Worker and Trade Union Rights in China

ACFTU and Trade Unions

This section looks at the history and development of the All China Federation of Trade Unions and its internal relationship to workers and the state and externally its relationship with trade unions globally.

Title	Date
In depth look at the emergence of trade unions at walmart (external)	May 2008
Guangdong Provincial ACFTU finds itself in muddy waters	May 2008
Round up of recent ACFTU activities: March-May 2008	May 2008
Employment Contract Law of the People's Republic of China (Engl/Chinese)	December 2007
New China Labour Bulletin Report on Collective Contracts and the consultation process	November 2007
The ACFTU and the Tax department – working together to collect “union” dues?	September 2007
Mainland coverage of a recent union visit [CtW] to China: “Harmony”, “dialogue” and “cooperation”	September 2007
Shanghai ACFTU asks employers for wage transparency	August 2007
ACFTU comments on new draft labour contract law	June 2007
ACFTU Union established at Foxconn on last day of 2006	January 2007
ACFTU branches to be established in all US invested companies in Guangdong	January 2007
ACFTU: neither a partner nor a counterpart	July 2006
Some thoughts on the 2006 ACFTU Year Plan	March 2006
Guangzhou City ACFTU builds four star hotel	February 2006
Staff and Workers Representatives Congress under Chinese Labour Law	August 2004
Trade Union Direct Elections: A labour rights reform as promoted by foreigners	June 2004
Trade Unionism In China: Sinking Or Swimming?	June 2004
Trade union elections in Mainland China	May 2004
ACFTU 14th Congress: The Stalemate Continues	February 2004