SERVICIUL MUNCII. ANALIZĂ A IMPACTULUI SĂU ECONOMIC LA NIVELUL ECONOMIEI NAȚIONALE (1950–1961)
THE LABOR SERVICE. ANALYSIS OF ITS ECONOMIC IMPACT ON THE NATIONAL ECONOMY (1950-1961)

Summary/Abstract: The Labor Service or the General Directorate of the Labor Service (DGSM) – the two names being interchangeable was established in January 1950, in order to use the labor force of the youth that were surplus to the conscription requirements of the Ministry of Armed Forces and the Ministry of the Interior. The term of service was equal to that in the army, as the years spent in the Labor Service were considered equivalent to the compulsory military service. Between January 1950 and January 1956, the institution functioned under the Ministry of Construction, and after this date it was transferred under the direct authority of the Council of Ministers (where it remained until it was disbanded in 1961). Between 1950 and 1961, 520,000 of conscripts were incorporated into the Labor Service, that is, 20% of young people completed their military training in this structure. Its annual strength varied significantly over time and even within the same year, with the maximum number being reached between 1951 and 1955, when it had more than 100,000 conscripts. Later their number began to decrease gradually. The troops of the Labor Service were involved in numerous activities and economic fields, such as construction sites, in factories, as workers, in coal extraction, agriculture and water improvement works, wood processing, operation of ports, execution of defense works, etc.

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