PORTUGAL

Casa do Brasil de Lisboa
The Brasil House in Lisbon 

Rua São Pedro de Alcântara
63 – 1° direito
1250-238 Lisboa
Portugal
Tel: +351/21/340.00.00
Fax: +351/21/340.00.01
Email: secretaria@casadobrasildelisboa.rcts.pt
Website: http://www.casadobrasildelisboa.pt/

The non-profit organization Casa do Brasil de Lisboa was founded in January 1992, by Brazilians residing in Portugal and by Portuguese people with an affinity for Brazil. The Casa do Brasil is open to all nationalities and promotes the interests of all immigrants in Portugal, especially those from Brazil and from Portuguese-speaking countries. The organization upholds social integration, equality of rights and civil responsibilities of immigrants. It acts as a center for reflection and promotion of thematic debates and actively intervenes on immigration policy issues in Portugal, as well as on anti-racism and anti-xenophobia issues.      

CGTP-IN - Confederação Geral dos Trabalhadores Potugueses - Intersindical Nacional 
General Confedereation of Portuguese Workers   

Rua Vitor Cordon, 1 – 2º e 3º
1249-102 Lisboa

Portugal

Tel: +351/21/323.65.00
Fax: +351/21/323.66.95
Email: cgtp@cgtp.pt

Website: http://www.cgtp.pt 

The trade union organizations which form the General Confederation of Portuguese Workers (CGTP-IN) are the trade unions, sectoral federations and trades councils. There are 97 trade unions and 13 sectoral federations affiliated to the CGTP-IN. The territorial structure of the CGTP-IN is composed of 22 trades councils whose scope corresponds to the political and administrative division of the country. At the 10th Congress of the CGTP-IN held in January 2004, there were 759,500 workers represented. Among these, 664,500 were represented by trade unions directly affiliated to the CGTP-IN and 105,000 by unions which, not being formally affiliated, regularly take part in its activities.  

Serviço Jesuita aos Refugiados (JRS)
Jesuit Refugee Services   

Estrada da Torre, 26  
1750-296 Lisboa
Portugal
Tel: +351/21/754.16.20 ; +351/21/754.16.21
Fax: +351/21/754.16.25
Email: jrs-portugal@netcabo.pt
jrs-portugal@jrs.net
Website: http://www.jesref.org
www.jesuitas.pt/jrs

Jesuit Refugee Services (JRS) is an international Catholic organization with a mission to accompany, serve and defend the rights of refugees and forcibly displaced people. JRS undertakes services at national and regional levels with the support of an international office in Rome. Founded in November 1980 as a work of the Society of Jesus, JRS was officially registered on 19 March 2000 at the Vatican State as a foundation. JRS is present in over 70 countries throughout the world. Its office in Portugal is one of several JRS offices in Europe.

Sindicato dos Trabalhadores da Construção, Mármores e Madeiras e Materiais de Construção do Sul
Southern Union of Construction, Marble and Construction Material Workers
  

Estrada S. Domingos, 13 1.°Esq  
2005-324 Santarém
Portugal
Tel: +351/24/332.26.07
Email: stcmm@clix.pt 
Website: http://www.cgtp.pt

This union represents workers in the Santarém, Lisboa, Setubal, Alentejo and Algarve districts of Portugal.  

USL - União dos Sindicatos de Lisboa 
Lisbon Trade Council 

Rua São Pedro de Alcântara, 63 – 2°  
1250-238 Lisboa
Portugal
Tel: +351.21/347.49.64
Fax: +351/21/342.41.40
Email: usl.cgtp@mail.telepac.pt
Website: http://www.uniaolisboa-cgtp.pt  

The Lisbon Trades Council (USL) is the largest regional CGTP-IN structure and is responsible for leading and coordinating trade union activities within the District of Lisbon. Its main objectives – ensuring links with all activity sectors – are protecting workers’ interests, intervening, expressing views, assessing, proposing, and negotiating on social issues which are relevant for those who work in Lisbon. Wages, rights, social security, health, transport and living standards are top priorities for the Lisbon Trades Council.