General Union of Workers (Portugal)

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UGT
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General Union of Workers
União Geral de Trabalhadores
Founded October, 1978
Members 400,000
Country Portugal
Affiliation ITUC, ETUC
Key people Manuela Teixeira, president
João Proença, general secretary
Office location Lisbon, Portugal
Website www.ugt.pt

The General Union of Workers (UGT) is a national trade union center in Portugal. It was formed in 1978 and has a membership of 400,000. It is traditionally influenced by the Portuguese Sociallist Party.

The UGT is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation, and the European Trade Union Confederation.

[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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