Association of Free Trade Unions of Slovenia
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The Association of Free Trade Unions of Slovenia (ZSSS) is the largest national trade union center
in Slovenia
, with a membership of 300,000. It was formed from the remains of the old Yugoslav
-era unions.
The ZSSS has control of all four of the trade union seats in the National Council of Slovenia, and is affiliated with the European Trade Union Confederation
.
National trade union center
A national trade union center is a federation or confederation of trade unions in a single country. Nearly every country in the world has a national trade union center, and many have more than one. When there is more than one national center, it is often because of ideological differences—in some...
in Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
, with a membership of 300,000. It was formed from the remains of the old Yugoslav
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
-era unions.
The ZSSS has control of all four of the trade union seats in the National Council of Slovenia, and is affiliated with the European Trade Union Confederation
European Trade Union Confederation
The European Trade Union Confederation is a trade union organization which was established in 1973 to represent workers and their national affiliates at the European level....
.