Confederación Unitaria de Trabajadores del Perú
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The Confederación Unitaria de Trabajadores del Perú (CUT) is a national trade union center
in Peru
. It was founded in 1992 and has a membership of 300,000.
ICTUR reports that the CUT was active in the movement that led to Alberto Fujimori
fleeing from office in 2000.
The CUT is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation
.
National trade union center
A national trade union center is a federation or confederation of trade unions in a single country. Nearly every country in the world has a national trade union center, and many have more than one. When there is more than one national center, it is often because of ideological differences—in some...
in Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
. It was founded in 1992 and has a membership of 300,000.
ICTUR reports that the CUT was active in the movement that led to Alberto Fujimori
Alberto Fujimori
Alberto Fujimori Fujimori served as President of Peru from 28 July 1990 to 17 November 2000. A controversial figure, Fujimori has been credited with the creation of Fujimorism, uprooting terrorism in Peru and restoring its macroeconomic stability, though his methods have drawn charges of...
fleeing from office in 2000.
The CUT is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation
International Trade Union Confederation
The International Trade Union Confederation is the world's largest trade union federation. It was formed on November 1, 2006 out of the merger of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions and the World Confederation of Labour...
.