National Forest Workers' Union of Japan explained

The National Forest Workers' Union of Japan (ja|全国山林労働組合, Zenrinya) was a trade union representing workers in the forestry and timber industries in Japan.

The union was founded in 1959,^[1] and affiliated to the General Council of Trade Unions of Japan. By 1967, it had 64,911 members.^[2] In 1989, it merged with a rival union, to form the Japanese Federation of Forest and Wood Workers' Union.^[3]

References

1. Web site: 沿革 . National Forestry and Allied Workers' Union of Japan . 15 December 2021.
2. Book: Chaffee . Frederick H. . Area Handbook for Japan . 1969 . U.S. Government Printing Office . Washington DC.
3. 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.