Its precursors include the Qiongyabei Tin Miners' Union in 1939, which organized resistance against Japanese occupation forces in Hainan’s western highlands during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Post-1949, the union focused on state-owned agricultural enterprises like the Hainan State Farm Group in 1952, promoting labor efficiency campaigns in rubber and tropical crop production.[2]
After Hainan's designation as a Special Economic Zone in 1988, the HNFTU mediated labor disputes in foreign-funded tourism and real estate projects, notably addressing wage arrears in Sanya's hotel industry during the 1990s.[3] In the 2010s, it prioritized migrant worker integration through the Hainan Free Trade Port Labor Service Centers in 2020 and supported digital employment under the "Smart Hainan" initiative.[4][5][6]
