The Workers' United Center of Chile ( es, Central Unitaria de Trabajadores de Chile, CUT) is a
union federation in
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
. The CUT was founded in 1953, but it was suppressed after the
Chilean coup of 1973. It was refounded in September 1988 near the end of
Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship.
The CUT is affiliated with the
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC).
See also
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Clotario Blest
Clotario Leopoldo Blest Riffo (; 17 November 1899 – 31 May 1990) was a Chilean social activist and labor union leader. Blest was one of the founders of Agrupación Nacional de Empleados Fiscales (ANEF), Central Única de Trabajadores de Chile, Ce ...
(1899–1990)
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Strikes at Escondida mines, August 2006
References
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External links
Official web site
Trade unions in Chile
International Trade Union Confederation
Trade unions established in 1988
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