Clotario Blest Riffo

Chilean union leader was a founder of the Central Unica de Trabajadores (CUT) and the Movimiento de Izquierda Revolucionaria (MIR) among other.


Clotario social work in Chile development in the twentieth century are:


In 1931 founded the Liga Social de Chile.. In spite of the prohibition to form unions, seeking ways and through the creation of sports and cultural clubs, in 1938 founded ADIP (Public Institutions Sports Association) in 1938.


In 1943 creates the ANEF (Agrupación Nacional de Empleados Fiscales), who also chairs. Institution in defense of the rights of workers, improving poor working conditions. The ANEF was the prelude to the CUT (Central Unica de Trabajadores) founded in1953. The CUT is the largest institution of workers in Chile and work towards the interests of workers at the expense of politicians and private interest.


In 1965, along with other union leaders, founded the Movimiento de Izquierda Revolucionaria (MIR)


Don Clotario Blest is my character admired by the consequences of his actions during his lifetime. Always endangering their own physical integrity in the just defense of the working class. Being the character who also laid the foundation of the Chilean labor movement