Ceylon Workers' Congress
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The Ceylon Workers' Congress (CWC) (Tamil: இலங்கை தொழிலாளர் காங்கிரஸ், romanized: Ilaṅkai Toḻilāḷar Kāṅkiras; Sinhala: ලංකා කම්කරු කොංග්රසය Lanka Kamkaru Kongrasaya) is a political party in Sri Lanka that has traditionally represented Sri Lankan Tamils of Indian origin working in the plantation sector of the economy.
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Ceylon Workers' Congress இலங்கை தொழிலாளர் காங்கிரஸ் ලංකා කම්කරු කොංග්රසය | |
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Leader | Senthil Thondaman |
Founder | Savumiamoorthy Thondaman |
Founded | 1939 |
Preceded by | Ceylon Indian Congress |
Headquarters | 72 Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha, Colombo 07 |
Ideology | Agrarian socialism Indian Tamil interests |
National affiliation | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance |
Colors | Red, green, white |
Parliament of Sri Lanka | 2 / 225
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