RENGO

Rengo is affiliated with the Democratic Party of Japan, but on June 28, 2012 Rengo president Nobuaki Koga made a speech at Liberal Democratic Party headquarters stating that the confederation may reconsider its future.[3][4] In 2014, it endorsed LDP-supported candidate Yoichi Masuzoe for the Tokyo gubernatorial election.[5]

Rengo HQ in Kanda-Surugadai

Many unions are affiliated to Rengo:[6][1]

• UA ZENSEN (1.78 million members; formed in 2012 combining UI ZENSEN [The Japanese Federation of Textile, Chemical, Food, Commercial, Service and General Workers' Unions (986,414 members as of 2009)] and JSD [Japan Federation of Service and Distributive Workers Unions (210,234 members as of 2009)] into the largest single industrial union in Japan)
• JICHIRO All-Japan Prefectural and Municipal Workers Union (887,174 members as of 2009)
• JIDOSHA SOREN Confederation of Japan Automobile Workers' Unions (JAW) (741,747 members as of 2009)
• DENKI RENGO Japanese Electrical Electronic & Information Union (616,571 members as of 2009)
• JAM Japanese Association of Metal, Machinery and Manufacturing Workers (370,256 members as of 2009)
• NIKKYOSO Japan Teachers Union (JTU) (290,857 members as of 2009)
• KIKAN ROREN Japan Federation of Basic Industry Workers' Unions (JBU) (248,781 members as of 2009)
• SEIHO ROREN National Federation of Life Insurance Workers' Unions (241,967 members as of 2009)
• ICTJ The Federation of Information and Communication Technology Service Workers of Japan (220,730 members as of 2009)
• JPGU Japan Postal Group Union (216,186 members as of 2009)
• DENRYOKU SOREN The Federation of Electric Power Related Industry Workers' Unions of Japan (214,019 members as of 2009)
• JEC RENGO Japan Federation of Energy and Chemistry Workers Unions (158,958 members as of 2009)
• UNYU ROREN All Japan Federation of Transport Workers' Unions (128,407 members as of 2009)
• SHITETSU SOREN General Federation of Private Railway & Bus Workers' Unions of Japan (111,944 members as of 2009)
• KOKKO RENGO Japan Public Sector Union (110,766 members as of 2009)
• FOOD RENGO Federation of All Japan Foods and Tobacco Workers' Unions (JFU) (97,762 members as of 2009)
• SONPO ROREN Federation of Non-Life Insurance Workers' Unions of Japan (FNIU) (68,027 members as of 2009)
• JR RENGO Japan Railway Trade Unions Confederation (JRTU) (63,000 members as of 2009)
• JR SOREN Japan Confederation of Railway Workers' Unions (JRU) (55,046 members as of 2009)
• KOTSU-ROREN Japan Federation of Transport Workers' Unions (JFT) (53,835 members as of 2009)
• KAIIN KUMIAI All Japan Seamen's Union (JSU) (45,000 members as of 2009)
• SERVICE RENGO Japan Federation of Service & Tourism Industries Workers' Unions (44,029 members as of 2009)
• GOMU RENGO Japanese Rubber Workers' Union Confederation (43,481 members as of 2009)
• KOKU RENGO Japan Federation of Aviation Industry Unions (JFAIU) (36,183 members as of 2009)
• ZENJIKO ROREN National Federation of Automobile Transport Workers Unions (35,285 members as of 2009)
• KAMIPA RENGO Japanese Federation of Pulp and Paper Workers' Unions (30,713 members as of 2009)
• ZEN DENSEN Japan Federation of Electric Wire Workers' Unions (JEWU) (28,205 members as of 2009)
• TOSHIKO The All Japan Municipal Transport Workers’ Union (27,864 members as of 2009)
• ZEN SUIDO All-Japan Water Supply Workers’ Union (25,998 members as of 2009)
• ZENKOKU GAS The Federation of Gas Workers' Unions of Japan (25,676 members as of 2009)
• INSATSU ROREN Federation of Printing Information Media Workers' Unions (20,667 as of 2009)
• CERAMICS RENGO All Japan Federation of Ceramics Industry Workers (18,900 members as of 2009)
• ZENGIN RENGO All Japan Federative Council of Bank Labours' Unions (15,590 members as of 2009)
• ZENKOKU-NODANRO National Federation of Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Corporations' Workers' Unions (15,446 members as of 2009)
• NHK ROREN The Federation of All-NHK Labour Unions (11,584 members as of 2009)
• SHINRIN ROREN Federation of All Japanese Forest-relating-industries Workers' Unions (8,295 members as of 2009)
• Health Care ROKYO Japanese Health Care Workers' Union (7,777 members as of 2009)
• ZEN ROKIN Federation of Labour Bank Workers Unions of Japan (6,397 members as of 2009)
• KENSETSU RENGO Japan Construction Trade Union Confederation (6,000 members as of 2009)
• ZENSHIN ROREN All Japan Community Bank Labour Union Association (4,906 members as of 2009)
• ZEN INSATSU All Printing Bureau Labour Union (4,568 members as of 2009)
• ROKYO ROREN (3,860 members as of 2009)
• ROSAI ROREN Federation of ZENROSAI Trade Unions (3,378 members as of 2009)
• ZENKOKU UNION Japan Community Workers Union Federation (3,350 members as of 2009)
• JICHI ROREN National Federation of Prefectural and Municipal Workers' Unions (3,302 members as of 2009)
• ZENKOKU KEIBA RENGO National Federation of Horse-racing Workers (3,032 members as of 2009)
• ZENZOSEN-KIKAI All Japan Shipbuilding and Engineering Union (1,389 members as of 2009)
• JA RENGO All Japan Agriculture Cooperative Staff Members' Union (1,296 members as of 2009)
• KOUN-DOMEI Japanese Confederation of Port and Transport Workers' Unions (1,200 members as of 2009)
• ZEN ZOHEI All Mint Labour Union (995 members as of 2009)
• ZEN-EIEN National Cinema and Theater Workers' Union (300 members as of 2009)
• KOKU RENGO Japan Federation of Aviation Industry Unions (JFAIU)
• ZENKOKU IPPAN TOKYO GENERAL UNION (Tozen) (318 members as of October 2019)

Observer affiliate:

• DOKIRO Hokkaido Seasonal Workers' Union (2,660 members as of 2009)

Friendly affiliate:

• NIKKENKYO Council of Japan Construction Industry Employee's Unions (35,624 members as of 2009)

Rengo also has local organizations for each of Japan's 47 prefectures.[2]

• Labor unions in Japan

Sources

• Rengo website
• ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.

• (in English) Japanese Trade Union Confederation