Zenroren Japanese national trade union center
National Confederation of Trade Unions Founded November 21, 1989 Headquarters 4F, 2-4-4, Yushima, Bunkyo, Tokyo Location Members 1.2 million Website www .zenroren .gr .jp /jp /index .html
The National Confederation of Trade Unions (全国労働組合総連合 , Zen koku Rō dōkumiai sōren gō ) , commonly known in Japanese as Zenroren (全労連 ) , is a national trade union center .
Founding and history
Zenroren was founded on November 21, 1989.[ 1]
Party affiliation
Zenroren is not affiliated to any political party, but is generally aligned with the Japan Communist Party .[ 2]
Affiliated unions
Zenroren headquarters in Yushima, Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo
Current affiliates
The following unions are affiliated:
Union Abbreviation Founded Membership (2019)[ 3]
All Japan Construction, Transport and General Workers' Union Kenkoro 1999 19,578
All Japan Federation of Automobile Transport Workers' Unions Jikosoren 1978 12,068
All Japan Federation of Teachers' and Staff Unions Zenkyo 1991 63,349
All Japan Pensioners' Union Nenkinsha-kumia 1989
Film and Allied Industry Workers' Unions Eisanro
General Federation of Cinema and Theatrical Workers' Unions of Japan Eiensoren 1952 1,275
General Federation of Japan Printing and Publishing Workers' Unions Zeninsoren 1953 3,286
Japan Federation of Commercial Broadcasting Workers' Unions Minpororen 1953
Japan Federation of Medical Workers' Unions Nihoniroren 1957 154,379
Japan Federation of National Public Service Employees' Unions Kokkororen 1975 60,454
Japan Federation of Prefectural and Municipal Workers' Unions Jichiroren 1989 138,655
Japan Metal Manufacturing, Information and Telecommunication Workers' Union JMITU 2016 5,397
Liaison Council of Labor Unions in Public Corporations Tokushuhojin-roren 992
National Federation of Consumers' Cooperatives Workers' Unions Seikyororen 1968 63,135
National Federation of Finance Workers' Unions Kinyuroren 2006 3,921
National Federation of Ship Cargo Checkers' Unions Kensuroren 1,042
National Union of Welfare and Childcare Workers Fukushi-hoikuro 10,920
Postal Industry Workers' Union Yusanro 2012 2,466
Textile and Clothing Industries Workers' Union Seni-sanro 216
Zenroren National Union of General Workers Zenroren Zenkoku-ippan 1989 22,052
There are also prefectural Federations in all 47 prefectures of Japan.
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
External links
International National Academics Other