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In China, each and every trade union was part of the communist party and hence carried out the government's propaganda. In spite of the less friendly labour laws, the trade unions had always succumbed to the pressures of the management. The International Labour Organisation (ILO) had for a long time pleaded for democratisation of trade unions in China on the ground of gross violence of labour rights, which led to policy re-examination and relaxations in the laws. But it was feared that development of employee-centric trade unions might not happen in China, as it goes against the employers and the state. To maintain their status, the trade unions have restricted their role in solving employee grievances and it was felt that in the long run, it would undermine their ability to perform their traditional roles for the employers and the state. However, severe differences still existed amongst the ILO and Chinese trade unions. Thus the Chinese trade union needed immediate installation of measures that could align it more to the needs of the Chinese labour.