The ATUC was founded in 1956 during serious labour unrest in the area. Its organ was Al-'Amal (1957).
The Secretary General of the trade union was Abdullah Asnag, a pro-independence Arab nationalist and admirer of Nasser who also advocated union with Yemen. Supported by the UAR the ATUC rose in importance when the political disturbances and the violence reached a head and political parties ceased to function. By 1959 it was the only entity representing nationalist aspirations in Aden and it used its leverage to boycott elections as the main grouping of the People's Union. In November 1960 the ATUC boycotted the Aden municipal elections.[1]
When Aden Colony became part of the Federation of South Arabia as the State of Aden the unrest continued. In the federation the ATUC had a large influence in the new assembly and to prevent it seizing control of the federation in 1962 the former Colony of Aden had joined the Federation of South Arabia so that Aden's pro-British assembly members could counter the ATUC's influence.[2]
On 30 November 1967 the State of Aden became part of the independent People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, also known as South Yemen, and the ATUC became the main trade union of that state.
When South Yemen united with the Yemen Arab Republic, also known as North Yemen, on 22 May 1990, the Aden Trade Union Congress merged with the General Confederation of Workers' Trade Unions in order to form the Yemeni Confederation of Labor Unions.[3]
^Yitzhak Oron, Ed., Middle East Record Volume 1, 1960, pg. 385
^Kitchen, Martin (1994). Empire and after: a short history of the British Empire and Commonwealth (1994 ed.) Centre for Distance Education, Simon Fraser University. ISBN978-0-86491-142-1 p. 126-27
^ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN0-9543811-5-7.
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aden, trade, union, congress, atuc, trade, union, aden, colony, british, protectorate, yemen, atucmerged, intoyemeni, confederation, labor, unionsfounded1956dissolved1990locationaden, colony, state, aden, south, yemenkey, peopleabdullah, asnagaffiliationswftuh. The Aden Trade Union Congress ATUC or TUC was a trade union in the Aden Colony a British protectorate in Yemen ATUCAden Trade Union CongressMerged intoYemeni Confederation of Labor UnionsFounded1956Dissolved1990LocationAden Colony State of Aden and South YemenKey peopleAbdullah AsnagAffiliationsWFTUHistory EditThe ATUC was founded in 1956 during serious labour unrest in the area Its organ was Al Amal 1957 The Secretary General of the trade union was Abdullah Asnag a pro independence Arab nationalist and admirer of Nasser who also advocated union with Yemen Supported by the UAR the ATUC rose in importance when the political disturbances and the violence reached a head and political parties ceased to function By 1959 it was the only entity representing nationalist aspirations in Aden and it used its leverage to boycott elections as the main grouping of the People s Union In November 1960 the ATUC boycotted the Aden municipal elections 1 When Aden Colony became part of the Federation of South Arabia as the State of Aden the unrest continued In the federation the ATUC had a large influence in the new assembly and to prevent it seizing control of the federation in 1962 the former Colony of Aden had joined the Federation of South Arabia so that Aden s pro British assembly members could counter the ATUC s influence 2 On 30 November 1967 the State of Aden became part of the independent People s Democratic Republic of Yemen also known as South Yemen and the ATUC became the main trade union of that state When South Yemen united with the Yemen Arab Republic also known as North Yemen on 22 May 1990 the Aden Trade Union Congress merged with the General Confederation of Workers Trade Unions in order to form the Yemeni Confederation of Labor Unions 3 The ATUC was affiliated to the World Federation of Trade Unions See also Edit Organized labour portalHistory of YemenReferences Edit Yitzhak Oron Ed Middle East Record Volume 1 1960 pg 385 Kitchen Martin 1994 Empire and after a short history of the British Empire and Commonwealth 1994 ed Centre for Distance Education Simon Fraser University ISBN 978 0 86491 142 1 p 126 27 ICTUR et al eds 2005 Trade Unions of the World 6th ed London UK John Harper Publishing ISBN 0 9543811 5 7 This article related to an Asian trade union is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This Yemen related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aden Trade Union Congress amp oldid 1024556074, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
