Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Bulgaria
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The Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Bulgaria (KNSB/CITUB) is a trade union
confederation in Bulgaria
. It was formed in February, 1990 out of the Central Council of Trade Unions
(CCTU).
The KNSB is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation
, and the European Trade Union Confederation
.
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...
confederation in Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
. It was formed in February, 1990 out of the Central Council of Trade Unions
Central Council of Trade Unions
Central Council of Workers Unions was an organization of trade unions in Persia. The organization was founded in 1921 by the Communist Party of Persia and socialists. The Central Council became the most important mass organization of the Communist Party at the time...
(CCTU).
The KNSB 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...
, and the European Trade Union Confederation
European Trade Union Confederation
The European Trade Union Confederation is a trade union organization which was established in 1973 to represent workers and their national affiliates at the European level....
.