Union of Mauritanian Workers
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The Union of Mauritanian Workers (UTM) is a national trade union center
in Mauritania
. It was formed in 1961, and was the sole trade union center until the 1990s when political reforms lead to the creation of two other centers, the CLTM, and the CGTM.
The UTM is traditionally seen as closely linked to the ruling Democratic and Social Republican Party (PRDS).
The UTM 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 Mauritania
Mauritania
Mauritania is a country in the Maghreb and West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, by Western Sahara in the north, by Algeria in the northeast, by Mali in the east and southeast, and by Senegal in the southwest...
. It was formed in 1961, and was the sole trade union center until the 1990s when political reforms lead to the creation of two other centers, the CLTM, and the CGTM.
The UTM is traditionally seen as closely linked to the ruling Democratic and Social Republican Party (PRDS).
The UTM 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...