Ceylon Workers' Congress
The Ceylon Workers' Congress (CWC) (Tamil: இலங்கை தொழிலாளர் காங்கிரஸ், romanized: Ilaṅkai Toḻilāḷar Kāṅkiras; Sinhala: ලංකා කම්කරු කොංග්රසය Lanka Kamkaru Kongrasaya) is a political party in Sri Lanka that has traditionally represented Sri Lankan Tamils of Indian origin working in the plantation sector of the economy.
Ceylon Workers' Congress இலங்கை தொழிலாளர் காங்கிரஸ் ලංකා කම්කරු කොංග්රසය | |
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Leader | Senthil Thondaman |
Founder | Savumiamoorthy Thondaman |
Founded | 1939 |
Preceded by | Ceylon Indian Congress |
Headquarters | 72 Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha, Colombo 07 |
Ideology | Agrarian socialism Indian Tamil interests |
National affiliation | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance |
Colors | Red, green, white |
Parliament of Sri Lanka | 2 / 225
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