General Workers Union in Côte d'Ivoire
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General Workers Union in Côte d'Ivoire (in French
: Union Générale des Travailleurs de Côte d'Ivoire), a national trade union
federation in Côte d'Ivoire
. UGTCI was created in 1962 by PDCI, and was to become the sole legal trade union centre of the country for many years.
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
: Union Générale des Travailleurs de Côte d'Ivoire), a national 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...
federation in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire
The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...
. UGTCI was created in 1962 by PDCI, and was to become the sole legal trade union centre of the country for many years.