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The Confederación de Trabajadores del Ecuador (‘Ecuadorian Workers Confederation’ abbreviated CTE) is a trade union centre in Ecuador. CTE was founded on July 9 1944 on the initiative of the Communist Party of Ecuador and the Socialist Party of Ecuador. The organization was awarded legal recognition on March 3 1945. CTE is affiliated with the World Federation of Trade Unions.As of 2006 CTE organized 707 trade unions 13.16% of the total number of unions in the country.