Confederation of Vocational Unions
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The Confederation of Vocational Unions (Norwegian: Yrkesorganisasjonenes Sentralforbund, YS) is a national trade union center, an umbrella organization of labour unions in Norway.
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Confederation of Vocational Unions | |
Yrkesorganisasjonenes Sentralforbund | |
Founded | 17 January 1977 |
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Headquarters | Oslo, Norway |
Members | 225,794 (2019) |
Key people | President Jorunn Berland |
Affiliations | ITUC, ETUC, NFS, TUAC |
Website | www |
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It was established in 1977 as a non-partisan alternative to the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO). It is affiliated to the International Trade Union Confederation, the European Trade Union Confederation, the Council of Nordic Trade Unions and the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD.[1]