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The abbreviation LTUC may refer to:
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References
- ↑ "LTUC | Southern African Trade Union Co-ordination Council" . Retrieved 2019-04-08.
- 1 2 Nthakeng, Selinyane. "Civil Society, Electoral Politics and the Retrieval of Democracy in Lesotho" (PDF). Lesotho Social Science Review. 3 (2).
- 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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