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| Full name | Caribbean Congress of Labour |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1960 |
| Members | 500,000 in 17 countries |
| Affiliation | Independent |
| Key people | Jennifer Isaacs-Dotson, President Asokore Beckles, General Secretary |
| Office location | Saint Michael, Barbados |
| Country | Caribbean |
| Website | caribbeancongressoflabour.org/ |
The Caribbean Congress of Labour (CCL) is a regional trade union federation. It represents 500,000 members in 33 affiliated unions across 17 Caribbean nations.
The federation represents trade union concerns to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), as well as the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).
The CCL works with both the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and the Inter American Regional Organisation (ORIT).
Leadership
General Secretaries
- 1960: Osmond Dyce[1]
- 1966: Basil Blackman[1]
- 1969: Gaston Benjamin[1]
- 1973: Burns Bonadie[1]
- 1983: Kertist Augustus[1]
- 1998: George De Peana[1]
- 2007: Lincoln Lewis
- 2010: Chester Humphrey
- 2016: Asokore Beckles
Presidents
- 1960: Frank Walcott[1]
- 1963: Thossy Kelly[1]
- 1966: Frank Walcott[1]
- 1969: Richard Ishmael[1]
- 1973: Nathaniel Crichlow[1]
- 1977: Frank Walcott[1]
- 1980: Vernon Glean[1]
- 1983: Leonard Archer[1]
- 1986: Lascelles Beckford[1]
- 1989: Roy Trotman[1]
- 1995: Lloyd Goodleigh[1]
- 2001: Lincoln Lewis
- 2007: Jacqueline Jack
- 2010: David Massiah
- 2016: Jennifer Isaacs-Dotson
See also
References
- ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.