Central Union of Workers
The Central Union of Workers (CUT; Spanish: Central Unitaria de Trabajadores) is a trade union centre in Colombia. It was formed in 1986, and in 2002 was the country's largest union federation, with 546,000 members.[1]
Full name | Central Union of Workers |
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Native name | Central Unitaria de Trabajadores |
Founded | 1986 |
Key people | Tarsicio Mora Godoy, president Domingo Tovar, secretary general |
Office location | Bogotá, Colombia |
Country | Colombia |
Website | www.cut.org.co |
ICTUR reports that nearly 800 members of CUT were murdered between 1987 and 1992.[2]
In 2000 a past president of CUT, Luis Eduardo Garzón was awarded the AFL-CIO human rights award.[2]
References
- American Center for International Labor Solidarity (2006), Justice For All: The Struggle for Worker Rights in Colombia Archived 2010-07-17 at the Wayback Machine, p11
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