Papua New Guinea Trade Union Congress
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The Papua New Guinea Trade Union Congress (PNGTUC) is a national trade union center
in Papua New Guinea
. It was formed in 1970 and has a membership of 70,000.
The PNGTUC grew from 12 affiliates and 17,000 members in 1986 to 30 unions and 60,000 members by 1988.
The PNGTUC 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 Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
. It was formed in 1970 and has a membership of 70,000.
The PNGTUC grew from 12 affiliates and 17,000 members in 1986 to 30 unions and 60,000 members by 1988.
The PNGTUC 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...
.