Trade Union International of Workers in Tourism and Hotels

The Trade Union International of Workers in Tourism and Hotels (HOTOUR) is a trade union international affiliated with the World Federation of Trade Unions

History

HOTOUR was founded a conference in Athens December 1–2, 2009 attended by 68 trade unionists from 17 countries.^[1] It held its third congress in Alexandria in February 2020. As of 2020, the international was led by general secretary Mamdouh Mohamady Mohamed,^[2] while its president was Janaka Adikari.^[3]

Organization

The "superior authority" is the International Congress which is regularly held every five years, but periodical congresses may be called by the Executive Council. The Executive Council is elected by the Congress by secret ballot and includes the Chairmen, General Secretary, Assistant General Secretary and five vice-presidents representing the continents. It also includes the "Committee of economic control that consists of the secretary of the economics and two more members that are elected of the international congress." The Executive Secretariat is composed of the "committees of social insurance and health at work, Hygiene and Safety, the international relations".^[4] The federation's seat is at 3 Glastsonos street Omonia 106 77 Stoa Flexi 7th floor, Athens.^[5]

Members

Member organizations as of 2014 include:^[6]

References

^ Report of Action 2006-2010 p.106
^ The Europa Directory of International Organizations. Routledge. 2020. ISBN 100032639X.
^ "TUIs-Trade Union Internationals". WFTU. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
^ Constitution Archived 2014-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
^ Report of Action 2006-2010 p.106
^ Members List Archived 2014-05-13 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Official website

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[1] Report of Action 2006-2010 p.106

[europa20-2] The Europa Directory of International Organizations. Routledge. 2020. ISBN 100032639X.

[3] "TUIs-Trade Union Internationals". WFTU. Retrieved 4 May 2021.

[4] Constitution Archived 2014-05-13 at the Wayback Machine

[5] Report of Action 2006-2010 p.106

[6] Members List Archived 2014-05-13 at the Wayback Machine

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General Secretaries	Louis Saillant (1945–1968) Pierre Gensous (1969–1978) Enrique Pastorino (1978–1980) Ibrahim Zakaria (1980–1990) Alexander Zharikov (1990–2005) George Mavrikos (2005–2022) Pambis Kyritsis (2022–present)
Presidents	Walter Citrine (1945–1946) Arthur Deakin (1946–1949) Giuseppe Di Vittorio (1949–1959) Agostino Novella (1959–1961) Renato Bitossi (1961–1969) Enrique Pastorino (1969–1975) Sándor Gáspár (1975–1989) Indrajit Gupta (1989–1990) Ibrahim Zakaria (1990–1994) Antonio Neto (1994–2000) K. L. Mahendra (2000–2005) Shaban Assouz (2005–2016) Mzwandile Makwayiba (2016–current)
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