RENGO
RENGO, which stands for Japanese Trade Union Confederation, is the largest national trade union center in Japan, with over six million members as of 2011. It was founded in 1989 as a result of the merger of the Japan Confederation of Labor and the Federation of Independent Labor Unions. In 1990, General Council of Trade Unions of Japan also joined RENGO.
As of July 2012, it has 54 affiliate unions and 47 local organizations.Party affiliation
Rengo is affiliated with the Democratic Party of Japan, but on June 28, 2012 Rengo president Nobuaki Koga made a speech at Liberal Democratic Party headquarters stating that the confederation may reconsider its future.
In 2014, it endorsed LDP-supported candidate Yoichi Masuzoe for the Tokyo gubernatorial election.Affiliated organizations
Many unions are affiliated to Rengo:
- UA ZENSEN ] and JSD Japan Federation of Service and Distributive Workers Unions
- JICHIRO All-Japan Prefectural and Municipal [Workers Union
- JIDOSHA SOREN Confederation of Japan Automobile Workers' Unions
- DENKI RENGO Japanese Electrical Electronic & Information Union
- JAM Japanese Association of Metal, Machinery and Manufacturing Workers
- NIKKYOSO Japan Teachers Union
- KIKAN ROREN Japan Federation of Basic Industry Workers' Unions
- SEIHO ROREN National Federation of Life Insurance Workers' Unions
- ICTJ The Federation of Information and Communication Technology Service Workers of Japan
- JPGU Japan Postal Group Union
- DENRYOKU SOREN The Federation of Electric Power Related Industry Workers' Unions of Japan
- JEC RENGO Japan Federation of Energy and Chemistry Workers Unions
- UNYU ROREN All Japan Federation of Transport Workers' Unions
- SHITETSU SOREN General Federation of Private Railway & Bus Workers' Unions of Japan
- KOKKO RENGO Japan Public Sector Union
- FOOD RENGO Federation of All Japan Foods and Tobacco Workers' Unions
- SONPO ROREN Federation of Non-Life Insurance Workers' Unions of Japan
- JR RENGO Japan Railway Trade Unions Confederation
- JR SOREN Japan Confederation of Railway Workers' Unions
- KOTSU-ROREN Japan Federation of Transport Workers' Unions
- KAIIN KUMIAI All Japan Seamen's Union
- SERVICE RENGO Japan Federation of Service & Tourism Industries Workers' Unions
- GOMU RENGO Japanese Rubber Workers' Union Confederation
- KOKU RENGO Japan Federation of Aviation Industry Unions
- ZENJIKO ROREN National Federation of Automobile Transport Workers Unions
- KAMIPA RENGO Japanese Federation of Pulp and Paper Workers' Unions
- ZEN DENSEN Japan Federation of Electric Wire Workers' Unions
- TOSHIKO The All Japan Municipal Transport Workers’ Union
- ZEN SUIDO All-Japan Water Supply Workers’ Union
- ZENKOKU GAS The Federation of Gas Workers' Unions of Japan
- INSATSU ROREN Federation of Printing Information Media Workers' Unions
- CERAMICS RENGO All Japan Federation of Ceramics Industry Workers
- ZENGIN RENGO All Japan Federative Council of Bank Labours' Unions
- ZENKOKU-NODANRO National Federation of Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Corporations' Workers' Unions
- NHK ROREN The Federation of All-NHK Labour Unions
- SHINRIN ROREN Federation of All Japanese Forest-relating-industries Workers' Unions
- Health Care ROKYO Japanese Health Care Workers' Union
- ZEN ROKIN Federation of Labour Bank Workers Unions of Japan
- KENSETSU RENGO Japan Construction Trade Union Confederation
- ZENSHIN ROREN All Japan Community Bank Labour Union Association
- ZEN INSATSU All Printing Bureau Labour Union
- ROKYO ROREN
- ROSAI ROREN Federation of ZENROSAI Trade Unions
- ZENKOKU UNION Japan Community Workers Union Federation
- JICHI ROREN National Federation of Prefectural and Municipal Workers' Unions
- ZENKOKU KEIBA RENGO National Federation of Horse-racing Workers
- ZENZOSEN-KIKAI All Japan Shipbuilding and Engineering Union
- JA RENGO All Japan Agriculture Cooperative Staff Members' Union
- KOUN-DOMEI Japanese Confederation of Port and Transport Workers' Unions
- ZEN ZOHEI All Mint Labour Union
- ZEN-EIEN National Cinema and Theater Workers' Union
- KOKU RENGO Japan Federation of Aviation Industry Unions
- ZENKOKU IPPAN TOKYO GENERAL UNION
Observer affiliate:
- DOKIRO Hokkaido Seasonal Workers' Union
Friendly affiliate:
Rengo also has local organizations for each of Japan's 47 prefectures.Leadership
General Secretaries
Presidents
