Samtak is a national trade union centre for the Faroe Islands.

The federation was established in 2006 by Sonja Jógvansdóttir, who remains its co-ordinator.[1] The federation has four affiliates, with a total of about 5,600 members, and it is affiliated to the Council of Nordic Trade Unions.[2][3]

The affiliates of Samtak are:

  • Faroe Islands Workers' Association[3]
  • Faroe Islands Fishers' Association[3]
  • Klaksvik Workers' Association[3]
  • Klaksvik Working Women's Association[3]

The Torshavn Workers' Association was formerly affiliated to the federation.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Dam, Niels Uni. "Sonja stillar upp". TorsPortal. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Trade unions in the Faroe Islands". Nordic Co-operation. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "About Samtak". Samtak.
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