ICFTU Inter American Regional Organisation of Workers
Organización Regional Interamericana de Trabajadores | |
Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
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Members | 50 million in 29 countries |
Affiliations | ICFTU |
Website | www |
The ICFTU Inter American Regional Organisation of Workers (
The federation was formed in 1951, and described its objective as being to work for independent, autonomous, democratic unions throughout the Americas. The ICFTU merged with the
As of 2005, the organization had 65 affiliated or fraternal organizations, in 29 countries, representing 50 million workers.[2]
Member TUCs
The following national organizations were affiliated with ORIT in 2005:[2]
- Argentina
- Confederación General del Trabajo de la República Argentina
- Barbados
- Belize
- National Trade Union Congress of Belize (Fraternal, not affiliated)
- Brazil
- Canada
- Chile
- Central Unitaria de Trabajadores
- Colombia
- Confederación de Trabajadores de Colombia
- Central Unitaria de Trabajadores de Colombia(Frat.)
- Costa Rica
- Confederación de Trabajadores Rerum Novarum
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Confederación Ecuatoriana de Organizaciones
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
- Central de Trabajadores del Campo (Frat.)
- Guyana
- Honduras
- Confederación de Trabajadores de Honduras
- Confederación Unica de Trabajadores de Honduras
- Jamaica
- Mexico
- Montserrat
- Nicaragua
- Confederación de Unificación Sindical
- Central Sandinista de Trabajadores
- Panama
- Confederación de Trabajadores de la República de Panamá
- Convergencia Sindical
- Paraguay
- Central Unica de Trabajadores
- Peru
- Confederación Gral de Trabajadores del Perú
- Confederación Unitaria de Trabajadores del Perú
- Suriname
- Trinidad and Tobago
- United States
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
- Confederación Trabajadores de Venezuela
Criticism
In June 2006 an American labor magazine, Labor Notes, documented the role that the ORIT, ICFTU, ILO, and the AFL-CIO played in supporting elements opposed to the government of Haitian leader Aristide. ORIT is alleged to have ignored massive labor persecution against public sector workers and trade unionist supporters of the ousted government throughout 2004, 2005, and 2006.[3]
Leadership
General Secretaries
- 1951: Francisco Aguirre[4]
- 1952: Luis Alberto Monge[4]
- 1958: Alfonso Sanchez Madariaga[4]
- 1961: Arturo Jáuregui[4]
- 1974: Julio Etcheverry Espinola[4]
- 1977: Juan Del Pino[4]
- 1983: Tulio Cuevas[4]
- 1986: Luis Anderson McNeil[4]
- 2003: Víctor Báez
Presidents
- 1951: Arturo Sabroso Montoya[4]
- 1952: Luis Alberto Colotuzzo[4]
- 1955: Ignacio Gonzalez Tellechea[4]
- 1961: Alfonso Sanchez Madariaga[4]
- 1970: Blas Chumacero[4]
- 1974: Rafael Camacho Guzmán[4]
- 1977: Alfonso Sanchez Madariaga[4]
- 1997: Dick Martin[4]
- 2001: Linda Chavez-Thompson
References
- ^ "Americas: New Unified ITUC Regional Organisation Founded". International Trade Union Confederation. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.
- ^ "Labor Notes Archive".
- ^ ISBN 9783906764832.