The Japan Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Workers' Unions ( ja, 造船重機労連, Zosenjukiroren) was a

trade union A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits ( ...

representing workers in manufacturing industries in Japan. The union was founded in 1972 on the initiative of the General Federation of Ship Building Workers' Unions. The union initially included 74 company unions, and it affiliated to the

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 Governme ...

. By 1987, the union had 127,000 members. That year, it joined the new

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 ...

. In 2003, the union merged with the Japanese Federation of Iron and Steel Workers' Unions and the Japanese Metal Mine Workers' Union, to form the

Japan Federation of Basic Industry Workers' Unions The Japan Federation of Basic Industry Workers' Unions (JBU, ja, 日本基幹産業労働組合連合会, Kikanroren) is a trade union representing metalworkers and shipbuilders in Japan. The union was established on 9 September 2003, with the m ...

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