Taiwan Confederation of Trade Unions
Appearance
Taiwan Confederation of Trade Unions | |
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Founded | 1997 |
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Headquarters | Taipei, Taiwan |
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Members | 280,000 (2000) |
Key people | Lu Tien-Lin, president |
Website | www.tctu.org.tw |
The Taiwan Confederation of Trade Unions (TCTU; Chinese: 全國產業總工會) is a national trade union center in Taiwan. It was established in 1997, but did not receive official recognition from the government until May 1, 2000.[1][2]
It is seen as aligned politically with the Democratic Progressive party. It is seen as an alternative to the older, Kuomintang affiliated Chinese Federation of Labor.[3]
Affiliates
The TCTU has 21 affiliated unions.
- Kaohsiung County Federation of Trade Unions
- Kaohsiung City Confederation of Trade Unions
- Tainan Hsien (County) Federation of Trade Unions
- YiLan County Confederation of Trade Unions
- Miaoli County Confederation of Trade Unions
- Hsinchu Confederation of Trade Unions (County level)
- Confederation of Taipei Trade Unions
- Taichung City Amalgamated Industrial Union
- Chang Hwa Confederation of Trade Unions
- Ta-ton Corporation Union
- Taiwan Power Labor Union
- Taiwan Petroleum Workers’ Union
- Taiwan Tobacco & Liquor Corporation Federation Union
- Chungwha Telecommunication Workers' Union
- China Airlines Employee Union
External links
- TCTU official site.
- ^ "The History of Taiwan Confederation of Trade Unions(TCTU)". www.hartford-hwp.com. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ^ "Taiwanese Workers Have Shown Us How to Gain Ground in the Neoliberal Era". jacobin.com. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ^ Sarkar, Santanu; Liu, Mei-Chun (2019-10-14). "Taiwan's Independent Labour Movement is at a Crossroads". Taiwan Insight. Retrieved 2024-01-19.