General Federation of Workers Trade Unions in Bahrain

GFWTUB
General Federation of Workers Trade Unions in Bahrain
الاتحاد العام لنقابات عمال البحرين
Founded2002
Location
AffiliationsInternational Trade Union Confederation
Websitewww.gfbtu.org/main

The General Federation of Workers Trade Unions in Bahrain(Formerly known as the General Committee for Bahrain Workers) (Arabic: الاتحاد العام لنقابات عمال البحرين) (GFWTUB) is a national trade union federation in Bahrain. It was established in 2002, by the Workers Trade Union Law granting workers the right to organize collectively.[1]

The General Federation of Workers Trade Unions in Bahrain represents 80 unions and 25,000 members.[2] To date, there have been 57 trade unions in Bahrain, of which 6 are in the public sector.

It is an affiliate of both the International Trade Union Confederation and the International Confederation of Arab Trade Unions.

  1. ^ ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.
  2. ^ Law, Bill (17 November 2012). "New Bahrain trade federation splits union movement". BBC News. Retrieved 26 April 2021.

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