The ICFTU Inter American Regional Organisation of Workers (Spanish: Organización Regional Interamericana de Trabajadores, ORIT) was the regional organization of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) for the Americas.
| Organización Regional Interamericana de Trabajadores | |
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| Merged into | Trade Union Confederation of the Americas |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1951 |
| Dissolved | March 2008 |
| Headquarters | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Location |
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Members | 50 million in 29 countries |
| Affiliations | ICFTU |
| Website | www |
The federation was formed in 1951, and described its objective as being to work for independent, autonomous, democratic unions throughout the Americas. The ICFTU merged with the World Confederation of Labor in 2006, and in 2008, ORIT merged with the WCL's former regional organisation for the Americas, the Latin American Confederation of Workers, to form the Trade Union Confederation of the Americas.[1]
As of 2005, the organization had 65 affiliated or fraternal organizations, in 29 countries, representing 50 million workers.[2]
Member TUCs
editThe following national organizations were affiliated with ORIT in 2005:[2]
- Argentina
- Barbados
- Belize
- National Trade Union Congress of Belize (Fraternal, not affiliated)
- Brazil
- Canada
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
- Central de Trabajadores del Campo (Frat.)
- Guyana
- Honduras
- Jamaica
- Mexico
- Montserrat
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Suriname
- Trinidad and Tobago
- United States
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
Criticism
editIn June 2006 an American labor magazine, Labor Notes, documented the role that the ORIT, ICFTU, ILO, and the AFL-CIO played in supporting elements opposed to the government of Haitian leader Aristide. ORIT is alleged to have ignored massive labor persecution against public sector workers and trade unionist supporters of the ousted government throughout 2004, 2005, and 2006.[3]
Leadership
editGeneral Secretaries
edit- 1951: Francisco Aguirre[4]
- 1952: Luis Alberto Monge[4]
- 1958: Alfonso Sanchez Madariaga[4]
- 1961: Arturo Jáuregui[4]
- 1974: Julio Etcheverry Espinola[4]
- 1977: Juan Del Pino[4]
- 1983: Tulio Cuevas[4]
- 1986: Luis Anderson McNeil[4]
- 2003: Víctor Báez
Presidents
edit- 1951: Arturo Sabroso Montoya[4]
- 1952: Luis Alberto Colotuzzo[4]
- 1955: Ignacio Gonzalez Tellechea[4]
- 1961: Alfonso Sanchez Madariaga[4]
- 1970: Blas Chumacero[4]
- 1974: Rafael Camacho Guzmán[4]
- 1977: Alfonso Sanchez Madariaga[4]
- 1997: Dick Martin[4]
- 2001: Linda Chavez-Thompson
References
edit- ^ "Americas: New Unified ITUC Regional Organisation Founded". International Trade Union Confederation. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ a b ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.
- ^ "Labor Notes Archive".
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Carew, Anthony (2000). The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions. Oxford: Peter Lang. p. 577–578. ISBN 9783906764832.