General Confederation of Trade Unions
The General Confederation of Trade Unions or GCTU (, Vseobshchya Konfederatsya Profsoyuzov or VKP) is an international trade union confederation. It was founded on 16 April 1992 and incorporates members from the Commonwealth of Independent States. The GCTU claims a membership of 75 million and is led by Mikhail Shmakov as president. Member Unions National Trade Union Centers The national trade union centers affiliated with the GCTU as of 2009 included: Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus National Trade Union Confederation of Moldova Georgian Trade Union Confederation Confederation of Trade Unions of Armenia Azerbaijan Trade Unions Confederation Federation of Trade Unions of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Federation of Trade Unions Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Tajikistan Industrial Trade Union Internationals The industrial trade union internationals with the GCTU as of 2009 included: International Association of Civil Aviation Workers' Unions International Amalgamation of Unions of Automobile and Farm Machinery Workers International Organisation of Agro-Industrial Trade Unions International Confederation of Atomic Energy Workers' Unions International Confederation of Water Transport Workers' Unions Trade Union International of Workers in Geology, Geodesy and Cartography Federation of Mining and Metallurgical Workers'