The , commonly known in Japanese as , is a

national trade union center Organizers within trade unions have sought to increase the bargaining power of workers in regards to collective bargaining by acting in collaboration with other trade unions. Multi-union organizing can take place on an informal basis, or on ...

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 Communist Party The is a communist party in Japan. Founded in 1922, it is the oldest List of political parties in Japan, political party in the country. It has 250,000 members as of January 2024, making it one of the largest List of communist parties#Modern n ...

Affiliated unions

Current affiliates

The following unions are affiliated: There are also prefectural Federations in all 47 prefectures of Japan.

Former affiliates

Leadership

General Secretaries

:1989: Kanemichi Kumagai :1998: Mitsuo Bannai :2006: Sakuji Daikoku :Hisashi Inoue :2017: Yukihiro Nomura :2020: Kurosawa Koichi

Presidents

:1989: Matsumoto Michihiro :Takeshi Ooe :Mitsuru Mikami :Kanemichi Kumagai :Kobayashi Yoji :2006: Mitsuo Bannai :2008: Yoshikazu Odagawa :2020: Obata Masako

References

External links

* National trade union centers of Japan Trade unions established in 1989 {{Asia-trade-union-stub