All-China Federation of Trade Unions

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All-China Federation of Trade Unions
Founded1 May 1925 (1925-05-01)
Type People's organization; national trade union center
Headquarters Beijing, China
Location
Members
  • 302 million (2017) [1]
  • 280 million (2013)
  • 250 million (2012)
  • 193 million (2008) [2]
  • 134 million (2005) [3]
Key people
 Wang Dongming, Chairman
Xu Liuping  [ zh ], Party Secretary
Publication Workers' Daily
Affiliations WFTU
Profintern (historical)
Website acftu.org

The ACFTU is China's only legal trade union. [13] : 161 

The independent Beijing Workers' Autonomous Federation formed during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. Martial Law Command Headquarters issued a public notice declaring the BWAF an illegal organization and ordering it to disband on the grounds that Federation leaders were among "the main instigators and organizers in the capital of the counterrevolutionary rebellion." [17] [18]

Since the 1990s, grassroots non-government organizations focused on labor advocacy have increased. [13] : 162  As a result of their precarious legal position, they rarely engage in overt labor resistance. [13] : 162 

The failure of the ACFTU to advocate for workers has led to an increase in wildcat strikes and other unauthorized labor action. [10]

Member organizations

Regional affiliates

List of chairmen

All-China Federation of Trade Unions
Simplified Chinese 中华 全国 总 工会
Traditional Chinese 中華 全國 總 工會
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Zhōnghuá Quánguó Zǒng Gōnghuì
Wade–Giles Chunghua Ch'üankuo Tsung Kunghoe

Note: Until 1987, Wade-Giles was the standard romanized system for Chinese even pinyin was introduced in 1958. Current pinyin names are included in parentheses.

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