The Workers' United Center of Chile (, CUT) is a
union federation in
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...
. 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
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC; ; ; ) is the world's largest trade union federation.
History
The federation was formed on 1 November 2006 out of the merger of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) a ...
(ITUC).
See also
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Clotario Blest (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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