What Is a Trade Union?

Trade unions, or labor unions, workers' unions. The original meaning of a trade union is a social group that spontaneously organizes itself based on common interests. This common interest group is, for example, employees working for the same employer, individuals in a certain industry. The main intention of the union organization is to negotiate wages, working hours and working conditions with employers.

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The English name of the trade union is Trade Union, and the English abbreviation is TU ^[1]

The 7th "Trade Union Law of the People's Republic of China" on April 3, 1992

In December 1998, the Standing Committee of the Ninth National People's Congress included the revision of the Trade Union Law into its legislative plan.

In early 1999, it consisted of

National Automobile Workers Federation

The first round table conference of the "2010 'Economic Globalization and Trade Unions" International Forum was held in Beijing. The theme of the roundtable was crisis and the world of work. Diop, Deputy Director-General of the International Labor Organization, Zeng Xiangquan, Dean of the School of Labor and Human Resources of Renmin University of China, and Dan Sau, a scholar at the University of Ghana, made special speeches on this topic.

The International Labour Organization Deputy Director-General Diop said in his speech that the ILO's response to the crisis is mainly aimed at promoting decent work. The concept of decent work can be classified as a ideological and strategic goal, that is, rents and the implementation of norms and principles related to the basic rights of labor; increasing the opportunities for women and men to obtain decent employment and income; expanding the scope of universal social security and improving efficiency; dialogue.

The speech of Zeng Xiangquan, dean of the School of Labor and Human Resources of Renmin University of China, focused on the global impact of the international financial crisis, the impact of the international financial crisis on China's employment, and countermeasures, and the outlook for the post-crisis era. Zeng Xiangquan said that the international financial crisis has spawned many new topics in the field of labor relations research, such as how to assess the phased impact of the financial crisis on the labor market, and how to play the synergy of employment policies in various countries in a globalized market environment. It is necessary for us to deepen the research on labor issues, attach great importance to personnel training and team building in the field of labor science, close international academic cooperation, and strengthen multi-party exchanges and dialogue.

The main content of the speech of Ghanaian scholar Dansuo is the difficulties encountered by Africa in the international financial crisis and the countermeasures. He said that Africa itself is facing a food and energy crisis, and this international financial crisis has made matters worse for Africa. Therefore, it is imperative to strengthen government intervention. At the same time, the role of social partners must not be ignored. Social partners must also actively participate in policy formulation and implementation to guide the economy out of crisis.

After the three speakers ended their speeches, representatives of various countries had questions and discussions on the content of the speeches.

Qiao Chuanxiu, Xu Zhenhuan, Zhang Mingqi, Ni Jianmin, Zhang Shiping, Wang Ruisheng, Li Shiming, Yu Hongqiu and other general leaders attended today's roundtable conference.

The conference was attended by more than 150 foreign and trade union leaders from Hong Kong and Macau in 78 countries from 118 countries in 78 countries in 78 countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe.