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Trade union centre in Colombia
CTC
Confederation of Workers of Colombia
Confederación de Trabajadores de Colombia
Founded1936
HeadquartersBogotá, Colombia
Location
AffiliationsITUC
Websitectc-colombia.com.co/portal/

The Confederation of Workers of Colombia (Spanish: Confederación de Trabajadores de Colombia, CTC) is a trade union centre in Colombia. It was formed in 1936, and is affiliated to the International Trade Union Confederation.

In 1976 José Raquel Mercado, a former president of CTC, was assassinated by the M-19 movement.

References

  1. American Center for International Labor Solidarity (2006), Justice For All: The Struggle for Worker Rights in Colombia Archived July 17, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, p10
  2. ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.


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