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Japan Federation of National Public Service Employees' Unions

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The Japan Federation of National Public Service Employees' Unions (Japanese: 日本国家公務員労働組合連合会, 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 affiliated with the General Council of Trade Unions of Japan (Sohyo). On formation, it had 87,112 members:[1]

Union Abbreviation Membership (1980)[1]
All International Trade and Industry Ministry Workers' Union Zenshoko 9,801
All Judiciary Administration Employees' Union Zenshiho 14,848
All Radio Wave Control Agency Workers' Union Zendenpa 2,127
All Transportation Workers' Union Zenunyu ?
All Weather Bureau Workers' Union Zenkisho 4,603
Construction Ministry Workers' Union Zenkenro 6,541
Education Ministry Employees' Union Monbushokuso 1,120
Federation of Unions of the Office of Prime Minister Sorifuroren 1,586
Japan Customs Employees' Union Zenzeikan 744
Justice Ministry Employees' Union Zenhomu 10,298
Labor Ministry Workers' Union Zenrodo 19,769
National Tax Collectors' Union Zenkokuzei 1,800
Union of Employees of the Harbour Construction Board Zenkoken 2,857
Welfare Ministry Employees' Union Zenkosei 3,413
Zengyokan 886

Membership grew to 138,503 by 1989. That year, Sohyo merged into the Japanese Trade Union Confederation (RENGO). Kokko Roren decided instead to become a founding affiliate of the National Confederation of Trade Unions, although a section which wished to join RENGO split away and formed the Japan Central Federation of National Public Service Employees' Unions.[1] By 2019, the union's membership had fallen to 60,454.[2]

The union's largest affiliates include:

References

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  1. ^ a b c Seifert, Wolfgang. Gewerkschaften in der japanischen Politik von 1970 bis 1990. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. ISBN 9783322899309.
  2. ^ "令和元年労働組合基礎調査". Government of Japan. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
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