The General Union of Moroccan Workers (, UGTM) is a
national trade union center
Organizers within trade unions have sought to increase the bargaining power of workers in regards to collective bargaining by acting in collaboration with other trade unions. Multi-union organizing can take place on an informal basis, or on ...
in
Morocco
Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to Algeria–Morocc ...
. It was formed March 20, 1960 and has a membership of 695,000.
The UGTM has its roots in the agricultural workers of Morocco, although it does have public and private sector workers as well.
ICTUR
The International Centre for Trade Union Rights (ICTUR) is "an organizing and campaigning body with the fundamental purpose of defending and improving the rights of trade unions and trade unionists throughout the world." ICTUR has accredited statu ...
reports that the UGTM is historically seen as less militant than other federations, but did participate in the demands for reform which occurred in the 1990s.
The UGTM is affiliated with the
International Trade Union Confederation
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC; ; ; ) is the world's largest trade union federation.
History
The federation was formed on 1 November 2006 out of the merger of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) a ...
.
Leadership
The following list includes the heads of the UGTM:
* Hachem Amine, from March 20, 1960 to 1964.
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Abderrazak Afilal Alami Idrissi, from 1964 to January 29, 2006.
* Mohamed Benjelloun Andaloussi, from January 29, 2006 to December 4, 2008.
*
Abdelhamid Chabat, from January 30, 2009 to September 23, 2012.
* Mohamed Kafi Cherrat, interim since September 2012 then elected from October 12, 2014 to May 7, 2017
*
Enaam Mayara, since May 7, 2017
References
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External links
UGTMwebsite.
Trade unions in Morocco
International Trade Union Confederation
Trade unions established in 1960
1960 establishments in Morocco
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