All Trinidad Sugar Estates and Factory Workers Union
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All Trinidad Sugar Estates and Factory Workers Union, founded by Adrian Cola Rienzi
was the major sugar workers' trade union
and the predominant Indo-Trinidadian
voice in organised labour in Trinidad and Tobago
between the 1930s and 1970s. Leadership of the trade union passed from Rienzi to Bhadase Sagan Maraj
, and later to Krishna Gowandan.
The ATSEFWU was displaced by the All Trinidad Sugar and General Workers' Trade Union led by Basdeo Panday
.
Adrian Cola Rienzi
Adrian Cola Rienzi was a Trinidad and Tobago trade unionist, politician and lawyer. He founded both the Oilfields Workers Trade Union and the All Trinidad Sugar Estates and Factory Workers Union, and was involved in the establishment of three other trade unions...
was the major sugar workers' trade union
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
and the predominant Indo-Trinidadian
Indo-Trinidadian
Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian are nationals of Trinidad and Tobago of Indian or other South Asian ancestry.Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonians has now become interchangeable with Indians or East Indians. These were people who were taken from India by the British either as workers or educated...
voice in organised labour in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
between the 1930s and 1970s. Leadership of the trade union passed from Rienzi to Bhadase Sagan Maraj
Bhadase Maraj
Bhadase Sagan Maraj was a Trinidad and Tobago politician, religious leader and businessman. He founded the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha in 1952, which grew into the major Hindu organisation in Trinidad and Tobago.-Early life:...
, and later to Krishna Gowandan.
The ATSEFWU was displaced by the All Trinidad Sugar and General Workers' Trade Union led by Basdeo Panday
Basdeo Panday
Basdeo Panday was the 5th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago from 1995 to 2001 and has served as Leader of the Opposition from 1976–1977, 1978–1986, 1989–1995 and 2001–2010. He was first elected to Parliament in 1976 as the Member for Couva North. He is the former...
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