Caribbean Congress of Labour

The Caribbean Congress of Labour (CCL) is a regional trade union federation. It represents 500,000 members in 33 affiliated unions across 17 Caribbean nations.

CCL
Full nameCaribbean Congress of Labour
Founded1960
Members500,000 in 17 countries
AffiliationIndependent
Key peopleJennifer Isaacs-Dotson, President
Asokore Beckles, General Secretary
Office locationSaint Michael, Barbados
CountryCaribbean
Websitecaribbeancongressoflabour.org/

The federation represents trade union concerns to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), as well as the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).

The CCL works with both the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and the Inter American Regional Organisation (ORIT).

Leadership

General Secretaries
1960: Osmond Dyce[1]
1966: Basil Blackman[1]
1969: Gaston Benjamin[1]
1973: Burns Bonadie[1]
1983: Kertist Augustus[1]
1998: George De Peana[1]
2007: Lincoln Lewis
2010: Chester Humphrey
2016: Asokore Beckles

Presidents
1960: Frank Walcott[1]
1963: Thossy Kelly[1]
1966: Frank Walcott[1]
1969: Richard Ishmael[1]
1973: Nathaniel Crichlow[1]
1977: Frank Walcott[1]
1980: Vernon Glean[1]
1983: Leonard Archer[1]
1986: Lascelles Beckford[1]
1989: Roy Trotman[1]
1995: Lloyd Goodleigh[1]
2001: Lincoln Lewis
2007: Jacqueline Jack
2010: David Massiah
2016: Jennifer Isaacs-Dotson

See also

References
  1. CARICOM: Our Caribbean Community : an Introduction. Ian Randle Publishers. 2005. p. 175. ISBN 9766370567.
  • 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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