About SGS - Federation of General and Special Workers in Iceland

Location:

Sætúni 1, 105 Reykjavík.
Phone nr: + 354-5626410

Fax: 552 6830

E-mail: sgs@sgs.is

Starfsgreinasamband Íslands (SGS)- Federation of General and Special workers in Iceland, is a federation of trade unions in the private sector and part of the public sector. SGS promotes and works for the improvement of wages and rights of employees,  safeguards the interests of employees towards employers and the authorities and provides various services to its trade unions and individual members. SGS is built up of 20 trade unions of general and special workers, with a total of around 54.000 members.  SGS is divided into 5 branches, Food and agriculture, Building and Construction, Service and Tourism, Industry and Public Service. SGS is a member of ASÍ the Confederation of trade unions in Iceland. SGS is an active member of various Nordic and European sisterorganisations i.e.: IN, NU, NBTF, EMCEF, and EFFAT.

General manager: Skúli Thoroddsen email: skuli@sgs.is

Chair of SGS: Kristján Gunnarsson, email: kristjan@vsfk.is