Federation of Independent Unions

The Federation of Independent Unions (Japanese: 中立労働組合連絡会議, Churitsuroren) was a national trade union federation in Japan.

The federation was established in 1962 as a loose association. It was closely linked to the General Council of Trade Unions of Japan (Sōhyō), initially sharing most of its staff, but avoided any political affiliation. Over time, it became more conservative and built up its own staff, but continued to co-operate closely with Sōhyō.[1]

The federation claimed 1,200,000 members by 1967,[1] and 1,321,000 in 1978, almost all in the private sector. That year, it formed a loose association with the National Federation Of Industrial Organisations (Shinsambetsu), intending to merge in the future.[2] In 1987, it merged with both Shinsambetsu and the larger Japanese Confederation of Labour, to form the Japanese Trade Union Confederation.[3]

Affiliates

The following unions were affiliated:

UnionAbbreviationFounded[4]LeftReason not affiliatedMembership (1970)[5]Membership (1985)[4]
All Japan Electric Wire Labour UnionZendensen19461987Transferred to Rengo37,02043,486
All Japan Federation of Food Industries Workers' UnionsShokuhinroren19651987Transferred to Rengo93,89866,372
All Japan Oil Workers' UnionZensekiyu19471987Transferred to Rengo24,732
All Japan Shipbuilding and Machine Workers' UnionsZenzosenkikai19461987Transferred to Sohyo53,6005,555
Confederation of Movie and Theatre WorkersEiensoren19521980Disaffiliated4,7432,413
Federation of Rolling Stock Industry Workers' UnionsSharyororen1972Dissolved18,207N/A
Japanese Federation of Electric Machine Workers' UnionsDenkiroren19531987Transferred to Rengo438,458632,814
Japan Tourist Bureau Workers' UnionKotsukosha8,826N/A
National Confederation of Beer Brewery Workers' UnionsZenkokubiiru19491980Disaffiliated15,04613,334
National Federation of Cement Workers' Unions of JapanZenkokusemento19471987Transferred to Rengo28,34817,708
National Federation of Ceramic Industry Workers' UnionsZenyoren19491987Transferred to Rengo40,77723,652
National Federation of Construction Workers' UnionsZenkensoren19601987Disaffiliated219,558351,816
National Federation of Gas Supply Workers' UnionsZenkokugasu19471987Transferred to Rengo19,40325,790
National Federation of Hotel Workers' UnionsHoteruroren19481974Transferred to Sohyo6,37612,383
National Federation of Life Insurance Brokers' UnionsZengairen1969Merged into Seihororen207,900N/A
National Federation of Life Insurance Salesmen's UnionsZenseiho1969Merged into Seihororen56,000N/A
National Federation of Life Insurance Workers' UnionsSeihororen19691987Transferred to RengoN/A369,799
Railway Welfare Aid Association Workers' UnionTetsukoro1972Transferred to Sohyo23,844N/A

References
  1. Chaffee, Frederick H. (1969). Area Handbook for Japan. Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.
  2. Country Labor Profile: Japan. Washington DC: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs. 1979. p. 5.
  3. Carlile, Lonny E. (1994). "Party Politics and the Japanese Labor Movement: Rengo's "New Political Force"". Asian Survey. 34 (7).
  4. Seifert, Wolfgang. Gewerkschaften in der japanischen Politik von 1970 bis 1990. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. ISBN 9783322899309.
  5. Labor Law and Practice in Japan. Washington DC: United States Department of Labor. 1970.
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