The Japan Central Federation of National Public Service Employees' Unions (, Kokko Soren) was a

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representing

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s in Japan. The union's origins lay in the

Japan Federation of National Public Service Employees' Unions The Japan Federation of National Public Service Employees' Unions (, Kokko Roren) is a trade union representing public sector workers in Japan. The union was established on 1 October 1975, to bring together the various public sector unions affili ...

(Kokko Roren), an affiliate of the

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(Sohyo). In 1989, Sohyo merged in to the new

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(RENGO), but only a minority of Kokko Roren's sectoral unions wished to join RENGO. Those which did established a new federation, Kokko Soren. On formation, it had 44,109 members, while in 1996 its membership was 43,697.{{cite web , title=List of RENGO affiliated union members , url=http://www.crosscurrents.hawaii.edu/assets/jwork/extra/doc/JWORK089_377.pdf , website=Cross Currents , access-date=18 November 2021 In 2001, it joined the new

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(Kokko Rengo), but initially retained a separate identity. However, in 2011, it decided to dissolve, and its own affiliates became direct affiliates of Kokko Rengo. The union's affiliates were: * All Finance Bureau Labour Union * All Hokkaido Development Bureau Employees' Union * Japan Agriculture and Forestry Ministry Workers' Unions * Okinawa Public Service Workers' Union There was also an affiliate representing treasury workers.

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