Trade Union Congress of the Philippines

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TUCP
Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP)
Katipunan ng Manggagawang Pilipino (KMP)
Founded1975
HeadquartersQuezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Location
Key people
Raymond Mendoza, President

Arnel Dolendo, Secretary-General

Esperanza Ocampo, Treasurer
AffiliationsITUC
Websitewww.tucp.org.ph

The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) is the largest national trade union center in the Philippines. Founded in 1975 by labor leader Democrito Mendoza, 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]

References

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