The ''Confederación de Trabajadores del Ecuador'' ('Ecuadorian Workers Confederation', abbreviated CTE) is a

trade union A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits ( ...

centre in

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...

. CTE was founded on July 9, 1944, on the initiative of the

Communist Party of Ecuador Communist Party of Ecuador (in Spanish: ''Partido Comunista del Ecuador'') is a communist party in Ecuador. It was formed in 1925 as the Socialist Party. The party publishes ''El Pueblo'', the general secretary is Winston Alarcón and the youth w ...

. The organization was awarded legal recognition on March 3, 1945. CTE is affiliated with the

World Federation of Trade Unions The World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) is an international federation of trade unions established in 1945. Founded in the immediate aftermath of World War Two, the organization built on the pre-war legacy of the International Federation of ...

. As of 2006, CTE organized 707 trade unions, 13.16% of the total number of unions in the country. Its primary base are unions in the public sector and private-owned factories.Vázquez S., Lola, and Napoleón Saltos Galarza. ''Ecuador: su realidad''. Quito, Ecuador: Fundación "José Peralta", 2007. p. 388 CTE is a member of the Frente Unitario de los Trabajadores, an umbrella organization for Ecuadorian trade unions.

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www.cte.org.ec
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