The democratic potential of the trade unions in the context of globalization (the case of the Republic of Moldova)

Abstract

The goal of this research is to emphasize the role of which trade unions are played in implementation of democrat-ic values. Their democratic potential is due in the inevitably role of trade union as economic and political actors, the relationship between these two roles is complex and contradictory, and the priority assigned to each varies depending on the country and the historical period in which it exists. As a result of the research, essential methodological criteria were identified, which allow to identify and analyze the particularities of the democratic potential of trade unions. An important role in this aspect is the multidisciplinary nature of research. In the research of the topic were used, first of all, the general scientific methods that facilitated the analysis and synthesis of the opinions of different scientists regarding the concept of trade union movement, democracy, democratic potential, democratic values