The Confederation of Japan Automobile Workers' Unions (JAW, ja, 全日本自動車産業労働組合総連合会, Jidosha Soren) is a

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representing workers in the car manufacturing industry in Japan. From the early 1960s, most car workers' unions in Japan were part of one of two federations: the

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, led by the Nissan Union, and Zenkoku Jidosha, led by the Toyota Union, and established in 1962. Encouraged by the

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, in 1965, they established a forum to discuss matters of mutual interest. In 1972, this and the two federations were replaced by the JAW. The new union was led by president Ichiro Shoji, and had around 500,000 members. While the union did not initially affiliate to a trade union federation, in 1989 it became a founding affiliate of the

Japanese Trade Union Confederation The , commonly known as , is the largest national trade union center in Japan, with over six million members as of 2011.Rengo websitRengo brochure 2010-2011 Retrieved on July 6, 2012 It was founded in 1989 as a result of the merger of the Japan ...

. At this time, it was the second largest union in the country, with 704,000 members. As of 2020, its membership had grown further, to 784,777.

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*{{official website, https://www.jaw.or.jp/ Trade unions established in 1972 Trade unions in Japan Vehicle industry trade unions