Taiwan Confederation of Trade Unions explained

TCTU
Location Country:	Taiwan (Republic of China)
Members:	280,000 (2000)
Full Name:	Taiwan Confederation of Trade Unions
Founded:	1997
Headquarters:	Taipei, Taiwan
Key People:	Lu Tien-Lin, president
Website:	www.tctu.org.tw

The Taiwan Confederation of Trade Unions (TCTU;) is a national trade union center in Taiwan. It was established in 1997, but did not receive official recognition from the government until May 1, 2000.^{[1] [2]}

It is seen as aligned politically with the Democratic Progressive party. It is seen as an alternative to the older, Kuomintang aligned Chinese Federation of Labor.^[3]

Affiliates

The TCTU has 21 affiliated unions.

• Kaohsiung County Federation of Trade Unions
• Kaohsiung City Confederation of Trade Unions
• Tainan Hsien (County) Federation of Trade Unions
• YiLan County Confederation of Trade Unions
• Miaoli County Confederation of Trade Unions
• Hsinchu Confederation of Trade Unions (County level)
• Confederation of Taipei Trade Unions
• Taichung City Amalgamated Industrial Union
• Chang Hwa Confederation of Trade Unions
• Ta-ton Corporation Union
• Taiwan Power Labor Union
• Taiwan Petroleum Workers’ Union
• Taiwan Tobacco & Liquor Corporation Federation Union
• Chungwha Telecommunication Workers' Union
• China Airlines Employee Union

External links

• TCTU official site.

Notes and References

1. Web site: The History of Taiwan Confederation of Trade Unions(TCTU) . 2024-01-19 . www.hartford-hwp.com.
2. Web site: Taiwanese Workers Have Shown Us How to Gain Ground in the Neoliberal Era . 2024-01-19 . jacobin.com . en-US.
3. Web site: Sarkar . Santanu . Liu . Mei-Chun . 2019-10-14 . Taiwan’s Independent Labour Movement is at a Crossroads . 2024-01-19 . Taiwan Insight . en.