CGT
Confédération générale du travail
Confédération générale du travail, a French union confederation founded in 1895; the largest union in the public sector and the second largest in the private sector.
The CGT was founded in 1895. Based on votes in workplace elections, it ranks second in the private sector with 23% (behind the CFDT's 26%) and first in the public sector with 21%.
The CGT told Reuters that 800,000 people took part on October 17; the Interior Ministry's figure was 550,000.
Sources
- Confédération générale du travail (Wikipedia (French), accessed 2026-10-22)
- Mass Protests in France Spiral Into Worst Riots in Years (Reuters, accessed 2026-10-22)
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