Central General de Trabajadores de Guatemala
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The Central General de Trabajadores de Guatemala (CGTG) is a national trade union center
in Guatemala
. It is descended from the Central Nacional de Trabajadores, which operated clandestinely after the disappearance of 21 of its leaders arrested on June 21, 1980.
The CGTG is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation
.
National trade union center
A national trade union center is a federation or confederation of trade unions in a single country. Nearly every country in the world has a national trade union center, and many have more than one. When there is more than one national center, it is often because of ideological differences—in some...
in Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
. It is descended from the Central Nacional de Trabajadores, which operated clandestinely after the disappearance of 21 of its leaders arrested on June 21, 1980.
The CGTG is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation
International Trade Union Confederation
The International Trade Union Confederation is the world's largest trade union federation. It was formed on November 1, 2006 out of the merger of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions and the World Confederation of Labour...
.