Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions

Trade union center in Jamaica

JCTU

Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions

Founded| 1994
Headquarters| Kingston, Jamaica
Location|

* Jamaica

Members

| 11 unions

Key people

| Wayne Jones, general secretary
Affiliations| ITUC

The Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU) is a national trade union centre in Jamaica. It is affiliated to the International Trade Union Confederation.

## Origins

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The JCTU emerged from the Joint Trade Unions Research Development Centre (JTURDC) which was founded on 11 September 1980 by the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union, the National Workers Union, the Jamaica Association of Local Government Officers and the Trade Union Congress.

## Presidents

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1994: Hugh Shearer
2004: Lloyd Goodleigh
2016: Helene Davis-Whyte

## See also

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* Organized labour portal

* List of trade unions
* List of federations of trade unions

## References

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* ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.
* "Organized Labor in Jamaica" in A History of Organized Labor in the English-speaking West Indies by Robert J. Alexander, Eldon M. Parker Greenwood Publishing Group, 2004 ISBN 0-275-97743-9

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States

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