Trade union members surpass 150 mln 
 

    BEIJING, Dec. 12 (Xinhuanet) -- The total number of China's trade union members has surpassed 150 million in 2005, up 9.7 percent year on year, the Workers' Daily reported here Monday.

    The number of trade union organizations at various levels has reached 1.174 million, up 15.1 percent over the previous year, sources with All-China Federation of Trade Unions was quoted by the paper as saying.

    Meanwhile, the trade union aid network has been set up in this year, the paper reported, saying that 310 aid centers for needy workers have been established and 1 billion yuan (about 125 million US dollars) has been distributed to needy workers by the end of last September.
 
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