General Union of Workers (Portugal)
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General Union of Workers | |
União Geral de Trabalhadores | |
Founded | October, 1978 |
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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.