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CCL
Caribbean Congress of Labour
Founded1960
HeadquartersSaint Michael, Barbados
Location
Members500,000 in 17 countries
Key people
Jennifer Isaacs-Dotson, President
Asokore Beckles, General Secretary
AffiliationsIndependent
Websitecaribbeancongressoflabour.org/

The Caribbean Congress of Labour (CCL) is a regional trade union federation. It represents 500,000 members in 33 affiliated unions across 17 Caribbean nations.

The federation represents trade union concerns to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), as well as the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).

The CCL works with both the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and the Inter American Regional Organisation (ORIT).

Leadership

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General Secretaries

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1960: Osmond Dyce[1]
1966: Basil Blackman[1]
1969: Gaston Benjamin[1]
1973: Burns Bonadie[1]
1983: Kertist Augustus[1]
1998: George De Peana[1]
2007: Lincoln Lewis
2010: Chester Humphrey
2016: Asokore Beckles

Presidents

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1960: Frank Walcott[1]
1963: Thossy Kelly[1]
1966: Frank Walcott[1]
1969: Richard Ishmael[1]
1973: Nathaniel Crichlow[1]
1977: Frank Walcott[1]
1980: Vernon Glean[1]
1983: Leonard Archer[1]
1986: Lascelles Beckford[1]
1989: Roy Trotman[1]
1995: Lloyd Goodleigh[1]
2001: Lincoln Lewis
2007: Jacqueline Jack
2010: David Massiah
2016: Jennifer Isaacs-Dotson

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q CARICOM: Our Caribbean Community : an Introduction. Ian Randle Publishers. 2005. p. 175. ISBN 9766370567.
  • 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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