Japanese Metal Industrial Workers' Union Explained

The Japanese Metal Industrial Workers' Union (Japanese: ゼンキン連合, Zenkindomei) was a trade union representing metal engineering workers in Japan.

The union founded in 1951, and affiliated with the Japanese Federation of Labour.^{[1] [2]} It later joined the Japanese Confederation of Labour (Domei), and by 1967 it was its second-largest affiliate, with 220,044 members. In 1987, it moved to Domei's successor, the Japanese Trade Union Confederation.^[3] On 9 September 1999, it merged with the National Metal and Machinery Workers' Union to form JAM.^[4]

References

1. Book: Seifert . Wolfgang . Gewerkschaften in der japanischen Politik von 1970 bis 1990 . VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften . 9783322899309.
2. Book: Mitchell . James P. . Director of Labor Organizations: Asia and Australasia . 1958 . United States Department of Labor . Washington DC.
3. Book: Chaffee . Frederick H. . Area Handbook for Japan . 1969 . U.S. Government Printing Office . Washington DC.
4. Web site: Half-million-strong union inaugurated . IndustriALL . 11 November 2021.