General Confederation of the Portuguese Workers

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General Confederation of the Portuguese Workers
Confederação Geral dos Trabalhadores Portugueses
Founded	1971
Members	800,000
Country	Portugal
Affiliation	ETUC
Key people	Manuel Carvalho da Silva, general secretary
Office location	Lisbon, Portugal
Website	www.cgtp.pt

The General Confederation of the Portuguese Workers (Portuguese: Confederação Geral dos Trabalhadores Portugueses or CGTP) is the largest trade union federation in Portugal. It was founded in 1971.^{[citation needed]}

It is traditionally influenced by the Portuguese Communist Party, and its present coordinator, Manuel Carvalho da Silva, is a member of the Party.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] External links

• General Confederation of the Portuguese Workers Official Site