The Hubei Federation of Trade Unions (HBFTU; Chinese: 湖北省总工会), is a provincial branch of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU).^[1]

The Hubei Federation of Trade Unions was founded in February 1923 in Wuhan following the February 7th Strike on the Beijing-Hankou Railway, a landmark event mobilizing 30,000 workers against foreign rail concessions. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, the HBFTU operated clandestinely in the Dabie Mountains, sabotaging Japanese steel shipments from the Daye Iron Mine to occupied Wuhan.^[2]

Post-1949, the HBFTU managed labor relations in state-owned heavy industries, overseeing enterprises like the Wuhan Iron and Steel Corporation in 1955.^[3] Post-1978 reforms saw it address layoffs in Wuhan's textile mills and mediate disputes in Dongguan's electronics factories (via Hubei migrant labor networks). In the 21st century, the HBFTU focused on tech-driven labor reforms through the Hubei Workers' Innovation Hub in 2017 and digital platforms under the provincial "Digital Hubei" strategy.^[4][5][6]