General Confederation of Labour (France)

The General Confederation of Labour (French: Confédération Générale du Travail, pronounced [kɔ̃fedeʁɑsjɔ̃ ʒeneʁal dy tʁavaj], CGT) is a national trade union center, founded in 1895 in the city of Limoges. It is the first of the five major French confederations of trade unions.