On this day, 72 years ago, on May 2, 1953 (March 19, 1953 in the lunar calendar), the Seventh National Congress of China Trade Unions was held in Beijing. On May 2, 1953, the Seventh National Congress of China Trade Unions was held in Beijing. 831 representatives from trade unions from various industries across the country attended the meeting. This is the first national congress held by China trade unions after the founding of New China. At the first meeting of the Executive Committee held on May 13, Liu Shaoqi was elected to continue to serve as honorary chairman of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, Lai Ruoyu was elected chairman of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, and Liu Ningyi, Liu Changsheng and Zhu Xuefan were elected vice chairmen.