▁It ▁supported ▁the ▁movement ▁against ▁the ▁El ▁K hom ri ▁law ▁on ▁labor ▁in ▁spring ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁CG T ▁left ▁the ▁Commun ist - orient ed ▁World ▁Federation ▁of ▁Trade ▁Un ions ▁at ▁its ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁con gress ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Trade ▁Union ▁Confeder ation ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Trade ▁Union ▁Confeder ation ▁( IT UC ) ▁created ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁However , ▁several ▁feder ations ▁and ▁regional ▁branches ▁of ▁the ▁CG T ▁are ▁affili ated ▁to ▁the ▁W FT U . ▁ ▁Professional ▁elections ▁ ▁The ▁CG T ▁won ▁ 3 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁in ▁the ▁employee ' s ▁college ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁professional ▁elections , ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁largest ▁trade ▁union ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁votes ▁in ▁those ▁elections . ▁This ▁positive ▁result ▁marked ▁the ▁first ▁professional ▁election ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁CG T ' s ▁vote ▁share ▁had ▁not ▁decl ined : ▁it ▁had ▁decl ined ▁constantly ▁from ▁ 3 6 . 3 5 % ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁to ▁ 3 2 . 1 3 % ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁Africa ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁CG T ▁began ▁organ izing ▁workers ▁in ▁French ▁West ▁Africa . ▁The ▁union ' s ▁function ing ▁was ▁interrupted ▁by ▁its ▁b anning ▁by ▁the ▁V ich y ▁regime , ▁but