Confederación de Trabajadores del Ecuador
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The Confederación de Trabajadores del Ecuador ('Ecuadorian Workers Confederation', abbreviated CTE) is a trade union
centre in Ecuador
. CTE was founded on July 9, 1944, on the initiative of the Communist Party of Ecuador
and the Socialist Party of Ecuador. The organization was awarded legal recognition on March 3, 1945. CTE is affiliated with the World Federation of Trade Unions
.
As of 2006, CTE organized 707 trade unions, 13.16% of the total number of unions in the country. Its primary base are unions in the public sector and private-owned factories.
CTE is a member of the Frente Unitario de los Trabajadores
, an umbrella organization for Ecuadorian trade unions.
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
centre in Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
. CTE was founded on July 9, 1944, on the initiative of the Communist Party of Ecuador
Communist Party of Ecuador
Communist Party of Ecuador is a political party in Ecuador. It was formed in 1925 as the Socialist Party...
and the Socialist Party of Ecuador. The organization was awarded legal recognition on March 3, 1945. CTE is affiliated with the World Federation of Trade Unions
World Federation of Trade Unions
The World Federation of Trade Unions was established in 1945 to replace the International Federation of Trade Unions. Its mission was to bring together trade unions across the world in a single international organization, much like the United Nations...
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As of 2006, CTE organized 707 trade unions, 13.16% of the total number of unions in the country. Its primary base are unions in the public sector and private-owned factories.
CTE is a member of the Frente Unitario de los Trabajadores
Frente Unitario de los Trabajadores
The Frente Unitario de Trabajadores is a central organizing body for the main trade union centres in Ecuador.In 1980 FUT was formed by the unification of Confederación Ecuatoriana de Organizaciones Clasistas Unitarias de Trabajadores , Ecuador Confederation of Free Trade Union Organizations , and...
, an umbrella organization for Ecuadorian trade unions.