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Gibraltar Confederation of Labour

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Former trade union of the United Kingdom

The Gibraltar Confederation of Labour was a trade union established in the British and at the time Crown colony of Gibraltar in 1947, and promoted by the Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights (AACR). Its first president was Albert Risso, at the time president of the AACR. During 1948, Albert Fava become its general secretary. However, he was deported by the Governor on the grounds of being a member of the Communist Party.

It merged with the Transport and General Workers' Union in 1963.

References

  1. Stephen Constantine (2009). Community and identity. The making of modern Gibraltar since 1704. Manchester University Press. p. 346. ISBN 978-0-7190-8054-8.
  2. Workers champion gets Gibraltar Award, Gibraltar
  3. Deportation of Albert Fava 1948 Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, Vox, 11 January 2012
  4. Trade union family trees: Transport and General Workers Union Archived 2011-07-09 at the Wayback Machine

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