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Trade unions in Saint Lucia

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Trade unions in Saint Lucia
National organization(s)Trade Union Federation (TUF)
Total union membership10,000
Density25% (2013)[1]
International Labour Organization
St Lucia is a member of the ILO
Convention ratification
Freedom of Association14 May 1980
Right to Organise14 May 1980

Trade unions in Saint Lucia first emerged in the 1930s. The St Lucia Teachers' Association was established in 1934 as a professional organisation.[2] Following the formalisation of collective bargaining on the island in 1938, the Saint Lucia Workers' Co-operative Union was founded in 1939.[3][4]

All unions on the island, with the exception of the National Workers Union, are members of the Trade Union Federation (TUF), the country's national centre.[2]

The following unions currently operate in Saint Lucia:

Union Established Sector
National Workers Union 1973 General
Saint Lucia Civil Service Association 1951 Public
Saint Lucia Teachers Union 1934 Education
Saint Lucia Workers' Union 1939 General
Saint Lucia Seamen, Waterfront and General Workers Union 1945 Ports
Vieux-Fort General and Dock Workers Union 1964 General

References

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  1. ^ Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and House Committee on Foreign Affairs (2013). Country reports on human rights practices. Washington DC: Government Printing Office. p. 3053.
  2. ^ a b "Find Trade Union expertise in Saint Lucia". Commonwealth of Nations. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  3. ^ Docherty, James C.; Velden, Sjaak van der (2012). "Saint Lucia". Historical Dictionary of Organized Labor. Scarecrow Press. p. 234. ISBN 978-0-8108-6196-1.
  4. ^ Alexander, Robert J.; Parker, Eldon M. (2004). "The Labor Movement in St Lucia". A History of Organized Labor in the English-speaking West Indies. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 193–206. ISBN 978-0-275-97743-6.