In 2003, Romania passes a new Labour Code replacing the one from communist times (1972). The unions were so strong that they came together and pressured the government to pass it without even going for a vote in Parliament. #Union #laborhistory
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The business groups were angry, of course, but given how limited their influence was, since tripartism was so new, they had no power.
Also Romania was preparing to join the European Union and changing the Labour Code was necessary.
Also Romania was preparing to join the European Union and changing the Labour Code was necessary.
This new Labour Code was extremely pro-labour. What did IMF and World Bank do? They expressed their concerns with regards to it and warned that they will start talks with the Romanian government to change it.
They changed it 8 years later, in 2011, in one of the most repressive pieces of legislation. Even IMF famously said that the Romanian government was more radical than what they wanted it to be.
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