National Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Romania - Brotherhood
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The National Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Romania – Brotherhood ( or ) is the largest national trade union center
in Romania
. It was created from the 1993 merger of the National Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Romania (CNSLR) and Frăţia.
The CNSLR is the reformed organization of previous communist era
unions. Membership has declined to its current level of 800,000, but it is still by far the largest of the trade union centers in the country.
CNSLR-Frăţia is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation
, and 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 Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. It was created from the 1993 merger of the National Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Romania (CNSLR) and Frăţia.
The CNSLR is the reformed organization of previous communist era
Communist Romania
Communist Romania was the period in Romanian history when that country was a Soviet-aligned communist state in the Eastern Bloc, with the dominant role of Romanian Communist Party enshrined in its successive constitutions...
unions. Membership has declined to its current level of 800,000, but it is still by far the largest of the trade union centers in the country.
CNSLR-Frăţia is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation
International Trade Union Confederation
The International Trade Union Confederation is the world's largest trade union federation. It was formed on November 1, 2006 out of the merger of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions and the World Confederation of Labour...
, and 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....
.