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Article: ALL WAL-MART OUTLETS IN CHINA MUST ALLOW TRADE UNIONS: OFFICIAL.
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- AsiaPulse News
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- August 3, 2006
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BEIJING, Aug 3 Asia Pulse - All Wal-Mart outlets in China must eventually allow trade unions, a senior official with the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) has said.
The remark by Guo Wencai, director of ACFTU's department of grassroots organizations, came less than a week after a Wal-Mart store in Jinjiang, Fujian Province in East China became the first Wal-Mart outlet with a trade union.
"This is only the beginning. Our goal is to spread trade unions to each and every Wal-Mart outlet," Guo was quoted as saying by Wednesday's Beijing Daily.
Wal-Mart, the world's leading retailer with 1.6 million employees in 16 countries and regions, ...