The Japan Agriculture and Forestry Ministry Workers' Unions (, Zennorin) is 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 workers at the

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries may refer to: * Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Cambodia) * Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Japan) * Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Niue) * Depar ...

. The union was founded in 1958, and affiliated to 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 had 106,000 members, but this fell to 50,613 by 1970, and 37,060 by 1985. From 1976, the union was also affiliated to the Japan Federation of National Service Employees, and from 1989 to the

Japan Central Federation of National Public Service Employees' Unions The Japan Central Federation of National Public Service Employees' Unions (, Kokko Soren) was a trade union representing civil servants in Japan. The union's origins lay in the Japan Federation of National Public Service Employees' Unions (Kokko Ro ...

, which was itself an affiliate of the

Japanese Trade Union Confederation Rengo is a List of cities in Chile, city and Communes of Chile, commune located in the Zona Central, Chile, Zona Central of Chile, situated in the Cachapoal Province of the O'Higgins Region at a distance of south of the city of Rancagua and sout ...

(RENGO). From 2011, it was instead affiliated to RENGO through the

Japan Public Sector Union The Japan Public Sector Union (JPSU; , Kokko Rengo) is a trade union representing public sector workers in Japan. History The union was established in October 2001, bringing together several affiliates, including the Japan Central Federation of ...

, and as of 2018 it had about 12,500 members.

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