UGT | |
Location Country: | Portugal |
Affiliation: | ITUC, ETUC |
Members: | 458,000 |
Full Name: | General Union of Workers |
Native Name: | União Geral de Trabalhadores |
Founded: | October 1978 |
Headquarters: | Lisbon, Portugal |
Key People: | Lucinda Dâmaso, president Carlos Silva, general secretary |
Website: | www.ugt.pt |
The General Union of Workers (UGT) is a national trade union center in Portugal. It was formed in 1978 and has a membership of 400,000. It is traditionally influenced by the Socialist Party.
The UGT is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation, and the European Trade Union Confederation.