ABSTRACT
This chapter refers to trade unions in enterprises, including those in State-owned enterprises, foreign enterprises and private enterprises. The term 'labour organization' in this chapter may denote any of the above organizations according to the specific context. The chapter focuses on the basis of a brief introduction to the development of the traditional trade union organizations in China, make summarized reviews of the development of three different forms of labour organizations namely peasant workers' self-help organizations, peasant workers' 'socializing'. After 1980, the State control over the rural population by the traditional household register system began to loosen up. As a result, the rural labour force, which had been under strict control for a long period of time, started the controlled and restricted movement towards cities. After entering into the period of 'fair movement', these organizations have shifted the emphasis of their work from drawing people's attention to the living conditions of peasant workers.
