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Zenrō
The All-Japan Trade Union Congress ( ja, 全日本労働組合会議), better known by its Japanese abbreviation Zenrō) was a national trade union federation that existed in Japan from 1954 to 1964. History Zenrō was established in 1954 by a number of unions on the right-wing of the trade union movement, who had become unhappy with the increasingly left-wing political stance of the General Council of Trade Unions of Japan (Sōhyō) under the leadership of its militant secretary-general Minoru Takano. Politically speaking, Zenrō was tied closely to the Right Socialist Party (RSP), to whom it provided electoral support, and following the reunification of the Japan Socialist Party (JSP) in 1955, supported the former RSP factions in the new party, especially the far-right faction led by Suehiro Nishio. Although Zenrō generally shied away from political actions and even purely economic strikes, preferring a more conciliatory relationship with management, the federation did particip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suehiro Nishio
was a Japanese labor activist and party politician whose career extended across the prewar and postwar periods. A long-serving member of the National Diet (15 terms in total), he was a power broker in the Japan Socialist Party and one of the main leaders of the Right Socialists. He served as Deputy Prime Minister of Japan during the cabinet of Hitoshi Ashida, and in January 1960, he led a breakaway faction out of the Japan Socialist Party to found the new Democratic Socialist Party. Prewar political career Nishio was born into poverty in Shiyūjima Village in Kagawa Prefecture, in what is now the city of Takamatsu on the island of Shikoku. At the age of 14, Nishio dropped out of school and went to Osaka to work a variety of factory jobs, beginning with a lathe apprenticeship at the Osaka Arsenal. Nishio soon became involved in militant labor activism, which forced him to frequently switch jobs. In 1919, he joined the Yuaikai labor federation, and in 1926 he participated in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minoru Takano
was a Japanese trade union leader. He served as the first secretary-general of the General Council of Trade Unions of Japan (Sōhyō) from 1951 to 1955. A charismatic figure, Takano succeeded in instilling a wide-ranging social activism into Sōhyō's organizational culture. Early life Minoru Takano was born in the Uchisaiwai district of the former Kōjimachi ward of Tokyo on January 27, 1901. In 1921, he enrolled in the Department of Applied Chemistry at Waseda University, where he immediately became involved in socialist activism. In 1922, while still a college student, he helped co-found the Japan Communist Party (JCP). However, in 1924, he was arrested for his role in the "First JCP Incident" of 1923 and was subsequently expelled from Waseda. Thereafter, he became heavily involved in the labor movement. Early labor activism By 1929, Takano had risen to become secretary-general of the Tokyo Publisher's Union. In 1934, he participated in foundation of the National Council o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minoru Takita
Minoru Takita ( ja, 滝田 実, 15 December 1912 – 9 December 2000) was a Japanese trade union leader. Born in the Toyama Prefecture, Takita qualified as an electrical engineer at Takaoka Technical College, then worked at Nisshin Bõseki. In 1948, he became the chair of the union at Nisshin Bōseki, and also of the Japan Federation of Textile Workers' Unions (Zensen), to which it was affiliated. In 1954, he additionally became president of the All-Japan Trade Union Congress (Zenrō), serving until 1964, when it merged into the Japanese Confederation of Labour (Dōmei). Takita became a vice chair of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) in 1965, and in 1968 also became president of the ICFTU Asia and Pacific Regional Organisation. The same year, he became the president of the Dōmei. He resigned from the leadership of Zensen in 1971, becoming honorary president, and in 1972 he left the leadership of Dōmei. In retirement, Takita worked as an adviso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Trade Union Federation
A national trade union center (or national center or central) is a federation or confederation of trade unions in a country. Nearly every country in the world has a national trade union center, and many have more than one. In some regions, such as the Nordic countries, different centers exist on a sectoral basis, for example for blue collar workers and professionals. Among the larger national centers in the world are the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations and the Change to Win Federation in the USA; the Canadian Labour Congress; the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in Britain; the Irish Congress of Trade Unions; the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU); the Congress of South African Trade Unions; the Dutch FNV; the Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish LO; the German DGB; the French CGT and CFDT; the Indian BMS, INTUC, AITUC and HMS; the Italian CISL, CGIL and UIL; the Spanish CCOO, CNT, CGT and USO; the Czech ČMKOS; the Japan Trade Union C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Federation Of Labour
The Japanese Federation of Labour ( ja, 日本労働組合総同盟 ''Nippon Rōdō Kumiai Sōdōmei'') was a national trade union federation in Japan. The federation was established in 1946, principally through the efforts of trade unionists who had been involved in the pre-war Japanese Labour Federation. The new federation aligned itself with the Japan Socialist Party. By 1948, it claimed a total of 924,302 members, slightly less than its communist rival, Sanbetsu. In 1950, many affiliates left to join the new General Council of Trade Unions of Japan, and by 1954, membership of Sodomei affiliates had fallen to 240,000. That year, many of its remaining affiliates split away to join the new All-Japan Trade Union Congress (Zenro), the surviving Sodomei being a small, conservative group with seven affiliates. In 1964, it merged with Zenro and the National Council of Government and Public Workers' Unions, to form the Japanese Confederation of Labour. Affiliates The following unio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Trade Union Centers Of Japan
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Haruo Wada
Haruo Wada ( ja, 和田春生; 15 March 1919 – 17 October 1999) was a Japanese trade unionist and politician. Wada joined the Japanese Merchant Navy in 1939. He was a founding member of the All-Japan Seamen's Union in 1945. Starting in 1948, he worked full-time for the union as an organizer. In 1950, he was a founding member of the General Council of Trade Unions of Japan, and worked for it as a permanent secretary. He was opposed to its increasingly left-wing stance. In 1954, he helped found the All-Japan Trade Union Congress (Zenro) split, and was appointed as its general secretary. In 1964, Zenro became part of the Japanese Confederation of Labour, and he became its vice president. In 1965, he additionally served as president of the ICFTU Asia and Pacific Regional Organisation, and served until his resignation in 1968. Wada was a member of the Democratic Socialist Party, and in 1969 he was elected to the House of Representatives, serving until 1972. From 1974 until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Federation Of Textile Industry Workers' Unions
Zensendomei ( ja, ゼンセン同盟) was a trade union representing workers in light manufacturing and service industries. The union was founded in July 1946, as the Japan Federation of Textile Workers' Unions, and it affiliated to the General Federation of Japanese Trade Unions. In 1950, it moved to the new All-Japan Trade Union Congress, and then in 1964 to its successor, the Japanese Confederation of Labour. By 1967, it was the federation's largest affiliate, and the third-largest union in Japan, with 505,461 members. It proved influential in the confederation, and in 1980, its president, Tadanobu Usami, became the confederation's president. In 1969, the union absorbed a number of other unions which represented supermarket workers. It soon began representing workers in the wholesale trade, and by the mid-1990s was considered unique among Japanese unions in employing large numbers of organisers, and negotiating pay and conditions on an industry-wide basis. The union became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federation Of Japan Automobile Workers' Unions
The Federation of Japan Automobile Workers' Unions ( ja, の自動車労連, Jidosharoren) was a trade union representing vehicle workers in Japan. The All Japan Auto Workers' Union was founded in 1948 and engaged heavily in industrial action, but it dissolved in 1954. The following year, 29 surviving local unions formed Jidosharoren, a more conservative federation which focused on working in partnership with management. The new union was centered on workers at Nissan. It was affiliated with the All-Japan Trade Union Congress, and although it initially had only 9,000 members, it grew steadily and by 1967, it had 118,174 members.{{cite book , last1=Chaffee , first1=Frederick H. , title=Area Handbook for Japan , date=1969 , publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office , location=Washington DC In 1964, the union was affiliated with the new Japanese Confederation of Labour. The following year, encouraged by the International Metalworkers' Federation, it formed the Council of Japan Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All-Japan Seamen's Union
The All-Japan Seamen's Union (JSU; ja, 全日本海員組合, Kaiin) is a trade union representing seafarers and harbour workers in the marine industry, in Japan. The union was founded on 5 October 1945, as the successor to the pre-war Japan Seamen's Union. It was a founding affiliate of the National Trade Union Council, but as that federation moved to the left, it quit and formed the All-Japan Trade Union Congress. From 1960, it supported the Democratic Socialist Party (Japan), Democratic Socialist Party, but dropped this in 1973. In 1964, the union was a founding affiliate of the Japanese Confederation of Labour, and by 1967 it had 142,935 members. It is now affiliated to the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, and as of 2010 had around 76,000 members, the majority of whom are not Japanese citizens. Presidents :Hisashi Kageyama :1959: Kumazo Nakachi :1966: Yuki Murakami :1980: Kazukiyo Doi :1988: Shoshiro Nakanishi :2000: :2010: Yoji Fujisawa :Yasumi Morita External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Confederation Of Labour
The Japanese Confederation of Labour (Domei; ja, 全日本労働総同盟) was a national trade union federation in Japan. The federation was founded in 1964, with the merger of the All-Japan Trade Union Congress, the National Council of Government and Public Workers' Unions, and the Japanese Federation of Labour. By 1967, it had 23 affiliates, and was the largest trade union federation in the country, just ahead of General Council of Trade Unions of Japan. Like its rival, it sponsored candidates for the National Diet, closely linked to the Democratic Socialist Party. In 1987, the federation merged with the Federation of Independent Unions, and the National Federation Of Industrial Organisations, to form the Japanese Trade Union Confederation. Affiliates In 1967, the following unions were affiliated: {, class="wikitable sortable" ! Name !! Abbreviation !! Founded{{cite book , last1=Seifert , first1=Wolfgang , title=Gewerkschaften in der japanischen Politik von 1970 bis 1990 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Socialist Party (Japan)
The was a political party in Japan. History The party was established in January 1960 by a breakaway faction of the Japanese Socialist Party. Led by Suehiro Nishio, it was made up of members of the most moderate wing of the former Rightist Socialist Party of Japan, a moderate faction that had existed as an independent party between 1948 and 1955 before reluctantly merging back together with the Leftist Socialist Party of Japan. Although long-standing ideological differences and factional rivalries played a key role, the proximate cause of the split was internal disagreements over how to conduct the ongoing Anpo protests against revision of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the United States and Japan, known as Anpo in Japanese, and whether or not to cooperate with the Communist Party of Japan in doing so. Declassified United States government documents later revealed that covert CIA funding had also helped encourage the founding of this breakaway party. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
