The Chinese Federation of Labor (CFL) is a national trade union center in the

Republic of China Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast ...

. It was founded in 1948 in

mainland China "Mainland China" is a geopolitical term defined as the territory governed by the People's Republic of China (including islands like Hainan or Chongming), excluding dependent territories of the PRC, and other territories within Greater China. ...

, and until the government recognition of the

Taiwan Confederation of Trade Unions The Taiwan Confederation of Trade Unions (TCTU; ) is a national trade union center in Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern ...

in 2000, was the sole official labor confederation in the RoC. The CFL is closely linked with the

Kuomintang The Kuomintang (KMT), also referred to as the Guomindang (GMD), the Nationalist Party of China (NPC) or the Chinese Nationalist Party (CNP), is a major political party in the Republic of China, initially on the Chinese mainland and in Tai ...

(KMT), and has experienced some difficulties with the government since the KMT lost power during democratization. The CFL is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation.

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* {{Asia-trade-union-stub Trade unions in Taiwan International Trade Union Confederation Trade unions established in 1948

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

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