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Syrian national trade union center From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU) is the sole national trade union center in Syria, it was founded in 1948. By a 1968 decree establishing a single-trade-union system, all trade unions in the country are required to be affiliated to the GFTU, and the GFTU has the power to dissolve the executive committee of any union.
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General Federation of Trade Unions | |
Founded | 1948 |
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Headquarters | Damascus, Syria |
Location | |
Members | 300,000 |
Key people | Yassin Tulaimat, chairman |
Affiliations | WFTU, ICATU National Progressive Front |
Website | tss-est |
The union is closely linked with the Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, and the president of the GFTU, Shaaban Azzouz, is a member of the party.
The GFTU is affiliated with the World Federation of Trade Unions[1] and the International Confederation of Arab Trade Unions.
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