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Confederación Ecuatoriana de Organizaciones Clasistas Unitarias de Trabajadores

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CEDOCUT
Confederación Ecuatoriana de Organizaciones Clasistas Unitarias de Trabajadores
FoundedMay 15, 1976
HeadquartersQuito, Ecuador
Location
Members
86,000
Key people
Mesías Tatamuez Moreno, president
Websitewww.cedocut.org.ec

The Confederación Ecuatoriana de Organizaciones Clasistas Unitarias de Trabajadores (CEDOCUT) is a trade union centre in Ecuador. It has a membership of over 86,000.[citation needed] As of 2006, CEDOCUT organized 92 trade unions, 1.71% of the total number of unions in the country. Its primary base are unions in small and medium-sized companies, farmers and neighbourhood associations.[1]

CEDOCUT was founded on May 15, 1976, after a split from CEDOC. CEDOCUT was legally recognized in October 1988.[1]

CEDOCUT is a member of the Frente Unitario de los Trabajadores, an umbrella organization for Ecuadorian trade unions.

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  1. ^ a b Vázquez S., Lola, and Napoleón Saltos Galarza. Ecuador: su realidad. Quito, Ecuador: Fundación "José Peralta", 2007. p. 388
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