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General Union of Algerian Workers



The General Union of Algerian Workers (French: Union Générale des Travailleurs Algériens, Arabic: الاتحاد العام للعمال الجزائريين), usually called UGTA, is the main Algerian trade union, established February 24, 1956 with the objective of mobilizing Algerian labor against French rule. It was banned shortly afterwards, in May, but continued to operate clandestinely, playing a notable role in the eight-day strike of 1957 and establishing a samizdat newspaper, L’Ouvrier algérien.



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