General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea

General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea
Founded30 November 1945 (1945-11-30)
Location
Members
1.6 million (2003)
Ideology
Kimilsungism–Kimjongilism
Key people
Pak In-chol (chairman)
Publication
Rodongja Sinmun
AffiliationsDFRK, WFTU
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
Hancha
Revised RomanizationJoseon Jigeom Chongdongmaeng
McCune–ReischauerChosŏn Chigŏm Ch'ongdongmaeng

The General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea (GFTUK; Korean조선직업총동맹; Hancha朝鮮職業總同盟) is the sole legal trade union federation in North Korea. GFTUK was formed on November 30, 1945 as the General Federation of Trade Unions of North Korea.[1] In January 1951, it was reorganized and adopted its current name.[2] The chairman of the central committee of GFTUK is Pak In-chol.[3]

  1. ^ Yonhap 2002, p. 389.
  2. ^ "Democratic People's Republic of Korea_Juche Korea". korea-dpr.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-08. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
  3. ^ "11th Enlarged Plenary Meeting of 7th Central Committee of GFTUK Held". KCNA. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021 – via KCNA Watch.