The TUCA Trade Union Confederation of the Americas (TUCA-CSA) is the regional organization of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) for the Americas. It was formed in March 2008 to succeed the ICFTU Inter American Regional Organisation of Workers (CIOSL/ORIT), after ICFTU merged to ITUC. The organization has 65 affiliated or fraternal organizations, in 29 countries, representing 50 million workers.
The COISL/ORIT was formed in 1951, and describes its objective as being to work for independent, autonomous, democratic unions throughout the Americas. The organization carries out work in a range of fields.
The following national organizations are affiliated with the CIOSL/ORIT (ordered by country):
ArgentinaConfederación General del Trabajo de la República ArgentinaBarbadosBarbados Workers' UnionBelizeNational Trade Union Congress of Belize (Fraternal, not affiliated)BrazilCentral Única dos TrabalhadoresConfederação Geral dos TrabalhadoresForça SindicalCanadaCanadian Labour CongressConfédération des syndicats nationauxChileCentral Unitaria de TrabajadoresColombiaConfederación de Trabajadores de ColombiaCentral Unitaria de Trabajadores de Colombia (Frat.)Costa RicaConfederación de Trabajadores Rerum NovarumDominicaWaterfront and Allied Workers' UnionEcuadorConfederación Ecuatoriana de OrganizacionesEl SalvadorCentral de Trabajadores DemocráticosUnión Nacional de Trabajadores Campesinos (Frat.)United StatesAFL-CIOGuatemalaConfederación de Unidad Sindical de GuatemalaUnidad Sindical de Trabajadores de Guatemala (Frat.)Central de Trabajadores del Campo (Frat.)GuyanaGuyana Trades Union CongressHondurasConfederación de Trabajadores de HondurasConfederación Unica de Trabajadores de HondurasJamaicaJamaica Confederation of Trade UnionsMexicoConfederation of Mexican WorkersConfederación Revolucionaria de Obreros CampesinosUnión Nacional de TrabajadoresMontserratMonserrat Allied Workers' UnionNicaraguaConfederación de Unificación SindicalCentral Sandinista de TrabajadoresPanamaConfederación de Trabajadores de la República de PanamáConvergencia SindicalParaguayCentral Unica de TrabajadoresPeruConfederación Gral de Trabajadores del PerúConfederación Unitaria de Trabajadores del PerúDominican RepublicConfederación Nacional de Trabajadores DominicanaConfederación de Trabajadores UnitariaSurinameAlgemeen Verbond van Vakverenigingen de Moederbond (Frat.)Trinidad and TobagoNational Trade Union Centre of Trinidad and TobagoUruguayAsociación de Bancarios del UruguayVenezuelaConfederación Trabajadores de VenezuelaIn June 2006 an American labor magazine, Labor Notes, documented the role that the ORIT, ICFTU, ILO, and the AFL-CIO played in supporting elements opposed to the government of Haitian leader Aristide. ORIT is alleged to have ignored massive labor persecution against public sector workers and trade unionist supporters of the ousted government throughout 2004, 2005, and 2006.
