The Cyprus Workers' Confederation (SEK) is a trade union

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 Cyprus

Cyprus

Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...

. It is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation

International Trade Union Confederation

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, and the European Trade Union Confederation

European Trade Union Confederation

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The Federations, which are members of SEK, represent and professionally express workers in sectors of the economy. Their main duty is to negotiate and achieve collective agreements.

The professional Federations, members of SEK, are the following:

1. Federation of Private Sector Workers
2. Federation of Industrial Workers
3. Federation of Builders, Miners and Relevant Professions
4. Federation of Transport, Petroleum and Agriculture Workers
5. Federation of Government, Military and Civil Services Workers
6. Federation of Semi-Governmental Associations
7. Federation of Hotel Industry Workers