The General Confederation of Trade Unions or GCTU (russian: Всеобщая Конфедерация Профсоюзов, ''Vseobshchya Konfederatsya Profsoyuzov'' or VKP) is an international
trade union
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confederation. It was founded on 16 April 1992 and incorporates members from the
Commonwealth of Independent States
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The GCTU claims a membership of 75 million and is led by
Mikhail Shmakov as president.
Member Unions
National Trade Union Centers
The national trade union centers affiliated with the GCTU as of 2009 included:
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Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia
The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia (russian: Федерация Независимых Профсоюзов России, ФНПР, Federatsiya Nezavisimykh Profsoyuzov Rossii, FNPR) is the largest post-Soviet national trade un ...
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Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine
The Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine (known by its Ukrainian acronym, FPU) is an all-Ukrainian voluntary association of trade unions. It is the largest trade union confederation in Ukraine, with more than 4.8 million members. As of 1 August 20 ...
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Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus
The Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus ( be, Федэрацыя прафсаюзаў Беларусі; russian: Федерация профсоюзов Беларуси) is a trade union
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National Trade Union Confederation of Moldova
The National Trade Union Confederation of Moldova ( ro, Confederația Națională a Sindicatelor din Moldova, CNSM) is the sole national trade union center in the country, consisting of 25 federated members. It was founded in June 2007 as a merge ...
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Georgian Trade Union Confederation
Georgian Trade Union Confederation (GTUC) is an independent non-profit making organization. GTUC is the most rapidly developing trade union organisations in the South Caucasus, which works in close co-operation with its domestic and international ...
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Confederation of Trade Unions of Armenia
The Confederation of Trade Unions of Armenia (CTUA) ( hy, Հայաստանի արհմիությունների կոնֆեդերացիա), is a national trade union center of Armenia. It is led by Chairman Eduard Tumasyan.
About
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Azerbaijan Trade Unions Confederation
Overview
The Azerbaijan Trade Unions Confederation (ATUC, in Azeri ''Azərbaycan Həmkarlar İttifaqları Konfederasiyası'') a National trade union center of Azerbaijan. It has a membership of 1,338,000 and is led by Sattar S. Mehbaliyev as cha ...
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Federation of Trade Unions of the Republic of Kazakhstan
The Federation of Trade Unions of Kazakhstan (FTUK) is a national trade union center in Kazakhstan. It has a membership of 1.5 million, and is the successor organization to the official trade unions of the communist era.
FTUK is affiliated with ...
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Kyrgyzstan Federation of Trade Unions
The Kyrgyzstan Federation of Trade Unions (KFTU), also known as the ''Federation of Trade Unions of Kyrgyzstan (FTUK)'' is the national trade union center of Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked co ...
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Industrial Trade Union Internationals
The industrial trade union internationals with the GCTU as of 2009 included:
Industrial Trade Union Internationals
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*International Association of Civil Aviation Workers' Unions
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* International Amalgamation of Unions of Automobile and Farm Machinery Workers
*International Organisation of Agro-Industrial Trade Unions
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*International Confederation of Atomic Energy Workers' Unions
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*International Confederation of Water Transport Workers' Unions
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*Federation of Mining and Metallurgical Workers' Unions
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*International Confederation of Health Workers' Unions
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*Consultative Council of Cultural Workers' Unions
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* International Organisation of Metalworkers' Unions
* International Association of Trade Unions of Workers in Scientific Research and Production Co-operatives and Enterprises
* International Confederation of Trade Unions of Workers in the Oil and Gas Industries and Construction Workers in the Oil and Gas Complex
*International Community of Defence Industry Workers' Unions
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* International Organisation of Trade Unions of Educational and Scientific Workers. (IOTU "Education & Science")
* Trade Union International of Workers in Radio-electronic Industry
*International Association of Fishing Industry Workers' Unions
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* International Organisation of Communications Workers' Unions
* International Confederation of Joint Venture Workers' Unions
* International Confederation of Construction and Building Materials Industry Workers' Unions
* International Association of Textile and Light Industry Workers' Unions
* International Public Organisation "Confederation of Unions of Workers in Commerce, Restaurants, Consumers' Co-operatives and Various Forms of Business"
* International Federation of Transport and Road Construction Workers' Unions
* International Association of Chemical and Allied Workers' Unions
* International Trade Union Association "ELEKTROPROFSOYUZ"("ELECTROUNION")
See also
*World Federation of Trade Unions
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References
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External links
www.vkp.ru
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Trade unions established in 1992
Trade unions in Russia
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