The Japan Federation of Prefectural and Municipal Workers' Unions (, Jichiroren) 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 local government workers in Japan. The union was founded on 17 March 1989 by those members of the

All-Japan Prefectural and Municipal Workers' Union The All-Japan Prefectural and Municipal Workers' Union (, Jichiro) is a trade union representing local government workers in Japan. The union was established in January 1954, with the merger of two smaller unions of local government workers. It ...

who did not wish to be affiliated with 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 ...

. Instead, the new union became a founding affiliate of the

National Confederation of Trade Unions 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 ...

(Zenroren). It claimed a peak membership of 256,000 in 1996, which by 2019 had fallen to 138,655. At that time, it was the second largest affiliate of Zenroren. Around 15% of its members are temporary or contract staff, and it campaigns for their roles to be made permanent and not outsourced.

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