National Federation Of Industrial Organisations

The National Federation Of Industrial Organisations (FIO, Japanese: 全国産業別労働組合連合, Shinsanbetsu) was a national trade union federation in Japan.

The federation was a split from Sanbetsu, which took place in 1952.[1] Always a small organisation, by 1967 it had only three affiliates and a total of 69,839 members.[2] By 1978, it had 61,000 members, and that year, it formed a loose association with the Federation of Independent Unions (Churitsuroren), intending to merge in the future.[3] In 1987, it merged with both Churitsuroren and the larger Japanese Confederation of Labour, to form the Japanese Trade Union Confederation.[4]

Affiliates edit

The following unions were affiliated:

UnionAbbreviationFounded[5]LeftReason leftMembership (1958)[6]Membership (1970)[7]Membership (1985)[5]
All National Railways Permanent Way and Construction Labor UnionZenshiro19711987N/AN/A2,050
Japan Drivers' UnionShinunten19591987Transferred to RengoN/A4,2005,194
Kyoto Workers' FederationKyotochirenN/A14,486
National Federation of Construction Industry Workers' UnionsZenkenro1960Merged into Zenkensoren5,955N/AN/A
National Machinery and Metal Workers' UnionZenkikin19501987Transferred to Rengo19,82233,28330,250
National Organization of All Chemical WorkersShinkagaku19501987Transferred to Rengo7,04912,26511,433

References edit

  1. ^ Levine, Solomon B. (1954). "Prospects of Japanese Labor". Far Eastern Survey. 23 (5). doi:10.2307/3024094. JSTOR 3024094.
  2. ^ Chaffee, Frederick H. (1969). Area Handbook for Japan. Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.
  3. ^ Country Labor Profile: Japan. Washington DC: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs. 1979. p. 5.
  4. ^ Carlile, Lonny E. (1994). "Party Politics and the Japanese Labor Movement: Rengo's "New Political Force"". Asian Survey. 34 (7). doi:10.2307/2645371. JSTOR 2645371.
  5. ^ a b Seifert, Wolfgang. Gewerkschaften in der japanischen Politik von 1970 bis 1990. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. ISBN 9783322899309.
  6. ^ Directory of Labor Organizations, Asia and Australasia. Washington DC: United States Department of Labor. 1958.
  7. ^ Labor Law and Practice in Japan. Washington DC: United States Department of Labor. 1970.