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Links to Labor-Related Websites in Japan: Unions, other labor-related organizations and research institute

 

Union Confederation


 

Japanese Trade Union Confederation (RENGO)

The largest confederation, Membership is about 6.6 million in 2006.

 

National Confederation of Trade Unions (ZENROREN)

The second largest confederation, more militant than Rengo. Membership is about 1.3 Million in 2006.

 

National Trade Union Council (ZENROKYO) Japanese Only

The smallest confederation, membership is about 160,000 million in 2000.

 

Japan Council of Metal Workers Union (IMF-JC, ZEN NIHON KINZOKU SANGYO RODOKUMIAI KYOGIKAI)

IMF-JC (an affiliate of the International Metalworkers’ Federation) is a coordinating body among of union federations of metal-working industries, such as auto, steel, electronics, and ship-building.

 

Regional Organization of Union Confederations 


 

Rengo Tokyo

 

Industry-Level Union Federations 


 

Confederation of Japan Automobile Workers’ Union (The JAW)

The JAW was formed in 1972 and is the second largest industry federation in the private sector. Its membership is about 700,000. (as of 2006)

 

All Japan Prefectural and Municipal Workers’ Union (JICHIRO)

 

Japan Federation of Service and Distributive Workers Unions (JSD)

 

The Federation of Electric Power Related Industry Worker’s Unions of Japan (DENRYOKU SOREN)

 

Food Rengo

 

JAPAN POSTAL GROUP UNION (JPGU)

 

All Japan Federation of Transport Workers’ Unions (Unyu Roren)

 

JAPAN Confederation of Railway Workers’ Union (JRU)

 

Doro Chiba

 

All Japan Seamen’s Union (What is JSU?)

The JSU is one of few industrial unions in Japan. The website consists of “Profile”, “JSU/ISS News,””Organizational Structure,” “Introduction of Inspectors” and “The JSU Welfare Services to all its non-domiciled Special Members.”

 

Japan Teachers’ Union (JTU)

Introduction to the union, reports of international meetings.

 

All Japan Pensioners’ Union

 

Professional, Enterprise and General Unions


 

General Union

 

GU Nova G-ed Branch

 

Japan Airlines Cabin Attendants Union (JCAU)

 

Japan Airlines Flight Crew Union

 

OKAYA CITY OFFICIAL WORKERS UNION

 

Nomura Security Labor Union Homepage

 

Berlitz Union

 

Language Teachers’ Union of Sendai

 

Education Workers and Amalgamated Union Osaka

 

The Genaral Union(Kansai)

 

 

Labor Related Groups and Organizations


 

Labor Net Nippon

 

APWSL Japan Committee

 

Labour Lawyers Association of Japan(LLAJ)

 

Dismissal Case of Oki Electric Co.

 

Concerning the grievances of foreign teachers against Kumamoto Prefectural University

 

National Defense Counsel for Victims of KAROSHI

 

Tokyo Occupational Safety and Health Center

 

Japan Occupational Safety and Health Resource Center (JOSHRC)  

 

KIMIKO NEZU’s PAGE

 

Working Women’s Network

 

The Association in Kotobuki for Solidarity with Foreign Migrant Workers

 

Japan International Labour Foundation(JILAF)

 

Research Institutes and Related Sites


 

The Japan Institute For Labour Policy and Training (JIL-PT)

 

JTUC-RIALS, Research Institute for Advancement of Living Standards

The WEBSITE of the research institute affiliated with Rengo (Japanese Trade Union Confederation). Visitors can read recent issues of Rengo Research Institute Report and other reports published by the institute.

 

Japan Research Institute of Labour Movement (Rodo Soken)

The WEBSITE of the research institute affiliated with Zenroren(the National Confederation of Trade Unions). Visitors can read some of back issues of Rodo Soken Journal (written in English).

 

Institute for Science of Labour

 

Economic Policy Institute for Quality Life (Seikatsu Ken)

The website introduces research and activities of Economic Policy Institute for Quality Life.

 

The Institute of Social Science (Shakai Kagaku Kenkyusho), The University of Tokyo

This website contains various sources of information concerning Japanese social science, such as contents of journals and working papers published by the institute and Social Science Japan Data Archive.

 

The Research and Education Center for Fair Labor, Hitotsubashi University 

 

Institute of Social Movements, Osaka

 

Kiso Keizai Kagaku Kenkyusyo

 

Institute for Economic and Industry Studies

 

National Institute of Industrial Health

 

National Institute of Industrial Safety

 

National Institute of Population and Social Security Research

 

National Institute for Research Advancement (NIRA)

 

National Institute for Enviornmental Studies

 

National Rehabilitation Center for the Disabled

 

Institute of Developing Economics

 

Updated date:2016.01.26

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