Trade Union Resolution on the 13th Anniversary of
the Suppression of the Independent Trade Union Movement in China

The [union name] [congress/conference/meeting] in [place] on [date]:

RECALLING the formation of independent trade unions in China in the Spring of 1989, and the demands and aspirations of the Workers Autonomous Federations in their struggle to advance the collective rights and interests of workers as part of the democracy movement;

CONDEMNING the bloody repression by the Chinese government on June 4, 1989, and the arrest, detention and persecution of independent trade unionists and labour activists ever since;

DEMANDING the immediate and unconditional release of all imprisoned trade unionists and labour activists in China today and the removal of the criminal records of those already released so that their independent union organising activities and struggles for workers' rights shall never be regarded as crimes against society or the state;

CALLS UPON the Chinese government to recognize freedom of association as a fundamental right of working people and to allow all workers in China to freely form trade unions of their choosing;

RESOLVING to campaign locally and internationally to foster international solidarity for independent trade union organising in China by encouraging awareness among our union members and ensuring that these concerns and demands are reflected in the policies of trade unions at national and international level;

COMMITS to ensuring that the struggles, aspirations and sacrifices of workers in China in 1989 and today shall not be forgotten and to declare: Workers Remember!