In an interview with the press, the trade union openly defended the government's brutal oppression. They claimed that workers' interests had been fully protected. This clearly shows the tight control of the trade union by the government. The official trade union can not represent workers and can not serve as a voice for workers. Under the Chinese Trade Union law, the freedom of association is denied.
Freedom of association is repressed even though it is stipulated by the Constitution.
The Trade Union Law states that workers can only be allowed to join an official trade union which is an apparatus of the Communist Party. Without the right to organise independent trade unions, workers lose a weapon for defending their rights. Please send your labour alerts to the above address or by fax or email.