Chain Store Labor Unions Council Explained

The Chain Store Labor Unions Council (Japanese: チェーンストア労働組合協議会, CHAIN RENGO) was a trade union representing retail workers in Japan.

The union was established in 1970, and by 1983 it had 40,000 members. It remained unaffiliated for many years, but in 1989 became a founding affiliate of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation.^[1] By 1996, its membership was 40,944.^[2] On 4 July 2001, it merged with the Japan Federation of Commercial Workers' Unions and the Seven Department Store Unions' Council, to form the Japan Federation of Service and Distributive Workers' Unions.^{[3] [4]}

References

1. Book: Seifert . Wolfgang . Gewerkschaften in der japanischen Politik von 1970 bis 1990 . VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften . 9783322899309.
2. Web site: List of RENGO affiliated union members . Cross Currents . 18 November 2021.
3. Japan Labour Bulletin (July 2001)
4. Book: Debroux . Philippe . Human Resource Management in Japan . 2017 . Taylor & Francis . 9781351769778.