Mozambique Workers' Organization
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The Mozambique Workers' Organization (Organização dos Trabalhadores de Moçambique)(OTM) is a national trade union center
in Mozambique
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The OTM was formed in 1983 as a directly controlled arm of the Frelimo
political party. However, in 1990 the OTM declared its independence from the party, although critics maintain that it is still close.
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 Mozambique
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
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The OTM was formed in 1983 as a directly controlled arm of the Frelimo
Mozambican Liberation Front
The Liberation Front of Mozambique, , from the Portuguese Frente de Libertação de Moçambique, was a liberation movement which was founded in 1962 to fight for the independence of the Portuguese Overseas Province of Mozambique...
political party. However, in 1990 the OTM declared its independence from the party, although critics maintain that it is still close.