January 2012 Annual Review 2011 on Labour Relations and Social Dialogue in South East Europe: Moldova By Cornel Ciurea* Content Summary Socio-economic developments Governmental policies and legislation Industrial relations Tripartite social dialogue Forecasts Annex- Information about: Collective bargaining, social dialogue, social security, education& vocational train­ing, employment, wages Trade unions and employer organizations * Cornel Ciurea, IDIS VIITORUL expert © Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Regional Project for Labour Relations and Social Dialogue in South East Europe Tadeusa Koscuska 8/5 11000 Belgrade, Serbia E-Mail: fes@fessoe.de Internet: www.fessoe.de The text is available online: www.fessoe.de The views expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the Friedrich-Ebert­Stiftung or of the organization for which the author works. 1. Summary The global economic crises did not disturb the process of economic growth in Moldova which was comparatively high. At the same time, political instability and the austerity policies promoted by the Moldovan government raises a lot of problems in the social sphere which determined trade unions of Moldova to formulate some grievances and to