The General Federation of Ship Building Workers' Unions (Zosensoren) was a trade union representing workers in the shipbuilding industry in Japan. The union was established in 1951. It was affiliated with 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 ...

, and by 1958 had 28,462 members. Next, it became affiliatedwith 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 ...

, and by 1967 had grown to 58,344 members. The union was keen on merging with smaller competitors. In 1972 it achieved this, when it joined the new

Japan Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Workers' Unions The Japan Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Workers' Unions ( ja, 造船重機労連, Zosenjukiroren) was a trade union representing workers in manufacturing industries in Japan. The union was founded in 1972 on the initiative of the ...

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Shipbuilding trade unions Trade unions established in 1951 Trade unions disestablished in 1972 Trade unions in Japan