All Japan Federation of Food Industries Workers' Unions

The All Japan Federation of Food Industries Workers' Unions (Japanese: 全日本食品労働組合連合会, Shokuhin Roren) was a trade union representing workers in the food processing industry of Japan.

The union was founded in 1965 and was affiliated with the Federation of Independent Unions.[1] By 1970, it had 93,898 members,[2] but by 1990, it was down to 58,467 members. By then, it was affiliated with the Japanese Trade Union Confederation.[1] In 1995, it merged with the Japan Tobacco and Allied Workers' Union and the National Federation of Food Industry Workers' Unions, to form the Japan Federation of Foods and Tobacco Workers' Unions.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Seifert, Wolfgang. Gewerkschaften in der japanischen Politik von 1970 bis 1990. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. ISBN 9783322899309.
  2. ^ Labor Law and Practice in Japan. Washington DC: United States Department of Labor. 1970.
  3. ^ "About us". JFU. Retrieved 1 December 2021.