The National Trade Union Confederation of Moldova (Romanian: Confederația Națională a Sindicatelor din Moldova, CNSM) is the sole national trade union center in the country, consisting of 25 federated members.
In 1990, Soviet law reforms allowed trade unions to act independently.
[2] Following the 11th Congress of trade unions of the Moldovan SSR, the Moldovan Federation of Trade Unions (MFTU) was declared independent and became vocal in advocating the right to strike and to defend labour rights and standards.
[2] In 1993, the organisation was again change name to the General Federation of Trade Unions of the Republic of Moldova (FGSRM).
[3]: 88 The decline was attributed to multiple factors, including the loss of more than 300,000 members in the break-away region of Transdinistr,[3]: 90 the disappearance of social services (holidays, education, training) provided by the Federation during the Soviet-period, widespread privatization of state-assets and subsequent losses of employment, anti-union actions of company owners and managers, failures to oppose government measures liberalising the economy and internal conflict between the Federation's leadership and affiliated unions.