ðɪ ˌɛfˌɛnpˌiːˈɑːɹ wʌz ɡɹˈæntᵻd əbzˈɜːvɚ stˈæɾəs ɪnðɪ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl kənfˌɛdɚɹˈeɪʃən ʌv fɹˈiː tɹˈeɪd jˈuːniənz nˈaʊ ðɪ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl tɹˈeɪd jˈuːniən kənfˌɛdɚɹˈeɪʃən ɪn ˈeɪpɹəl, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd, ænd wʌz ɐksˈɛptᵻd æz ɐn ɐfˈɪlɪˌeɪɾᵻd mˈɛmbɚɹ ɪn noʊvˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə sˈeɪm jˈɪɹ.
The FNPR was granted observer status in the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (now the International Trade Union Confederation) in April, 2000, and was accepted as an affiliated member in November of the same year.