PIT-CNT

Name

PIT-CNT

Legal name

PIT-CNT (Plenario Intersindical de Trabajadores - Convención Nacional de Trabajadores)

Website

https://pitcnt.uy

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Labor Union Confederation Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Professional Organizations (81392)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Labor Relations & Union Management Training (EDABAIAK)

Keywords

• Trade union confederation
• Collective bargaining representation
• Worker advocacy services
• Labor rights organization
• Union training and education

Headquarters

HQ city

Montevideo

HQ country

Uruguay

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

PIT-CNT is Uruguay's largest labor union confederation that provides collective worker representation, collective bargaining facilitation, and labor rights advocacy through its affiliated unions and federations. It also delivers worker training and education through the Instituto Cuesta Duarte, operates a digital news portal and a collective bargaining observatory, and conducts national unionization campaigns to grow its membership base across all sectors of the Uruguayan economy.

Product overview

PIT-CNT (Plenario Intersindical de Trabajadores - Convención Nacional de Trabajadores) is Uruguay's largest labor union confederation operating primarily through its web portal. The organization offers the main Portal PIT-CNT as its central information and news platform, supplemented by educational offerings through Instituto Cuesta Duarte (which provides union training courses in areas like labor relations and technology), a national unionization campaign, a gender violence and harassment protocol, and a collective bargaining observatory. These products and services collectively support union organization, worker education, and labor advocacy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Portal PIT-CNT The main news portal and information hub of the PIT-CNT labor confederation, providing news, announcements, press releases, union resources, and updates for affiliated workers and the general public.
• Instituto Cuesta Duarte Educational institute of PIT-CNT offering training courses for union militants covering Labor Relations, Technology and Artificial Intelligence, Psychosocial Risk Factors, Workplace Harassment, Basic Union Courses, and Migrant Worker Rights.
• Observatorio de Negociación Colectiva An observatory platform that provides collective bargaining information, research, and tracking for union negotiations across Uruguay.
• Protocolo de Actuación ante Violencia de Género y Acoso Sexual A formal protocol for action in situations of gender violence and sexual harassment in the workplace and union environment.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Parliament of Uruguay (Poder Legislativo)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 September 2025Framework cooperation agreement with Parliament focused on strengthening freedom of expression and promoting independent journalism. Includes cooperation in institutional communication services to improve the Legislative Branch's communication capacity. Signed by Parliament presidents and APU leadership.
• Instituto Cuesta Duarte del PIT-CNTcoreOthersEducational institute of PIT-CNT offering training courses for union militants including Labor Relations, Technology and AI, Workplace Harassment, Psychosocial Risk Factors, and Migrant Worker Rights courses.
• Universidad de la República (UdelaR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Labor Relations course as part of the joint educational programming through Instituto Cuesta Duarte. Course duration: 34 hours, starting September 2026.
• Teatro El GalpónminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural partnership where PIT-CNT symbolically associates with the theater institution. Union members can access all theatrical productions for a small fee of 200 pesos, supporting the 75th anniversary campaign.
• Banco de Previsión Social (BPS)coreOthersPIT-CNT maintains representation on the BPS board as part of its institutional participation in social security governance.
• Instituto Nacional de Empleo y Formación Profesional (INEFOP)coreOthersPIT-CNT holds board representation at INEFOP for employment and professional training policy participation.
• Administración de los Servicios de Salud del Estado (ASSE)coreOthersPIT-CNT has representation in ASSE governance for healthcare policy participation.
• Consejo Nacional de GénerocoreOthersPIT-CNT participates in the National Gender Council for gender policy advocacy.
• CODICEN/ANEPcoreOthersPIT-CNT has representation on the Central Board of ANEP (National Administration of Public Education) for education policy participation.
• Coordinadora de Sindicatos de la Enseñanza del Uruguay (CSEU)coreOthersEducation workers' union federation affiliated to PIT-CNT, bringing together teacher unions including FUM-TEP, FENAPES, AFUTU. Represents thousands of education workers.
• Confederación de Organizaciones de Funcionarios del Estado (COFE)coreOthersState employees' confederation affiliated to PIT-CNT, representing workers across government agencies and state services.
• Suprema Corte de JusticiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgreement for transmission of judicial hearings by streaming, implemented with APU (affiliated press workers union) and supported by AFJU. Enables public access to court proceedings.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• CGT (Confédération générale du travail): France's historically dominant national labor confederation, organizing workers across all sectors with federated affiliates and political policy advocacy — the closest structural parallel to PIT-CNT's confederation-of-federations model in a larger economy.
• CCOO (Comisiones Obreras): Spain's largest labor union confederation with cross-sector membership and active policy/collective bargaining engagement; directly comparable to PIT-CNT in confederation structure, member services, and political advocacy scope.
• AFL-CIO: The largest labor federation in the United States, organizing workers across industries with formal political engagement and policy advocacy; PIT-CNT shares the umbrella confederation structure and cross-sector breadth, albeit at a national rather than continental scale.
• CTA (Central de Trabajadores de la Argentina): Argentina's major national labor confederation, organizing workers across sectors with political activism and social policy advocacy; a direct regional parallel to PIT-CNT operating in the same Southern Cone labor and political context.
• IG Metall: Germany's largest industrial trade union, organizing metalworking, electrical, and manufacturing workers with strong training programs and political influence; comparable to PIT-CNT's industrial-sector affiliates (FANCAP, manufacturing unions) and training arm.
• CGIL (Confederazione Generale Italiana del Lavoro): Italy's principal trade union confederation with affiliated federations across industries and active engagement in collective bargaining and policy advocacy — directly comparable to PIT-CNT in structure and cross-sector organizing model.
• COSATU (Congress of South African Trade Unions): South Africa's largest labor confederation with close political alignment and cross-sector federation structure — directly comparable to PIT-CNT in mission, structure, and engagement with government policy institutions.
• TUC (Trades Union Congress): UK's national trade union confederation with affiliated unions across sectors, engaged in collective bargaining, policy advocacy, and worker training — directly comparable in role and structure to PIT-CNT within Uruguay.
• CUT (Central Única dos Trabalhadores): Brazil's principal national labor confederation and PIT-CNT's closest regional peer, organizing workers across sectors with active political engagement and training programs; comparable in mission and structure, differing in scale and political alignment.

Broad incumbents

• ITUC (International Trade Union Confederation): Global umbrella confederation of national labor unions including most major affiliates; PIT-CNT is connected through its affiliated internationals rather than being a direct member at the same level, but ITUC sets the global frameworks and policy positions PIT-CNT aligns with.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PITCNT1
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCdAHrIa3hsFFoFOUqtK4JYA
• Facebookfacebook.com/pitcntoficial
• Instagraminstagram.com/pitcntuy/?hl=es
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pitcnt

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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