National Confederation of Eritrean Workers

The National Confederation of Eritrean Workers (English: National Confederation of Eritrean Workers NCEW ) is a national trade union alliance in Eritrea with headquarters in the capital Asmara.

History

It serves as a single union ( officially " umbrella organization " ), was established in November of 1979 in the province of Eritrea, as Eritrea was part of Ethiopia. The original name was National Union of Eritrean workers. The NCEW has 25,000 members and is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation. Since 2010 a new main building is erected, to be completed in June 2011.