The main contents of reform adopted by the Chinese trade unions are further to identify the social functions of the trade unions, smooth the relations between the trade unions and the CPC, the government, and industries and institutions respectively so as to enhance vigor and vitality of trade unions at grass root level, strengthen the relationship between trade unions and the broad masses, reform the organizational and activity forms of trade unions and make trade unions work in a more democratic manner.
The Chinese trade unions apply the organizational principle of combing leadership along industrial lines with that on a locality basis. Now, under the leadership of ACFTU, there are 31 federations of trade unions of provinces, autonomous region and municipalities directly under the Central Government and 16 national industrial unions including the Railway Workers' Union, the Civil Aviation Workers' Union, the Seamen's Union, and the Postal and Telecommunications Workers' Union. The Chinese trade unions are led by the CPC; and lower trade union organizations shall ask for instructions from and report on their work to the higher trade union organizations.
The supreme power organ of the Chinese trade unions is the National Congress of Trade Unions. It is convened once every five years.The 13th National Congress of the Chinese Trade Unions was held in October 1998.Composed of 258 members, the Executive Committee is the power organ when the national congress is not in session, and it elects the chairman, vice-chairmen of the Executive Committee and members of the Presidium, thus forming the Presidium. When the Executive Committee is not in session, the Presidium comprising 37 members exercises its power. The Secretariat is set up under the Presidium and consists of a first secretary and a number of members who are elected from among the members of the Presidium. The Secretariat takes care of the routine work of the ACFTU.
The successive leaders of the Chinese trade unions are as follows:
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Date
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At Which National Congress of the Chinese Trade Unions
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Leader of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions
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May 1925
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The 2nd
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Chairman: Lin Weimin; Vice-Chairman: Liu Shaoqi
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May 1926
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The 3rd
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Chairman: Su Zhaozheng; Secretary-General: Liu Shaoqi
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June 1927
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The 4th
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Chairman: Su Zhaozheng
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Nov. 1929
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The 5th
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Chairman: Xiang Ying
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Aug. 1948
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The 6th
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Chairman: Chen Yun
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May 1953; Dec. 1957
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The 7thand 8th
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Chairman: Lai Ruoyu
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1958
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Chairman: Liu Ningyi
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Oct. 1978; Oct. 1983; Nov. 1988
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The 9th, 10thand 11th
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Chairman: Ni Zhifu
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1993; Oct. 1998
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The 12thand 13th
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Chairman: Wei Jianxing
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Dec. 2002
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The Fifth Meeting of the ACFTU 13th Executive Committee
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Chairman: Wang Zhaoguo
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