The Caribbean Congress of Labour (CCL) is a regional
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 ( ...
federation. It represents 500,000 members in 33 affiliated unions across 17
Caribbean
The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Se ...
nations.
The federation represents trade union concerns to the
Caribbean Community
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM or CC) is an intergovernmental organization that is a political and economic union of 15 member states (14 nation-states and one dependency) throughout the Caribbean. They have primary objectives to promote econom ...
(CARICOM), as well as the
Association of Caribbean States
The Association of Caribbean States (ACS; es, Asociación de Estados del Caribe; french: Association des États de la Caraïbe) is an advisory association of nations centered on the Caribbean Basin. It was formed with the aim of promoting cons ...
(ACS), and the
Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS; French: ''Organisation des États de la Caraïbe orientale'', OECO) is an inter-governmental organisation dedicated to economic harmonisation and integration, protection of human and legal ri ...
(OECS).
The CCL works with both the
International Trade Union Confederation
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC); german: Internationaler Gewerkschaftsbund (IGB), link=no; es, Confederación Sindical Internacional (CSI), link=no. is the world's largest trade union federation.
History
The federation w ...
(ITUC) and the
Inter American Regional Organisation (ORIT).
Leadership
General Secretaries
:1960: Osmond Dyce
:1966: Basil Blackman
:1969: Gaston Benjamin
:1973: Burns Bonadie
:1983: Kertist Augustus
:1998:
George De Peana
:2007: Lincoln Lewis
:2010: Chester Humphrey
:2016: Asokore Beckles
Presidents
:1960:
Frank Walcott Sir Frank Leslie Walcott, KA, OBE (16 September 1916 – 24 February 1999) was a Barbadian trade unionist, politician, ambassador and one of the eleven National Heroes of Barbados. He played a key role in organizing the Barbados labour movement ...
:1963: Thossy Kelly
:1966:
Frank Walcott Sir Frank Leslie Walcott, KA, OBE (16 September 1916 – 24 February 1999) was a Barbadian trade unionist, politician, ambassador and one of the eleven National Heroes of Barbados. He played a key role in organizing the Barbados labour movement ...
:1969: Richard Ishmael
:1973:
Nathaniel Crichlow
:1977:
Frank Walcott Sir Frank Leslie Walcott, KA, OBE (16 September 1916 – 24 February 1999) was a Barbadian trade unionist, politician, ambassador and one of the eleven National Heroes of Barbados. He played a key role in organizing the Barbados labour movement ...
:1980: Vernon Glean
:1983: Leonard Archer
:1986: Lascelles Beckford
:1989:
Roy Trotman
Sir Cardinal LeRoy Trotman, KA (born 9 May 1944) is a Barbadian trade unionist and politician.
Biography
Born in Bathsheba, Barbados, Trotman studied at the University of the West Indies and then Rutgers University. He worked as a teacher an ...
:1995: Lloyd Goodleigh
:2001: Lincoln Lewis
:2007: Jacqueline Jack
:2010: David Massiah
:2016: Jennifer Isaacs-Dotson
See also
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List of trade unions
This is a list of trade unions and union federations by country.
International federations
Global
* Industrial Workers of the World
* International Trade Union Confederation
* International Workers Association
* World Federation of Trade Unio ...
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List of federations of trade unions
This is a list of federations of trade unions currently in existence. Those federations listed under each country are also known as national trade union centres and are organizations formed by trade unions which operate, in most cases, at the ...
References
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Economy of the Caribbean Community
Economy of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States
Trade unions established in 1960
1960 establishments in Barbados
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