Central Union of Workers
Trade union in Colombia
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The Central Union of Workers (CUT; Spanish: Central Unitaria de Trabajadores) is a Leftist trade union center in Colombia. It was formed in 1986, and is the country's largest union federation, with 546,000 members.[1]
Founded1986
HeadquartersBogotá, Colombia
Location
Key people
Tarsicio Mora Godoy, president Domingo Tovar, secretary general
Central Union of Workers | |
| Central Unitaria de Trabajadores | |
| |
| Founded | 1986 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Bogotá, Colombia |
| Location | |
Key people | Tarsicio Mora Godoy, president Domingo Tovar, secretary general |
| Website | www.cut.org.co |
ICTUR reports that nearly 800 members of CUT were murdered between 1987 and 1992.[2]
In 2000 a past president of CUT, Luis Eduardo Garzón was awarded the AFL–CIO human rights award.[2]
