Confederación Ecuatoriana de Organizaciones Clasistas Unitarias de Trabajadores
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The Confederación Ecuatoriana de Organizaciones Clasistas Unitarias de Trabajadores (CEDOCUT) is a trade union
centre in Ecuador
. It has a membership of over 86,000. As of 2006, CEDOCUT organized 92 trade unions, 1.71% of the total number of unions in the country. Its primary base are unions in small and medium-sized companies, farmers and neighbourhood associations.
CEDOCUT was founded on May 15, 1976, after a split from CEDOC. CEDOCUT was legally recognized in October 1988.
CEDOCUT is a member of the Frente Unitario de los Trabajadores
, an umbrella organization for Ecuadorian trade unions.
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...
centre in Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
. It has a membership of over 86,000. As of 2006, CEDOCUT organized 92 trade unions, 1.71% of the total number of unions in the country. Its primary base are unions in small and medium-sized companies, farmers and neighbourhood associations.
CEDOCUT was founded on May 15, 1976, after a split from CEDOC. CEDOCUT was legally recognized in October 1988.
CEDOCUT is a member of the Frente Unitario de los Trabajadores
Frente Unitario de los Trabajadores
The Frente Unitario de Trabajadores is a central organizing body for the main trade union centres in Ecuador.In 1980 FUT was formed by the unification of Confederación Ecuatoriana de Organizaciones Clasistas Unitarias de Trabajadores , Ecuador Confederation of Free Trade Union Organizations , and...
, an umbrella organization for Ecuadorian trade unions.