UGT
Published 8 November 2026, 22:47
UGT — União Geral de Trabalhadores (General Union of Workers)
One of the country's two big trade union confederations. It is the one that, together with the employers' confederations and the government, signs social dialogue agreements (concertação social) — the ones in which they agree in advance how much the minimum wage will rise. The other confederation, CGTP, usually does not sign them.
Where you come across it. News about the minimum wage, the Labour Code and the government's negotiations with the unions.
Signing an agreement does not make it law: the amounts for a given year are approved by a separate decree-law published in the Diário da República.
Official website: ugt.pt