General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea

GFTUK
Full name General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea
Founded November 30, 1945
Affiliation WFTU
Key people Ryom Sun Gil, chairman
Country North Korea
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General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea (GFTUK) is the sole legal trade union federation in North Korea. GFTUK was formed on November 30, 1945 as the General Federation of Trade Unions of North Korea. In January 1951 it was reorganized and adopted its current name.

The chairman of the central committee of GFTUK is Ryom Sun Gil, who is also a member of the Supreme People's Assembly.

GFTUK has two types of trade unions, the ones in state enterprises and the ones in private enterprises.

GFTUK is affiliated to the World Federation of Trade Unions, which it joined on May 2, 1947. The unions of GFTUK are affiliated to the various branch organizations of WFTU. The head of the international department of GFTUK is Im Jong Gi.

List of unions affiliated to GFTUK

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