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Albania
United Trade Unions of Albania
Founded in 1945, the United Trade Unions of Albania had tasks
that were similar to those of the Democratic Front, but on a more
limited scale. The organization's main goal was to carry out political
and ideological education of the work force and to mobilize support
for the implementation of the party line. The United Trade Unions
of Albania consisted of three general unions: the Union of Workers
of Industry and Construction; the Union of Education and Trade
Workers; and the Union of Agriculture and Procurements Workers.
The unions operated according to the principle that the interests
of the workers and the state were one and the same. But toward
the end of the 1980s, it became increasingly clear that workers
no longer identified with the state. Growing disillusionment with
social values was reflected in the significant increase in theft
of socialist property, corruption, and violation of labor discipline
(see Trade Unions, ch. 3).
Data as of April 1992
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