Trade unions in China were born on the basis of the development of the workers' movement in China. 1921August Shortly after the establishment of China * * *, the China Trade Union Secretariat was established. As the liaison body of the national trade union, Zhang and Deng Zhongxia successively served as directors. 1922 in may, the China trade union secretariat held the first national labor conference in Guangzhou, and decided to establish a national trade union organization. 1 925 may1day, the second national labor conference was held in Guangzhou, and the all-China Federation of trade unions was formally established. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, the name of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions was suspended, and the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region Federation of Trade Unions and the Anti-Japanese Base Area Federation of Trade Unions were established. During the War of Liberation, the Federation of Trade Unions in the Border Region and the Federation of Trade Unions in the Base Areas were unified into the Federation of Trade Unions in the Liberated Area. On August 1948 and 1 day, the Federation of Trade Unions in the Liberated Areas and the trade unions in the Kuomintang-ruled areas jointly held the sixth national labor conference in Harbin, and decided to restore the All-China Federation of Trade Unions.

1978 10 the ninth national congress of trade unions in China was held, and the Articles of Association of Trade Unions in China was revised and adopted, stipulating that the All-China Federation of Trade Unions is the highest leading organ of trade union organizations in various regions and the national organization of trade unions in various industries.

In order to safeguard the interests of the working class, trade unions organized and led workers to carry out various forms of economic and political struggles and set off several general strikes. After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), the All-China Federation of Trade Unions led the broad masses of workers to restore and develop the national economy, devoted themselves to safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of workers, improving their ideological awareness and cultural and technical level, improving and enriching their material and cultural life, and effectively promoted the socialist revolution and socialist construction. By the end of 1990, friendly relations had been established and developed with trade union organizations in more than 30 countries and regions.