Tunisian General Labour Union
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The Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) is a national trade union center
in Tunisia
. It has a membership of 517,000 and was founded January 20, 1946.
The UGTT is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation
and the International Confederation of Arab Trade Unions.
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 Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
. It has a membership of 517,000 and was founded January 20, 1946.
The UGTT 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...
and the International Confederation of Arab Trade Unions.