Wal-Mart approves unions in China BBC NEWS
Wal-Mart will only be required to establish a union branch if employees request one.
Experts said the decision had more to do with the state exerting political influence than seeking to provide greater rights to employees.
Independent trade unions are illegal in China, with all workers belonging to the Communist Party controlled umbrella body All China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU).
Workers who go on strike over pay and workplace abuses are dismissed while organisers of labour protests face imprisonment.