Independent Union-Building in China, with Comparisons to Russia.

The article compares the influence of the legacy of communism on the labor movement in post-communist China and Russia. According to studies, the mutually beneficial relations between workers and enterprise management during the communist era posed difficulties for Russian workers to shift to an active defense of their interests against adversarial owners in post-communist societies. It notes the efforts of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) and labor activists to protect workers in post-communist economy.