The Confederation of Trade Unions of the Slovak Republic (KOZ SR) is a

national trade union center Organizers within trade unions have sought to increase the bargaining power of workers in regards to collective bargaining by acting in collaboration with other trade unions. Multi-union organizing can take place on an informal basis, or on ...

Slovakia Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...

. The KOZ SR is affiliated with the

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, and the

European Trade Union Confederation The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) is the major trade union organisation representing workers at the European level. In its role as a European social partner, the ETUC works both in a consulting role with the European Commission and ...

History

In March, 1990 the Czechoslovak Confederation of Trade Unions (CSKOS) was formed from the remains of the Revolutionary Trade Union Movement (ROH). 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. During the Dzurinda-era, the KOZ became weakened. In 2006 KOZ and the

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SMER party agreed on cooperation, and the KOZ supported the SMER. After the SMER election victory in 2006, the KOZ once again gained strength.Hannes Hofbauer: ''Die Rückkehr der Politik - Im Billiglohnland Slowakei gerät der Neoliberalismus zusehends in die Defensive'', Junge Welt, 23 January 2008.
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External links

KOZ SR official site
Trade unions in Slovakia International Trade Union Confederation European Trade Union Confederation Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD {{Slovakia-stub