Thus the Honda labor dispute reflects the recent trend of the newly-assertive ACFTU acting like, well, a union.
FORBES: Chinese Labor's New Muscle
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Considering that the ACFTU is the largest labor union in the world at 134 million members, its potential to pressure manufacturers is enormous.
FORBES: Chinese Labor's New Muscle
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Some companies responded by forming in-house workers' groups, but the ACFTU objected, claiming that this amounted to the creation of an alternative labour union, and was thus illegal.