''Confederação Geral dos Trabalhadores de Angola'' ('General Confederation of the Workers of Angola', abbreviated CGTA) was a
Catholic Angolan
trade union organization in exile.
CGTA was founded in 1962.
[Coldrick, A. P. and Philip Jones. ]
The international directory of the trade union movement
'. Macmillan, 1979. p. 258 CGTA advocated in favour of 'trade union pluralism',
and was independent of political parties.
As of 1966 Simão Laderia-Lumona was the national president of CGTA, Pedro Makumbi-Marquès the general secretary and Pedro Hilário Antonio the administrative secretary.
[Marcum, John A. ]
The Angolan Revolution. Vol. 2, Exile Politics and Guerrilla Warfare (1962-1976)
'. Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT, 1978. p. 377 As of 1970 CGTA had around 5,000-10,000 members.
[Mielke, Siegfried. ]
Internationales Gewerkschaftshandbuch
'. Opladen: Laske + Budrich, 1983. p. 204
CGTA was affiliated to the
World Confederation of Labour,
and received funding from the international body.
CGTA published the journal ''A Esperança'' ('The Hope').
CGTA joined hands with
FNTA and
UGTA in denouncing the
UNTA-led coalition
CUACSA, following a CUACSA statement denouncing the other Kinshasa-based unions.
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and the ''Union nationale des travailleurs congolais'' (later renamed ''
Union nationale des travailleurs zaïrois
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LGTA
''Liga Geral dos Trabalhadores de Angola'' ('General League of Angolan Workers', abbreviated LGTA) was an Angolan trade union organization in exile. Being based amongst Angolan refugees in neighbouring Congo-Kinshasa, LGTA was linked to the Nati ...
, focusing on labour history, organizing, administration and rural cooperatives. By October 1971 some 115 Angolan exiled unionists had participated in these trainings.
[Marcum, John A. ]
The Angolan Revolution. Vol. 2, Exile Politics and Guerrilla Warfare (1962-1976)
'. Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT, 1978. pp. 190, 394 On September 22, 1973 CGTA merged with LGTA, forming the ''
Central Sindical Angolana
''Central Sindical Angolana'' ('Angolan Trade Union Centre', CSA) is a trade union centre in Angola. It was previously based in exile in Zaire. CSA is not affiliated to any international trade union confederation.
CSA was founded on September 2 ...
'' ('Angolan Trade Union Centre', CSA).
Report of the World Congress
'. International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, 1975. p. 99
References
World Confederation of Labour
Defunct trade unions of Angola
Trade unions disestablished in 1973
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