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:
- All Economy, Trade and Industry Labor Union
- All Health and Welfare Ministry Workers' Union
- All Japan National Hospital Workers' Union
- All Judiciary Administration Employees' Union
- Labour Ministry Workers' Union
- Labour Union of MLIT, JMA and Affiliates
- Justice Ministry Employees' Union
- National Tax Collectors' Union
References edit
- ^ a b c Seifert, Wolfgang. Gewerkschaften in der japanischen Politik von 1970 bis 1990. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. ISBN 9783322899309.
- ^ "令和元年労働組合基礎調査". Government of Japan. Retrieved 11 January 2022.