The , commonly known as , is the largest
national trade union center in
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
, with over six million members as of 2011.
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Rengo brochure 2010-2011
Retrieved on July 6, 2012 It was founded in 1989 as a result of the merger of the
Japan Confederation of Labor
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 ...
(''Domei''), the
Federation of Independent Unions
The Federation of Independent Unions ( ja, 中立労働組合連絡会議, Churitsuroren) was a national trade union federation in Japan.
The federation was established in 1962 as a loose association. It was closely linked to the General Council ...
(''Churitsuroren'') and the
National Federation Of Industrial Organisations (''Shinsambetsu''). In 1990, the
General Council of Trade Unions of Japan (''Sohyo'') also joined RENGO.
As of July 2012, RENGO has 54 affiliate unions and 47 local organizations.
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Role and Function
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Party affiliation
RENGO was historically affiliated with the
Democratic Party of Japan, but on June 28, 2012, president
Nobuaki Koga made a speech at the
Liberal Democratic Party headquarters stating that the confederation may reconsider its future.
In 2014, it endorsed LDP-supported candidate
Yoichi Masuzoe for the
Tokyo gubernatorial election.
Affiliated organizations
Current affiliates
Many unions are affiliated with RENGO:
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Affiliates
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Observer affiliate:
* DOKIRO Hokkaido Seasonal Workers' Union (2,660 members as of 2009)
Friendly affiliate:
* NIKKENKYO Council of Japan Construction Industry Employee's Unions (35,624 members as of 2009)
Former affiliates
Local organizations
RENGO also has local organizations for each of Japan's 47
prefectures.
Leadership
General Secretaries
*Seigo Yamada (1989–1993)
*Etsuya Washio (1993–1997)
*Kiyoshi Sasamori (1997–2001)
*Hiroyuki Nagumo (2001–2013)
*Rikio Kozu (2013–2015)
*Naoto Omi (2015–2017)
*Yasunobu Aihara (2017–2021)
*Hideyuki Shimizu (2021—Present)
Presidents
*
Akira Yamagishi (1989–1995)
*Jinnosuke Ashida (1995–1997)
*Etsuya Washio (1997–2001)
*Kiyoshi Sasamori (2001–2005)
*Tsuyoshi Takagi (2005–2009)
*
Nobuaki Koga (2009–2015)
*Rikio Kozu (2015–2021)
*
Tomoko Yoshino
Tomoko Yoshino (芳野友子) is the first female president of RENGO, Japan's largest labor organization. In her role at RENGO, she has worked to reduce gender gaps in the Japanese workforce.
Yoshino is also one of a council responsible for implem ...
(2021—Present)
See also
*
Labor unions in Japan
References
;Sources
Rengo website*
External links
*
Japanese Trade Union Confederation
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National trade union centers of Japan
International Trade Union Confederation
Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD
Trade unions established in 1989