The Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU) is the oldest and largest multi-industry General Trade Union in the Caribbean. Centered in Jamaica, the BITU was established by Sir Alexander Bustamante and Mr. Givans. It is currently affiliated to the Global Union Federation ”" International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Association, the Builders and Woodworkers International (BWI), Union Network International (UNI) [telecommunications], International Transport Federation (ITF), Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU), and the Caribbean Congress of Labour (CCL)
