Paraguayan Workers Confederation

CPT
Confederación Paraguaya de Trabajadores
Founded1951
HeadquartersAsunción, Paraguay
Location
Members
43,000
Key people
Gerónimo López, president
Julis Etcheverry Espinola, secretary general
AffiliationsITUC

The Paraguayan Workers Confederation (Spanish: 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.

References[edit]

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