ICFTU Inter American Regional Organisation of Workers

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CIOSL - ORIT
Inter American Regional Organisation of Workers
Organización Regional Interamericana de Trabajadores
Founded 1951
Members 45 million in 27 countries
Country The Americas
Affiliation ICFTU
Key people Victor Báez Mosqueira, president
Office location Caracas, Venezuela
Website www.cioslorit.org/

The ICFTU Inter American Regional Organisation of Workers (CIOSL/ORIT) is a regional organisation of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions representing trade unions from the Americas. The organisation has 41 affiliated or fraternal organisations, in 27 countries, representing 45 million workers.

The COISL/ORIT was formed in 1951, and describes its objective as being to work for independent, autonomous, democratic unions throughout the Americas. The organisation carries out work in a range of fields.

The following national organisations are affiliated with the CIOSL/ORIT (ordered by country):


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[edit] Role in Destabilizing Democratically elected Haitian government

In June 2006 an American Labor Magazine, Labor Notes, documented the role that the ORIT, ICFTU, ILO, and the AFL-CIO played in supporting a destabilization campaign. ORIT ignored massive labor persecution against public sector workers and trade unionist supporters of the ousted government throughout 2004, 2005, and 2006. See http://labornotes.org/archives/2006/06/articles/f.shtml


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[edit] References

  • (2005) in ICTUR et al,: Trade Unions of the World, 6th, London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7. 

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