The Japan Broadcasting Labour Union (Japanese: 日本放送労働組合, Nipporo) is a trade union representing workers in the broadcasting sector in Japan.
The union was founded in March 1948, after a split in the official NHK company union.[1] It was a founding affiliate of the General Council of Trade Unions of Japan, and by 1958 it had 7,000 members.[2] Its membership grew to 13,326 by 1970,[3] then fell to 12,876 by 1985. In 1988, it merged with other unions to form the new Federation of All-NHK Labour Unions, while retaining its identity.[4] Since 2017, it has been part of the Japan Federation of Media, Advertising, Motion Picture, and Theater Labor Unions.[5]
References edit
- ^ The History of Broadcasting in Japan. NHK. 1967.
- ^ Directory of Labor Organizations, Asia and Australasia. Washington DC: United States Department of Labor. 1958.
- ^ Labor Law and Practice in Japan. Washington DC: United States Department of Labor. 1970.
- ^ Seifert, Wolfgang. Gewerkschaften in der japanischen Politik von 1970 bis 1990. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. ISBN 9783322899309.
- ^ "Membership increase by 330,000 in two years, aiming to be 10 million by 2020" (PDF). Japan Labor Issues. 2 (4). 2018.