General Confederation Of Labour (Argentina)
The General Confederation of Labour of the Argentine Republic (in Spanish: Confederación General del Trabajo de la República Argentina, CGT) is a national trade union centre of Argentina founded on September 27, 1930, as the result of the merge of the USA (Unión Sindical Argentina) and the COA (Confederación Obrera Argentina) trade union centres. Nearly Two out of three unionized workers in Argentina belong to the CGT, and it is one of the largest trade unions in the world.
Read more about General Confederation Of Labour (Argentina): The CGT During The Infamous Decade, The CGT Following The "Revolution of '43", From The 1950s To The 1980s Democratic Transition, The CGT Since The Return To Democracy
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