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VK mentored them in trade union politics, leadership, and management, ensuring a strong line of succession within the union. Under VK's leadership, the NUW grew to become one of the leading trade unions in Sri Lanka, boasting nearly 500,000 members. It played a key role in the labour movement within the tea plantations.
The American Federation of Labor (A.F. of L.) was a national federation of labor unions in the United States that continues today as the AFL-CIO.It was founded in Columbus, Ohio, in 1886 by an alliance of craft unions eager to provide mutual support and disappointed in the Knights of Labor.
Sri Lanka Freedom Party [18] D. S. Goonesekera: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 28 May 1963: 25 March 1965: Minister of Labour and Social Services [18] M. H. Mohamed: United National Party: 25 March 1965: 29 May 1970: Dudley Senanayake: Minister of Labour, Employment and Housing [19] [20] M. P. de Zoysa: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 29 May 1970: 23 July ...
The Ceylon Federation of Labour was registered as a federation of unions by the Workers & Peasants Union, which was led by the Radical Party under the influence of the ideas of M.N. Roy of India. When the Lanka Sama Samaja Party re-commenced its trade union activity in the post-war period, it did so in co-operation with the Workers & Peasants ...
The Ceylon Trade Union Federation (abbreviated CTUF) was a national trade union centre in Ceylon/Sri Lanka. CTUF was founded in December 1940, united various unions led by the United Socialist Party. [1] [2] The founding meeting of CTUF was chaired by a Buddhist monk, Ven. Saranankara. [3] [4] Pieter Keuneman served as CTUF president for some ...
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; ... Pages in category "Trade unions in Sri Lanka" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A political alliance centered on the working class has emerged as a strong contender in Sri Lanka's presidential race, announcing itself to be the agent of change that ...
The Ceylon Mercantile Union (CMU) is one of the largest trade unions in the commercial sector in Sri Lanka. The Ceylon Mercantile, Industrial and General Workers Union was originally built in 1928 as a white-collar union in the mercantile sector. Victor Corea and A.E. Goonesinha were respectively the inaugural President and secretary of the CMU.