Congress of Labor Organizations

Congress of Labor Organizations

Predecessor	Collective Labor Movement
Founded	1945 (1945)
Location	Philippines

The Congress of Labor Organizations (CLO) was a trade union federation in the Philippines. It was formed in 1945 by Hukbalahap guerillas who had been members of the Collective Labor Movement. Its first president was Cipriano Cid of the Philippine Trade Union Council.[1] The CLO controlled labor unions in all major industries in Panay and Manila, representing a significant percentage of the organized labor force therein and was the dominant labor federation of the period immediately after World War II.[2]

The CLO was part of the Democratic Alliance, a leftist political party led by the Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas.[3] Its president during the mid-1960s was Amado V. Hernandez.[4]

See also

• Partido Obrero de Filipinas

References

1. West, Lois A. (1997). Militant Labor in the Philippines. Temple University Press. p. 156. ISBN 1-56639-491-0.
2. Azama, Rodney S. (April 1, 1985). "The Huks And The New People's Army: Comparing Two Postwar Filipino Insurgencies". Retrieved December 7, 2017.
3. Kerkvliet, Benedict J. (1977). The Huk Rebellion: A Study of Peasant Revolt in the Philippines. University of California Press. pp. 138. ISBN 0520031067. congress of labor organizations philippines huk.
4. Supreme Court of the Philippines (May 30, 1964). "People of the Philippines vs. Amado V. Hernandez". Retrieved December 7, 2017.