General Union of Workers (Portugal)

The General Union of Workers (Portuguese: União Geral de Trabalhadores, 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.

UGT

General Union of Workers
União Geral de Trabalhadores
Founded	October 1978
Headquarters	Lisbon, Portugal
Location	Portugal
Members	458,000
Key people	Lucinda Dâmaso, president Carlos Silva, general secretary
Affiliations	ITUC, ETUC
Website	www.ugt.pt

The UGT is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation, and the European Trade Union Confederation.

References

• ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.

External links

• Official website

• Organized labour portal