |
80,000 (NATUC) |
Central America
Country | Trade union federations | Membership | Website |
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Costa Rica | Central del Movimiento de Trabajadores Costarricenses (CMTC) Congress of Workers of Costa Rica (CTCR) Central de Trabajadores de Costa Rica Costa Rican Confederation of Workers (CTRN) Confederación de Trabajadores Rerum Novarum Confederación Unitaria de Trabajadores (CUT) |
65,000 (CMTC) N/A 90,000 (CTRN) N/A |
CTRN |
Mexico | Authentic Labor Front (FAT) Frente Auténtico del Trabajo Confederation of Mexican Workers (CTM) Confederación de Trabajadores de México Regional Confederation of Mexican Workers (CROM) Confederación Regional Obrera Mexicana General Confederation of Workers (CGT) Confederación General de Trabajadores |
+2 million (FAT) 5.5 million (CTM) ~600,000 (CROM) |
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Panama | Central National de Trabajadores de Panama (CNTP) Confederation of Workers of the Republic of Panama (CTRP) Confederación de Trabajadores de la República de Panamá Convergencia Sindical (CS) General Confederation of Workers of Panama (CGTP) Confederación General de Trabajadores de Panamá |
N/A 35,000 (CTRP) N/A N/A |
Northern America
Country | Trade union federations | Membership | Website |
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Canada | Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) Confederation of Canadian Unions (CCU) |
3 million 7,500 |
CLC CCU |
Quebec | Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (CSD) Centrale des syndicats démocratiques Quebec House of Labour (CSQ) Centrale des syndicats du Québec Confederation of National Trade Unions (CSN) Confédération des syndicats nationaux Quebec Federation of Labour (FTQ) Fédération des travailleurs du Québec |
70,000 (CSD) 175,000 (CSQ) 300,000 (CSN) 500,000 (FTQ) |
CSD CSQ CSN FTN |
United States of America | American Federation of Labour-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) Change to Win Federation (CTW) Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) |
9,000,000+ (AFL) 6,000,000 (CTW) 2,000 (IWW) |
AFL CTW IWW |
Oceania
Country | Trade union federations | Membership | Website |
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Australia | Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) | ~1.8 million | ACTU |
Fiji | Fiji Islands Council of Trade Unions (FICTU) Fiji Trades Union Congress (FTUC) |
8,000 (FICTU) 32,000 (FTUC) |
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New Zealand | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions (NZCTU) | 300,000 | NZCTU |
South America
Country | Trade union federations | Membership | Website |
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Argentina | General Confederation of Labour (Argentina) (CGT) Confederación General del Trabajo de la República Argentina Argentine Workers' Center (CTA) Central de los Trabajadores Argentinos |
?(CGT) ~1 million (CTA) |
CGT CTA |
Bolivia | Bolivian Workers' Center (COB) Central Obrera Boliviana Corriente de Renovación Independiente y Solidaridad Laboral (CRISOL) |
~2 million (COB) ? (CRISOL) |
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Brazil | Central Única dos Trabalhadores (CUT) Confederação Geral dos Trabalhadores(CGT) |
~7.5 million (CUT) ? (CGT) |
CUT CGT |
Venezuela | Confederación de Trabajadores de Venezuela (CTV) Unión Nacional de Trabajadores (UNT) |
CTV UNT |
See also
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