The All-Japan Day Workers' Union (, Zennichijiro) was a

trade union A trade union (British English) or labor union (American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers whose purpose is to maintain or improve the conditions of their employment, such as attaining better wages ...

representing construction workers on daily contracts in Japan. The union was founded in 1947 and was a founding affiliate of the

General Council of Trade Unions of Japan A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air and space forces, marines or naval infantry. In some usages, the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". OED Online. Ma ...

. It initially represented all construction workers, but the craft workers' section of the union split away in 1952. By 1967, the union had 158,728 members. It was a founding affiliate of

Zenroren The , commonly known in Japanese as , is a national trade union center. Founding and history Zenroren was founded on November 21, 1989. Party affiliation Zenroren is not affiliated to any political party, but is generally aligned with the Japan ...

in 1989.{{cite book , last1=Chaffee , first1=Frederick H. , title=Area Handbook for Japan , date=1969 , publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office , location=Washington DC In 1991, the union absorbed the National Federation of Rural Labor Unions, becoming known as the Construction and Rural and General Workers' Union. In 1999, it merged with the All Japan Transport and General Workers' Union and the

All Japan National Railway Locomotive Engineers' Union The All Japan National Railway Locomotive Engineers' Union (, Zendōrō) was a trade union representing railway workers in Japan. The union's origins lay in the National Railway Locomotive Engineers' Union (Dōrō). In 1973, Dōrō's leadership ...

, to form the All Japan Construction, Transport and General Workers' Union.

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