The official Communist Party-controlled All-China Federation of Trade Unions has sent in officials to mediate in many of the strikes.

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

Staff at at least 17 Wal-Mart stores in the country have formed unions since July, according to the All-China Federation of Trade Unions.

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One institution that is in place to help smooth labor disputes is the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (AFTU), an officially sanctioned labor union.

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But Karim Radhi of the General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions (GFBTU) has said that "at least 500 people" remain out of work.

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