Unions in Republic of Moldova

The Trade union is the organization created for protection and advancement of professional, economic, social, cultural and sports interests of members of Trade unions, considering their rights according to the labor legislation and the labor contract. On May, 1st -Labor Day became a general holiday for the majority of the countries. Because this event has received extensive publicity and mass character, the authorities have agreed with Trade unions to make this day everywhere work-free. In Republic of Moldova, this day is celebrated every year since Soviet times. On this day are always organized various activities to attract the attention of the authorities and the public to the problems and needs of workers to protect workers rights. National Trade Union Confederation of Moldova (NTUCM) is a national inter-branch tradeunion center that doesnt depend on public authorities, parties and other political associations, employers and public organizations. National Trade Union Confederation is a single inter-branch trade-union center uniting more of 500 thousand of members from 29 national branch trade-union organizations. Among them education and science, information technology and media, agriculture and food, medicine, social services and goods, communications, construction, light industry, consumer cooperatives, trade and business, chemical industry, energy, culture, employees of the Interior Ministry, government agencies and many other industries. Since February 2010 this union became a member of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC). National Confederation of Trade Unions of Moldova on the right is a member of the General Confederation of Trade Unions (situated Moscow city). Fundamental principles promoted by the Confederation of the protected are: democracy, freedom, solidarity, transparency, equal rights and opportunities. Main objectives of Confederation: representation and protection at the national level, human and socio-economic, professional, collective and individual interests of union members; promotion of basic principles of the European social model; protection of trade-union freedoms and the right of workers to creation of trade unions and association in the trade-union centers; expansion of the national trade union movement and consolidation of civil society; consolidation of all levels of Trade Unions; actualization and development of social dialogue and social partnership; consistent realization of social justice and the dignity of labor.