Japanese Federation of Forest and Wood Workers' Union explained

The Japanese Federation of Forest and Wood Workers' Union (JFFWU; ja|全日本森林林業木材関連産業労働組合連合会, Sinrin Roren) is a trade union representing forestry and wood workers in Japan.

The union was established on 3 October 1989, when the National Forest Workers' Union of Japan merged with a rival union.^[1] It became affiliated with the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, and by 1996 it had 21,278 members.^[2] In 2006, it was joined by the National Forestry Workers' Union of Japan.^[3] However, it has steadily lost members, and by 2020 its membership was down to 5,362.^[4]

References

1. Web site: 森林労連（全日本森林関連産業労働組合連合会）［労］１９８９．１０．３ . OISR . 15 December 2021.
2. Web site: List of RENGO affiliated union members . Cross Currents . 18 November 2021.
3. Web site: Fujii . Hiroaki . Industrial Unionization in Japan: The Conversion Plan of National Forest Workers　of Japan and the Process of its Decline . Kanazawa Seiryo University . 15 December 2021.
4. Web site: RENGO 2020-2021 . RENGO . 18 November 2021.