Paraguayan Workers Confederation Explained

CPT
Location Country:Paraguay
Affiliation:ITUC
Members:43,000
Full Name:Confederación Paraguaya de Trabajadores
Founded:1951
Headquarters:Asunción, Paraguay
Key People:Gerónimo López, president
Julis Etcheverry Espinola, secretary general

The Paraguayan Workers Confederation (Spanish; Castilian: Confederación Paraguaya de Trabajadores) or CPT is a national trade union center in Paraguay. It was formed in 1951 with close ties to the Colorado Party. In 1958, after a general strike, many unionists were exiled, and formed the CPT-E, a CPT in exile.[1]

CPT again operates in Paraguay. Until 1974 it was affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation, but is now a member of the International Trade Union Confederation.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.eurosur.org/FLACSO/mujeres/paraguay/part-6.htm