The Xinjiang Federation of Trade Unions, or Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Regional Federation of Trade Unions (XUARFTU; Chinese: 新疆维吾尔自治区总工会), established in October 1955 in Ürümqi, is the regional branch of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions.
[1] During the post-1949, it mobilized workers for state projects like the Karamay Oil Field in 1955 and the Tarim Desert Highway in 1995, promoting ethnic unity through Soviet-modeled labor campaigns.
[2][3] In the 2010s, the XUARFTU prioritized skills development through the Xinjiang Vocational Skills Education Centers in 2014, training workers in cotton processing, solar energy, and logistics for the Xinjiang Free-Trade Zone.
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