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Blocul Național Sindical
The National Trade Union Block was set up in 1991 almost immediately after Romanian revolution and the change of political regime. BNS is a trade union confederation reuniting trade union federations from different areas of activity.
These unions cover all groups of workers. industrial, professional, managerial, skilled or unskilled (heavy and light industry, public transport, water distribution. building and raw materials, post & telecommunications, culture & media, agriculture, health care., power production and distribution, electronics, defense industry, oil and gas, mining, tourism, public administration, financial services, sports.
There are 21 sectoral federations affiliated to BNS and 42 regional offices, representing the interests and rights of over 320 000 workers, approximately 40% of BNS membership are women.
Concordia Employers’ Confederation
Concordia Employers’ Confederation represents 14 of the most important sectors of the Romanian economy (automotive, energy and utilities, financial-banking, hotel, IT, retail, transport, refreshments).
Representing over 350,000 employees in over 1,800 large and small companies, with foreign and domestic capital, Concordia is the only employers' confederation in Romania member of Business Europe (BE), the International Organization of Employers (IOE) and Business at OECD (BIAC).
Concordia Employers’ Confederation actively promotes economic freedom and social responsibility, good governance and the predictability of the legislative framework. It also aims to strengthen the voice of employers in Romania, to improve social dialogue and to promote, through its actions, a high level of professionalism and transparency of the legislative consultation process.
MGYOSZ/BusinessHungary
MGYOSZ/BusinessHungary is a national economic business confederation of the employers in Hungary, founded in 1902.
It counts among its members more than 50 sectoral professional and regional employers' associations, represents 60 percent of the competitive sector and its members are employing more than 1,2 million employees in total.
MGYOSZ/BusinessHungary has been member of BusinessEurope, the International Organisation of Employers (IOE) and the Business and Industry Advisory Committee to OECD (BIAC) since 2004.
Hungarian Metalworkers‘ Federation
VASAS, the Hungarian Metalworkers’ Federation represents workers’ interests of the metal, automotive, mechanical engineering, electronics and ICT industry.
VASAS aims are to improve working conditions, achieve a fair social security system and serve the satisfaction of the members. Our union was established and still exists on the basic values of national and international solidarity.
Founded in 1877 by ironworkers, VASAS is nowadays one of the largest and strongest sectorial trade union in Hungary with 20 thousand active members.