Trade union chief Wang
Zhaoguo said on Monday that unswerving efforts must be made to
ensure the country's trade unions develop on a "socialist path with
Chinese characteristics."
Wang, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of
China (CPC) Central Committee and president of the All-China
Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU), made the
remarks at a meeting commemorating the 80th anniversary of the
founding of the ACFTU.
Wang, who is also vice chairman of the National People's
Congress (NPC) Standing
Committee, China's top legislative body, spoke highly of
contributions made by the federation over the past eight decades in
uniting and leading the entire working class in the Chinese
revolution and construction and the reform and opening up
drive.
Noting that it is a major achievement after years of hard
effort, he said experience had shown that trade unions must answer
the needs of their era and adapt to real circumstances.
Urging trade unions to carry forward their glorious tradition,
Wang stressed that all of them must continue under the leadership
of the CPC and serve the Party and the country at the same time as
representing and safeguarding the legitimate rights of all
employees and the general population.
The ACFTU is a mass organization of the working class formed by
Chinese workers. Founded on May 1, 1925, it now has a membership of
134 million in more than 1.7 million primary trade union
organizations.
(Xinhua News Agency April 26, 2005)