(Adopted at the Fifth Session of the Seventh National People's Congress on April 3, 1992, revised in accordance with the Decision on Amending the Trade Union Law of the People's Republic of China made at the 24th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Ninth National People's Congress on October 27, 2001)

Chapter I General Provisions

        Article 3 All manual and mental workers in enterprises, institutions and government departments within the territory of China who rely on wages or salaries as their main source of income, irrespective of their nationality, race, sex, occupation, religious belief or educational background have the right to organize or join trade unions according to law. No organizations or individuals shall obstruct or restrict them.

Chapter II Trade Union Organization

        Article 10 A basic-level trade union committee shall be set up in an enterprise, an institution or a government department with a membership of twenty-five or more; where the membership is less than twenty-five, a basic-level trade union committee