National Federation Of Industrial Organisations Explained

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

The following unions were affiliated:

Union Abbreviation Founded[5] Left Reason left Membership (1958)[6] Membership (1970)[7] Membership (1985)
All National Railways Permanent Way and Construction Labor Union Zenshiro 1971 1987 N/A N/A 2,050
Japan Drivers' Union Shinunten 1959 1987 Transferred to Rengo N/A 4,200 5,194
Kyoto Workers' Federation Kyotochiren N/A 14,486
National Federation of Construction Industry Workers' Unions Zenkenro 1960 Merged into Zenkensoren 5,955 N/A N/A
Zenkikin 1950 1987 Transferred to Rengo 19,822 33,283 30,250
Shinkagaku 1950 1987 Transferred to Rengo 7,049 12,265 11,433

References

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