General Union of Workers | |
União Geral de Trabalhadores | |
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Founded | October 1978 |
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Headquarters | Lisbon, Portugal |
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Members | 458,000 |
Key people | Lucinda Dâmaso, president Carlos Silva, general secretary |
Affiliations | ITUC, ETUC |
Website | www.ugt.pt |
The General Union of Workers (UGT) is a national trade union center in Portugal. It was formed in 1978 and has a membership of 400,000. It is traditionally influenced by the Socialist Party.
The UGT is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation, and the European Trade Union Confederation.