UTHGRA

What UTHGRA does

UTHGRA (Unión de Trabajadores del Turismo, Hoteleros y Gastronómicos de la República Argentina) is a private, non-profit workers' trade union founded in 1948 and headquartered at Av. de Mayo 930, Buenos Aires. It represents workers employed across Argentina's tourism, hotel, and gastronomy industries, providing labor representation, collective bargaining (Convenios 389/04 with FEHGRA and 362/03 with AHT), legal defense, professional training, and a bundled portfolio of member benefits. The organization operates a decentralized service network of 49 seccionales, 9 delegaciones, and numerous subdelegaciones spanning all 24 Argentine jurisdictions, enabling direct member service delivery in virtually every province and major tourist destination.

UTHGRA's service stack is delivered through three wholly-owned operating subsidiaries: OSUTHGRA (Obra Social) provides health insurance and medical coverage to affiliates and families; IPLIDO (Instituto de Formación Profesional) and CFP N°12 'Eva Perón' deliver vocational training, certification, and participation in national skills competitions; additional programs include a Línea Nacional de Escucha support hotline, recreational facilities (UTHGRA Del Viso), youth programs (Juventud Hotelera Gastronómica), and social assistance programs coordinated with partners such as SEDRONAR and the Conferencia Episcopal Argentina. The digital layer consists of an institutional website (uthgra.org.ar) and an online boletas (payment slip) system for employers, affiliates, and monotributistas.

Revenue mechanics are member-dues driven and not publicly disclosed. UTHGRA has no private equity, venture capital, or corporate parent; ownership and governance are democratic, exercised through an annual congress of delegates from its seccionales, with national leadership currently held by Secretary General José Luis Barrionuevo following the December 2025 elections. The organization is actively engaged in collective bargaining with employer associations, government ministries (Ministerio de Trabajo, Ministerio de Educación, Secretaría de Turismo), and academic partners (Universidad Nacional de Salta, Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Universidad Abierta Interamericana) to shape training policy and sectoral labor conditions nationwide.

Name

UTHGRA

Legal name

Unión de Trabajadores del Turismo, Hoteleros y Gastronómicos de la República Argentina

Website

https://uthgra.org.ar

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

UTHGRA is a private Argentine labor union founded in 1948 representing tourism, hotel, and gastronomy workers nationwide through 49 regional branches, delivering collective bargaining, health insurance (OSUTHGRA), and professional training (IPLIDO, CFP N°12) to its affiliated members.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Labor Union Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

HR Compliance & Policy Administration Outsourcing (incl. regulatory reporting) (BPACAKAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD)

Keywords

• Labor union representation
• Collective bargaining services
• Worker advocacy services
• Vocational training programs
• Union health insurance

Headquarters

HQ city

Buenos Aires

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices58 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

UTHGRA is a national workers' trade union (gremio) that represents and defends the labor rights of workers in Argentina's tourism, hotel, and gastronomy sectors. It negotiates collective bargaining agreements with employer associations (FEHGRA, AHT), provides health coverage through its OSUTHGRA obra social subsidiary, and delivers professional training through IPLIDO and CFP N°12 'Eva Perón'. Members access these services via a nationwide network of 49 seccionales and through affiliated digital portals.

Product overview

UTHGRA (Unión de Trabajadores del Turismo, Hoteleros y Gastronómicos de la República Argentina) operates as a labor union for tourism, hotel, and gastronomy workers in Argentina, offering member services primarily through its website portal, affiliated training institutions (IPLIDO, CFP N°12), health insurance program (OSUTHGRA), and a nationwide network of 49 seccionales and local offices. The organization provides professional training, social welfare services, collective bargaining representation, and member benefits including recreation facilities, scholarships, and health coverage. The digital presence functions as an informational and service portal rather than a standalone technology product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Union Membership and Collective Bargaining Representation Core union membership service providing labor representation, collective bargaining for salary agreements, legal defense, and worker rights advocacy for tourism, hotel, and gastronomy workers across Argentina.
• OSUTHGRA (Obra Social) Health Insurance Health insurance and social welfare program providing medical coverage, health services, and wellness programs for UTHGRA-affiliated workers and their families.
• IPLIDO Professional Training Institute
• CFP N°12 'Eva Perón' Vocational Training Center
• UTHGRA Seccionales Network (Branch Services)
• Member Welfare Benefits (Asignaciones por Fallecimiento y Sepelio)

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Universidad Nacional de Salta (UNSA)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 August 2023Signed agreement for creation of professional training and development programs for the tourism, hospitality and gastronomy sector in the Salta region.
• Instituto Superior de Dirigentes (ISD)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 August 2023Delivers 'Formación Sindical' program for union leaders and delegates through UTHGRA's professional training institute.
• Ministerio de Trabajo, Empleo y Seguridad SocialcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for developing training plans to promote labor insertion of unemployed workers into quality employment. Also involved in collective bargaining oversight and labor policy coordination.
• Secretaría de Turismo de la NacióncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint partnership for developing training plans for tourism sector workers.
• Federación Empresaria Hotelera y Gastronómica de la República Argentina (FEHGRA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint collective bargaining agreements (Convenio 389/04) and sectoral training initiatives through Tourism, Hospitality and Gastronomy Sectoral Network.
• Asociación de Hoteles de Turismo de la República Argentina (AHT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollective bargaining partner (Convenio 362/03) for hotel workers, including 4 and 5 star hotels.
• Ministerio de Educación Ciencia y TecnologíacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in forming the Tourism, Hospitality and Gastronomy Sectoral Network to promote professionalization.
• Universidad Tecnológica NacionalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFramework agreement for technical cooperation and professional development programs in tourism, hospitality and gastronomy.
• Universidad Abierta InteramericanaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFramework agreement for institutional cooperation and technical assistance for professional development.
• SEDRONAR (Secretaría de Políticas Integrales sobre Drogas)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint training programs on problematic consumption for union delegates and members, providing tools for prevention and assistance.
• OSUTHGRA (Obra Social de UTHGRA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth insurance provider for UTHGRA members, collaborating on health campaigns, blood donation drives, and social assistance programs.
• Sanatorio GüemesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in blood donation campaigns and health initiatives for union members.
• Fundación Hemocentro de Buenos AiresminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates on blood donation awareness and collection initiatives.
• PAMI (Programa de Atención Médica Integral)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational agreement providing gastronomy training courses for PAMI affiliates, including healthy cooking and first aid (RCP) training.
• Conferencia Episcopal Argentina (CEA) - Comisión Nacional de Justicia y PazminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates on 'Llegar a tiempo' program addressing childhood care, youth welfare, and women's support, coordinated through UTHGRA's Social Assistance Secretariat.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC): Global trade union confederation representing worker interests internationally; thematically comparable to UTHGRA as a higher-order labor body supporting affiliates on rights, standards, and policy advocacy.
• Asociación de Hoteles de Turismo de la República Argentina (AHT): Employer counterpart in collective bargaining (Convenio 362/03) for hotel workers; comparable as the directly negotiated party to UTHGRA's wage and working-condition agreements and a primary customer/relationship counterparty.
• Federación Empresaria Hotelera Gastronómica de la República Argentina (FEHGRA): Employer federation that signs Convenio 389/04 with UTHGRA; directly comparable as the institutional counterpart in collective bargaining and joint training initiatives for the tourism, hotel and gastronomy sector.

Broad incumbents

• UNI Global Union: Global union federation covering services, including hospitality and tourism; comparable to UTHGRA as a higher-order international body representing similar worker constituencies and providing cross-border advocacy.
• Confederación General del Trabajo (CGT): Argentina's largest labor confederation, of which UTHGRA is an affiliate; comparable as the apex body coordinating collective bargaining, political representation, and affiliate services for Argentine unions across multiple sectors.

Direct peers

• Sindicato de Mecánicos y Afines del Transporte Automotor (SMATA): Major Argentine industrial union with nationwide branches and employer-side collective bargaining; comparable to UTHGRA in organizational scale, sectoral exclusivity, and member service portfolio.
• Federación Argentina de Empleados de Comercio y Servicios (FAECyS): Argentine union federation for commerce and services workers, a sector adjacent to UTHGRA's hospitality/gastronomy base; comparable as a peer service-sector union with collective bargaining and member benefits infrastructure.
• IUF (International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations): Global union federation specifically covering hotel, restaurant, catering and tourism workers — the same constituency UTHGRA represents in Argentina. Highly comparable as the international sectoral counterpart for collective bargaining and worker rights defense.
• Central de los Trabajadores Argentinos (CTA): Rival Argentine labor central that organizes workers including those in tourism-adjacent services; comparable as a competing confederation providing collective representation, training, and member services in similar sector verticals.
• Unión Obrera de la Construcción de la República Argentina (UOCRA): One of Argentina's largest sector-specific unions, representing construction workers; comparable to UTHGRA as a peer major Argentine sindicato with national seccional structure, collective bargaining, and member welfare services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/UTHGRAPrensaOk
• Instagraminstagram.com/UTHGRAPrensaOk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sindicato

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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