A parliamentary commission was established under resolution no. 11 of 13 February 2020 to enquire into the alienation of trade union properties as part of matters arising from Moldova’s independence in 1993. Curiously, however, this attempt comes over two decades after Moldova’s post-independence constitution guaranteed the private property rights of legal persons in Moldova, including trade unions, without any exception.
Though the National Trade Union Confederation of Moldova (CNSM) submitted a request to the president of the Parliament of Moldova to be engaged in the matter, the president refused. This refusal is clearly against the right of trade unions to be consulted on all matters that directly affect the exercise of their rights, including their property rights.
CNSM has rightly raised the issue of fundamental legal flaws with the work of the commission and its report as submitted and has demanded that the report of the commission be set aside without further delay.
