South Asian Regional Trade Union Council


The South Asian Regional Trade Union Council is a federation of national trade union centers whose geographic scope covers South Asia. SARTUC's mission is to promote workers' rights within its member nations.

History

The South Asian Regional Trade Union Council was formed in January 1988 by some of the affiliates of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions in countries belonging to the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation —Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The Indian trade union center Indian National Trade Union Congress and Hind Mazdoor Sabha, were the founding members of SARTUC.
Nazrul Islam Khan was SAR-TUC's general-secretary in 2003.

Leadership

General Secretaries

Presidents