Kuwait Trade Union Federation

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KTUF
Kuwait Trade Union Federation
الاتحاد العام لعمال الكويت
Ktuf-logo.png
Founded1968
HeadquartersKuwait City, Kuwait
Location
Members
60,000 - Most members come from Kuwait Oil Company[citation needed]
AffiliationsITUC[1]
Websitektuf.org


The Kuwait Trade Union Federation (Arabic: الاتحاد العام لعمال الكويت‎, 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[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2008-10-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.
  3. ^ "Legal Context". ITUC. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  4. ^ "العقيل: 38 نقابة عمالية بالكويت.. 19 منها تستحق دعماً سنوياً بواقع 271 ألف دينار". Alanba. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Survey of Violations Against Trade Unions". ITUC. International Trade Union Confederation. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Custom Report Excerpts: Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho". US Department of State. BUREAU OF DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND LABOR. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Survey of Violations Against Trade Unions". ITUC. International Trade Union Confederation. Retrieved 26 April 2021.


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