Leadership
General Secretaries
- 1988: Jamshedpur Gopeshwar
- 1998: Nazrul Islam Khan
- Laxman Basnet
Presidents
- 1988: Savumiamoorthy Thondaman
- G. Sanjeeva Reddy
| Full name | South Asian Regional Trade Union Council |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1988 |
The South Asian Regional Trade Union Council (SARTUC) is a federation of national trade union centers whose geographic scope covers South Asia. SARTUC's mission is to promote workers' rights within its member nations. [1]
The South Asian Regional Trade Union Council was formed in January 1988 by some of the affiliates of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (now the ITUC) in countries belonging to the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)—Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The Indian trade union center Indian National Trade Union Congress and Hind Mazdoor Sabha, were the founding members of SARTUC. [2]
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