Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions
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The Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU) is a national trade union center
in Jamaica
. It is affiliated to the International Trade Union Confederation
.
, the National Workers Union
, the Jamaica Association of Local Government Officers
and the Trade Union Congress
.
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 Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
. It is affiliated to 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...
.
Origins
The JCTU emerged out of the Joint Trade Unions Research Development Centre (JTURDC) which was founded on 11 September 1980 by the Bustamante Industrial Trade UnionBustamante Industrial Trade Union
The Bustamante Industrial Trade Union is a trade union center in Jamaica established by Sir Alexander Bustamante. It is affiliated to the global union federation - International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Association....
, the National Workers Union
National Workers Union (Jamaica)
The National Workers Union is a general trade union in Jamaica. The National Workers Union was founded on 2 April 1952 emerging as a result of a split within the Trade Union Congress and factional alignments within the People's National Party . The NWU became the main trade union of the PNP...
, the Jamaica Association of Local Government Officers
Jamaica Association of Local Government Officers
The Jamaica Association of Local Government Officers is a 5,000-member public sector trade union in Jamaica which represents workers in local and national government, governmental corporations, quasi-government bodies and other agencies created by statute...
and the Trade Union Congress
Trade Union Congress (Jamaica)
The Trade Union Congress is a general trade union in Jamaica. Initially organised as a trade union council to be the labour wing of the People's National Party in 1943, the organisation split in 1952 with the formation of the National Workers Union...
.