General Union of Moroccan Workers

The General Union of Moroccan Workers (Arabic: الاتحاد العام للشغالين بالمغرب, UGTM) is a national trade union center in Morocco. It was formed March 20, 1960 and has a membership of 695,000.

UGTM
General Union of Moroccan Workers
الاتحاد العام للشغالين بالمغرب
FoundedMarch 20, 1960
HeadquartersCasablanca, Morocco
Location
Members
695,000
Key people
Enaam Mayara, secretary general
AffiliationsITUC
Websiteugtm.ma

The UGTM has its roots in the agricultural workers of Morocco, although it does have public and private sector workers as well. ICTUR reports that the UGTM is historically seen as less militant than other federations, but did participate in the demands for reform which occurred in the 1990s.

The UGTM is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation.[1]

Leadership

The following list includes the heads of the UGTM:[2][3]

  • Hachem Amine, from March 20, 1960 to 1964.
  • Abderrazak Afilal Alami Idrissi, from 1964 to January 29, 2006.
  • Mohamed Benjelloun Andaloussi, from January 29, 2006 to December 4, 2008.
  • Abdelhamid Chabat, from January 30, 2009 to September 23, 2012.
  • Mohamed Kafi Cherrat, interim since September 2012 then elected from October 12, 2014 to May 7, 2017
  • Enaam Mayara, since May 7, 2017

References

  • ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.


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