The General Union of Algerian Workers (French: Union Générale des Travailleurs Algériens, Arabic: الاتحاد العام للعمال الجزائريين), usually called UGTA, is the main Algerian trade union, established February 24, 1956 with the objective of mobilizing Algerian labor against French rule. It was banned shortly afterwards, in May, but continued to operate clandestinely, playing a notable role in the eight-day strike of 1957 and establishing a samizdat newspaper, L’Ouvrier algérien. It became effectively subordinated to the ruling party, the National Liberation Front, during the subsequent years of independence under a single-party socialist government, while welcoming the nationalization policy the government pursued. Arabic (العربية) is a Semitic language, closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... A union (labor union in American English; trade union in British English; either labour union or trade union in Canadian English) is a group of workers who act collectively to address common issues. ... February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... National Liberation Front is a common name for guerrilla organisations fighting to free their country from foreign rule, or at least claiming to be such an organisation. ...

In 1989, the government began to pursue a program of political liberalization, and a multiparty electoral system was rapidly installed. The UGTA took advantage of the new environment to establish some distance from the government, and struck in March 1991, obtaining various concessions including price fixing. However, this political experiment was interrupted in 1992 by the military, following an Islamist victory in the polls, and the Algerian Civil War began. The UGTA denounced the new government policy of economic liberalization under IMF guidelines, forced on it by the untenable debt situation. However, it sided strongly with the military against the generally anti-socialist Islamists, and its leader, Abdelhak Benhamouda, was assassinated by the latter on January 28, 1997. The Algerian Civil War, an armed conflict between the Algerian government and various Islamist rebel groups, began in December 1991 when the government cancelled elections after the first round results had shown that the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) party would win. ... The flag of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is the international organization entrusted with overseeing global financial system‘s current trade account balances of member states. ... January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2000, the organization established a working group, the National Commission of Working Women, to address issues related to women's position.

The organization is currently led by Abdelmadjid Sidi Said. Sidi Said Sidi Said, Leader of the Algerian syndicat of workers : UGTA. Categories: People stubs ...

External links

• UGTA website