According to a senior official, China is set to push for the direct election of grassroots trade union leaders in a bid to better ensure the protection of workers’ rights. Most union leaders are currently appointed and paid by the companies whose workforce they represent. Guo Wencai of the All China Federation of Trade Unions [...]
China must guard against “hostile forces” within and outside the country trying to stir up trouble among unemployed workers, said Sun Chunlan, vice-chairman of the state-backed All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU). Sun said police task forces have been sent to all regions of the country to get a better understanding of what is needed [...]
The All China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU), the country’s sole national trade union federation, is encouraging the taxi industry to set up union branches, after drivers in at least three cities went on strike earlier this month. “Taxi drivers don’t have suitable and smooth channels for voicing their complaints, which has led to frequent [...]
The All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU), China’s only legal workers’ union, pledged at its 15th national meeting to push for increased protection of labor rights. Delegates at the meeting, who for the first time included migrant workers, urged amending the organization’s charter to address the rights of China’s tens of millions of migrant laborers [...]
