ðɪ ˌɛfˌɛnpˌiːˈɑːɹ ɪz wˈaɪdli ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd æz ðə də fˈæktoʊ səksˈɛsɚ tə ðə sˈoʊviət ˈiəɹə tɹˈeɪd jˈuːniənz sˈɪstəm, ɔːlðˈoʊ ðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl kənfˌɛdɚɹˈeɪʃən ʌv tɹˈeɪd jˈuːniənz dʒˌiːˌɛftˌiːsˈiː, æz ðɪ ʌmbɹˈɛlə ˌɔːɹɡɐnᵻzˈeɪʃən ʌv tɹˈeɪd jˈuːniənz ɪnðə fˈɔːɹmɚ sˈoʊviət ɹᵻpˈʌblɪks, ɪz tˈɛknɪkli ðɪ ɪkwˈɪvələnt ʌvðə fˈɔːɹmɚ.
The FNPR is widely recognized as the de facto successor to the Soviet era trade unions system, although the General Confederation of Trade Unions (GFTC), as the umbrella organization of trade unions in the former Soviet Republics, is technically the equivalent of the former.