The National Federation of Food Industry Workers' Unions ( ja, 全国食品産業労働組合同盟, Zenshokuhin Domei) 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 the food processing industry of Japan. The union was founded in 1947 and affiliated to the

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 ...

, then 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 1967, it had 24,272 members, and by 1990, it had grown to 38,913 members. By then, it was affiliated to 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 ...

. In 1995, it merged with the Japan Tobacco and Allied Workers' Union and the All Japan Federation of Food Industries Workers' Unions, to form the Japan Federation of Foods and Tobacco Workers' Unions.{{cite web , title=About us , url=https://jfu.or.jp/about-en , website=JFU , access-date=1 December 2021

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Food processing trade unions Trade unions established in 1947 Trade unions disestablished in 1995 Trade unions in Japan