Irish Trades Union Congress

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The Irish Trades Union Congress was a national federation of trade unions in Ireland that played a central role in representing workers’ interests and helped give rise to the Labour Party.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national trade union federation
umbrella organization
advocatesFor labour legislation
social justice
trade union recognition
aim improvement of wages
improvement of working conditions
protection of trade union rights
social and economic reform
composedOf trade unions
continent Europe
country Republic of Ireland
surface form: Ireland
field labour movement
trade unionism
workers' rights
hasNotableContribution development of Irish labour politics
formation of Labour Party (Ireland)
hasRole collective bargaining coordination
political advocacy
representing workers' interests
helpedGiveRiseTo Labour Party (Ireland)
historicalSignificance central organization in Irish labour history
key actor in emergence of Labour Party (Ireland)
ideology labourism
trade unionism
influenced Labour Party (Ireland)
language English
Irish
location Ireland
movement Irish labour movement
operatedIn Ireland
opposedTo employer exploitation
poor working conditions
organizationType federation of trade unions
participatesIn collective bargaining
politicalAlignment labour
left-wing
regionServed island of Ireland
represents Irish workers
scope national
sector industrial relations
labour

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Labour Party (Ireland) originatesFrom Irish Trades Union Congress
Labour Party (Ireland) hasIdeologicalPredecessor Irish Trades Union Congress
this entity surface form: Irish Labour Party and Trade Union Congress
Páirtí an Lucht Oibre associatedWith Irish Trades Union Congress
this entity surface form: Irish Congress of Trade Unions
James Larkin influenced Irish Trades Union Congress
this entity surface form: Irish labor movement