Trade Union Congress of the Philippines

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 government of then-President Ferdinand Marcos, TUCP is affiliated with the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions [1] and the International Trade Union Confederation.[2] During the 1980s it was funded with 5.7 million dollars from the United States Congress through the National Endowment for Democracy.[3]

TUCP
Full nameTrade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP)
Native nameKatipunan ng Manggagawang Pilipino (KMP)
Founded1975
AffiliationITUC
Key peopleRaymond Mendoza, President

Arnel Dolendo, Secretary-General

Esperanza Ocampo, Treasurer
Office locationQuezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
CountryPhilippines
Websitewww.tucp.org.ph

See also

Footnotes

  1. "TUCP," TUCP, 2005.
  2. "ITUC," ITUC, 2013
  3. Marcetic, Branko (March 2018). "Don't Mourn "Democracy Promotion"". Jacobin. Retrieved 2 July 2018.


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