Kuwait Trade Union Federation
Kuwait Trade Union Federation الاتحاد العام لعمال الكويت | |
Founded | 1968 |
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Headquarters | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
Location | |
Members | 60,000 - Most members come from Kuwait Oil Company[citation needed] |
Affiliations | ITUC[1] |
The Kuwait Trade Union Federation (Template:Lang-ar, KTUF) is the sole national trade union center in Kuwait. It was founded in 1968.[2]
The Kuwait Trade Union Federation is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) affiliate,[3].
There are 38 trade unions in Kuwait, of which 15 are formally members of the KTUF. [4]
Legal context
The freedoms of association and collective bargaining in Kuwait are recognized by law; however, they are strictly regulated. For instance, Article 104 of the Labour Act "prohibits unions from interfering in political, religious, and sectarian issues".[5]
Under Kuwaiti law, the Kuwait Trade Union Federation is the only federation of trade unions permitted to exist on a national level, although the government permits limited trade union pluralism at the local level.[6] However, despite these restrictions, some unions outside of the KTUF exist, which include the Kuwait Bank Workers’ Union and the Kuwait Airways Workers’ Union.[7]
References
- ^ "Kränkningar av fackliga rättigheter - LO TCO Biståndsnämd". Archived from the original on 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
- ^ ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.
- ^ "Legal Context". ITUC. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "العقيل: 38 نقابة عمالية بالكويت.. 19 منها تستحق دعماً سنوياً بواقع 271 ألف دينار". Alanba. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "Survey of Violations Against Trade Unions". ITUC. International Trade Union Confederation. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "Custom Report Excerpts: Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho". US Department of State. BUREAU OF DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND LABOR. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "Survey of Violations Against Trade Unions". ITUC. International Trade Union Confederation. Retrieved 26 April 2021.