Bustamante Industrial Trade Union

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BITU
Bustamante Industrial Trade Union
Founded1938[1]
AffiliationsJCTU, ILO, ITF, UNI, IUF

The Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU, also referred to as the Busta Union) is a trade union center in Jamaica established by Sir Alexander Bustamante and Mr. Givans.

The BITU was formed in 1938 and built up a membership of 54,000 within 6 years.[1]

It is affiliated to the global union federation - International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Association.

References

  1. ^ a b Knowles, William (1959). Trade Union Development and Industrial Relations in the British West Indies. University of California Press. pp. 71–72. Retrieved 16 December 2019.

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