Organization of Cooperating Autonomous Trade Unions
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The Organization of Cooperating Autonomous Trade Unions (OSAV) is a trade union
federation in Suriname
. It was founded in 1985 out of a leadership dispute at the General Alliance of Labour Unions in Suriname
.
The OSAV is affiliated with the International 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...
federation in Suriname
Suriname
Suriname , officially the Republic of Suriname , is a country in northern South America. It borders French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, Brazil to the south, and on the north by the Atlantic Ocean. Suriname was a former colony of the British and of the Dutch, and was previously known as...
. It was founded in 1985 out of a leadership dispute at the General Alliance of Labour Unions in Suriname
General Alliance of Labour Unions in Suriname
The General Alliance of Labour Unions in Suriname is a trade union federation in Suriname. It was founded in 1951.In 1982 Cyrill Daal, the president of De Moederbond, was executed by the military....
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The OSAV 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...
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