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The Confederation of Trade Unions of the Republika Srpska (SSRS) is a trade union centre in Republika Srpska, in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was founded in August 1992 and claims a membership of 190,000.
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The Central Union of Workers is a Leftist trade union center in Colombia. It was formed in 1986, and is the country's largest union federation, with 546,000 members.
The Nicaraguan Workers' Centre (CTN) is a national trade union center in Nicaragua. It was formed in 1962 as the Nicaraguan Autonomous Trade Union Movement (MOSAN), and changed its name to the CTN in 1972.
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The Workers' General Confederation of Peru is a national trade union center in Peru. It was formed in 1929 by José Carlos Mariátegui.
The National Trade Union Confederation is a national trade union center in Romania. It was founded June, 1990 and has a membership of 325,000.
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The Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA) is the second largest national trade union center in South Africa.
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Prior to Algerian independence in 1962, trade unions in Algeria were structured within regional organizations of French trade unions. After independence the General Union of Algerian Workers (UGTA) became the sole trade union center. The UGTA was linked with the Front de Libération nationale; however, in 1989, with constitutional changes and new laws the UGTA was distanced from the FLN and no longer retained the position of sole trade union center. Despite this, the UGTA continues to be, in practice, the only center - with few trade unions outside its affiliation.
Before 1975, while under Portuguese rule, Trade unions in Angola existed primarily as "occupational syndicates" - operating welfare services, but banned from collective bargaining and strike action. Independent African trade unions were illegal, however, some underground or exiled unions existed, and were involved in the struggle for Angolan independence.
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) is a trade union federation in South Africa. It was founded in 2017, and is the second largest of the country’s main trade union confederations, with 21 affiliated trade unions organising 800,000 workers.
References
- ↑ ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.
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