The Trade Union Confederation of Intercultural Indigenous Communities of Bolivia (; CSCIOB) is a peasant union confederation of rural communities in the whose members are of highland origin. It was founded on 18 February 1971 as the Trade Union Confederation of Colonizers of Bolivia (; CSCB). At the time, its independence from the government represented a defiant break from the so-called Military-Peasant Pact.
The Confederation is a founding member of the National Coordination for Change (CONALCAM). Its leader from 2007 to 2010, Fidel Surco, became president of CONALCAM as well as a Senator in the Plurinational Legislative Assembly.
Leadership In its most recent Ordinary National Conference, held in August 2010 in Ivirgarzama, Cochabamba, CSCIB elected the following leaders: Executive Secretary: Pedro Calderón, from Carrasco, Tropics of Cochabamba Secretary General: Néstor Aliaga, from Caranavi, La Paz International Relations: Evaristo Huallpa, from San Julián, Santa Cruz
Prior leaders include Fidel Surco (2007-August 2010) from Alto Beni, La Paz.
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