Trade unions in Laos have been active in the country since at least the mid-20th Century.
[2] Trade unionists took active part in the demonstrations that ushered in the Lao People's Democratic Republic in 1975.
[2] In 1983, the Lao Federation of Trade Unions held its first congress.
Employees in state enterprises and government officers constitute the largest membership of trade unions in Laos.
[4] Laos has not ratified the two core Conventions covering trade union rights of association and collective bargaining.