The International Confederation of Arab Trade Unions (ICATU; ar:"الاتحاد الدولي لنقابات العمال العربي") is the international representation of

trade union A trade union (British English) or labor union (American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers whose purpose is to maintain or improve the conditions of their employment, such as attaining better wages ...

s in a number of Arab nations. Founded in 1956, the ICATU was originally located in

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, but was moved to

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in 1978 to protest

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's visit to Israel. Affiliate trade unions include the following: * General Federation of Trade Unions (Syria) * General Federation of Oman Workers * General Federation of Workers Trade Unions in Bahrain * General Federation of Iraqi Trade Unions * General Federation of Jordanian Trade Unions * Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions * Democratic Workers' Union of Egypt *

Tunisian General Labour Union The Tunisian General Labour Union (, ''UGTT''. ) is a national trade union center in Tunisia. It has a membership of more than one million and was founded on January 20, 1946. The UGTT is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederatio ...

* General and Autonomous Confederation Workers in Algeria (CGATA) * Moroccan Federation of Labour * The Democratic Confederation of Labour (CDT) * General Federation of Women in Morocco * Union of Mauritanian Workers * Free Confederacy of Mauritania's Workers *

Yemeni Confederation of Labor Unions The Yemeni Confederation of Labor Unions (YCLU) is the sole national trade union center in Yemen. It was formed in 1990 by the merger of the Aden Trade Union Congress and the General Confederation of Workers' Trade Unions. The YCLU is affiliate ...

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* Economy of the Arab League Arab League {{Trade-union-stub