Aden Trade Union Congress
Aden Trade Union Congress | |
Merged into | Yemeni Confederation of Labor Unions |
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Founded | 1956 |
Dissolved | 1990 |
Location | |
Key people | Abdullah Asnag |
Affiliations | WFTU |
History of Yemen |
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The Aden Trade Union Congress (ATUC or TUC) was a trade union in the Aden Colony, a British protectorate in Yemen.
History
The ATUC was founded in 1956 during serious labour unrest in the area. Its organ was
The Secretary General of the trade union was
When Aden Colony became part of the Federation of South Arabia as the State of Aden the unrest continued. In the federation the ATUC had a large influence in the new assembly and to prevent it seizing control of the federation in 1962 the former Colony of Aden had joined the Federation of South Arabia so that Aden's pro-British assembly members could counter the ATUC's influence.[2]
On 30 November 1967 the State of Aden became part of the independent
When South Yemen united with the Yemen Arab Republic, also known as North Yemen, on 22 May 1990, the Aden Trade Union Congress merged with the General Confederation of Workers' Trade Unions in order to form the Yemeni Confederation of Labor Unions.[3]
The ATUC was affiliated to the World Federation of Trade Unions.
See also
References
- ^ Yitzhak Oron, Ed., Middle East Record Volume 1, 1960, pg. 385
- ISBN 978-0-86491-142-1p. 126-27
- ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.