| Union
Confederations |
| Japanese Trade Union
Confederation (RENGO) |
The largest confederation, Membership is about 6.6 million
in 2006. |
| National
Confederation of Trade Unions (ZENROREN) |
The second largest confederation, more militant than Rengo.
Membership is about 1.3 Million in 2006. |
| National Trade Union
Council (ZENROKYO) Japanese Only |
The smallest confederation, membership is about 160,000 million
in 2000. |
| Japan Council
of Metal Workers Union (IMF-JC, ZEN NIHON KINZOKU SANGYO RODOKUMIAI KYOGIKAI) |
IMF-JC (an affiliate of the International Metalworkers'
Federation) is a coordinating body among of union federations of metal-working
industries, such as auto, steel, electronics, and ship-building. |
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| Regional
Organization of Union Confederations |
| Rengo
Tokyo |
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| Industry-Level
Union Federations |
| Confederation of Japan
Automobile Workers' Union (The JAW) |
The JAW was formed in 1972 and is the second largest industry federation
in the private sector. Its membership is about 700,000. (as of 2006) |
| All
Japan Prefectural and Municipal Workers' Union (JICHIRO) |
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| Japan
Federation of Service and Distributive Workers Unions (JSD) |
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| The Federation of Electric Power Related Industry Worker's Unions of Japan
(DENRYOKU SOREN) |
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| Food Rengo |
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| JAPAN POSTAL GROUP UNION (JPGU) |
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| All Japan Federation of Transport Workers' Unions (Unyu Roren) |
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| JAPAN Confederation of Railway Workers' Union (JRU) |
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| Doro Chiba |
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| All Japan
Seamen's Union (What is JSU?) |
The JSU is one of few industrial unions in Japan. The website
consists of "Profile", "JSU/ISS News,""Organizational Structure," "Introduction
of Inspectors" and "The JSU Welfare Services to all its non-domiciled
Special Members." |
| Japan
Teachers' Union (JTU) |
Introduction to the union, reports of international meetings.
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| All
Japan Pensioners' Union |
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| Professional,
Enterprise and General Unions |
| General Union |
GU Nova G-ed Branch |
| Japan
Airlines Cabin Attendants Union (JCAU) |
Japan Airlines Flight Crew Union |
| OKAYA
CITY OFFICIAL WORKERS UNION |
Nomura
Security Labor Union Homepage |
| Berlitz
Union |
Language Teachers' Union of Sendai |
| Education
Workers and Amalgamated Union Osaka |
The
Genaral Union(Kansai) |
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| Labor
Related Groups and Organizations |
| Labor Net Nippon |
APWSL
Japan Committee |
| Labour
Lawyers Association of Japan（ＬＬＡＪ） |
Dismissal
Case of Oki Electric Co. |
| Concerning
the grievances of foreign teachers against Kumamoto Prefectural University |
National
Defense Counsel for Victims of KAROSHI |
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Tokyo Occupational Safety and Health Center |
Japan Occupational Safety and Health Resource Center (JOSHRC)
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KIMIKO NEZU's PAGE
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Working Women's Network
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| The
Association in Kotobuki for Solidarity with Foreign Migrant Workers |
Japan
International Labour Foundation(JILAF) |
| Research
Institutes and Related Sites |
| The Japan Institute
For Labour Policy and Training (JIL-PT) |
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| JTUC-RIALS,
Research Institute for Advancement of Living Standards |
The WEBSITE of the research institute affiliated with Rengo
(Japanese Trade Union Confederation). Visitors can read recent issues
of Rengo Research Institute Report and other reports published
by the institute. |
| Japan
Research Institute of Labour Movement (Rodo Soken) |
The WEBSITE of the research institute affiliated with Zenroren(the
National Confederation of Trade Unions). Visitors can read some of back
issues of Rodo Soken Journal (written in English). |
| Institute for
Science of Labour |
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| Economic
Policy Institute for Quality Life (Seikatsu Ken) |
The website introduces research and activities of Economic
Policy Institute for Quality Life. |
| The Institute of
Social Science (Shakai Kagaku Kenkyusho), The University of Tokyo |
This website contains various sources of information concerning
Japanese social science, such as contents of journals and working papers
published by the institute and Social Science Japan Data Archive. |
| The Research and Education Center for Fair Labor, Hitotsubashi University |
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| Institute
of Social Movements, Osaka |
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| Kiso
Keizai Kagaku Kenkyusyo |
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| Institute
for Economic and Industry Studies |
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| National Institute
of Industrial Health |
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| National Institute
of Industrial Safety |
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| National Institute
of Population and Social Security Research |
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| National Institute for
Research Advancement (NIRA) |
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| National Institute
for Enviornmental Studies |
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| National
Rehabilitation Center for the Disabled |
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| Institute
of Developing Economics |
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