Trade Union Congress of the Philippines

TUCP
Full name Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP)
Native name Katipunan ng Manggagawang Pilipino (KMP)
Founded 1975
Affiliation ITUC
Key people Ernesto F. Herrera, PhD, president
Office location Quezon City, the Philippines
Country The Philippines
Website http://www.tucp.org.ph

The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) is the largest national trade union center in the Philippines. Formed in 1975 with the official backing of the Marcos government, TUCP is affiliated with the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions.[1]

During the 1980s it was funded with 5,7 millon dollars from the United States Congress through the National Endowment for Democracy.[2]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "TUCP," TUCP, 2005.
  2. ↑ Marcetic, Branko (March 2018). "Don't Mourn "Democracy Promotion"". Jacobin. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
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