Confederation of Trade Unions of the Slovak Republic

KOZ SR
Full name	Confederation of Trade Unions of the Slovak Republic
Native name	Konfederácia odborových zväzov Slovenskej republiky
Members	570,000
Affiliation	ITUC, ETUC, TUAC
Key people	Ivan Saktor, president
Office location	Bratislava, Slovakia
Country	Slovakia
Website	www.kozsr.sk

The Confederation of Trade Unions of the Slovak Republic (KOZ SR) is a national trade union center in Slovakia.

In March, 1990 the Czechoslovak Confederation of Trade Unions (CSKOS) was formed from the remains of the Central Council of Trade Unions (URO). Within months, as the separation of the two states developed, the party was divided into the Bohemian-Moravian Chamber (CMK CSKOS) and the KOZ SR.

The KOZ SR is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation, and the European Trade Union Confederation, as well as having observer status at the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD.

During the Dzurinda-era the KOZ became weakened. In 2006 KOZ and the social-democratic SMER agreed on co-operation and the KOZ supported the SMER. After the SMER election victory in 2006 the KOZ once again gained strength.[1]

References

Hannes Hofbauer: Die Rückkehr der Politik - Im Billiglohnland Slowakei gerät der Neoliberalismus zusehends in die Defensive, junge Welt, 23 January 2008.

ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.

External links

KOZ SR official site

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[1] Hannes Hofbauer: Die Rückkehr der Politik - Im Billiglohnland Slowakei gerät der Neoliberalismus zusehends in die Defensive, junge Welt, 23 January 2008.