The National Confederation of Trade Unions (全国労働組合総連合, Zenkoku Rōdōkumiai sōrengō), commonly known in Japanese as Zenroren (全労連), is a national trade union center.
Founding and history
Zenroren was founded on November 21, 1989.
Zenroren is not affiliated to any political party, but is generally aligned with the Japan Communist Party.
21 industrial federations:
All Japan Construction, Transport and General Workers' Union (CTG, kenkoro) (Incorporates the former JNR National Railway Locomotive Engineers' Union
All-Japan Metal and Information Machinery Workers’ Unions (JMIU)
All-Japan Federation of Automobile Transport Workers’ Unions (jiko-soren)
National Federation of Ship Cargo Checkers’ Unions (kensu-roren)
Telecommunication Industry Workers’ Unions (tsushinroso)
National Federation of Consumers’ Cooperatives Workers’ Unions (seikyororen)
Zenroren National Union of General Workers (Zenroren zenkoku-ippan)
Textile and Clothing Industries Workers’ Union (seni-sanro)
National Federation of Finance Workers’ Unions (kin-yu-roren)
General Federation of Japan Printing and Publishing Workers’ Unions (zeninsoren)
Japan Federation of Commercial Broadcasting Workers’ Unions (minpororen)
Film and Allied Industry Workers’ Unions (eisanro)
General Federation of Cinema and Theatrical Workers' Unions of Japan (eiensoren）
Japan Federation of Medical Workers’ Unions (nihon-iroren)
National Union of Welfare and Childcare Workers (fukushi-hoikuro)
All-Japan Pensioners’ Union (nenkinsha-kumia)
Japan Federation of National Public Service Employees’ Unions (kokko-roren)
Japan Federation of Prefectural and Municipal Workers’ Unions (jichiroren)
All-Japan Federation of Teachers’ and Staff Unions (zenkyo)
Postal Industry Workers’ Union (yusanro)
Liaison Council of Labor Unions in Public Corporations (tokushuhojin-roren)
Prefectural Federations in all 47 prefectures of Japan
