National Union of Congolese Workers

The National Union of Congolese Workers (UNTC), (previously known as the Union Nationale des Travailleurs du Zaire (UNTZa)) is the largest trade union centre in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

UNTC
Full nameNational Union of Congolese Workers
Native nameUnion Nationale des Travailleurs du Congo
FoundedJune 23, 1967
AffiliationITUC, OATUU
Office locationKinshasa, DRC
CountryDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Websitewww.untc.org

Founded in 1967, the UNTZa was the sole trade union centre in Zaire. By 1990 the union expelled its general secretary, Komdo Ntonga Booke, a member of the party central committee, and broke away from its close ties with the government. This came after the steady decline of workers purchasing power in the late 1980s.

In 1997 the union was renamed the UNTC, reflecting the renaming of Zaire to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

References
  • ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9543811-5-8.


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