The Federation of Tokyo Metropolitan Government Workers ' Unions (Japanese: 東京都労働組合連合会, Tororen) is a trade union representing local government workers in Tokyo.
The union was founded in 1946,[1] and was a founding affiliate of the National Council of Government and Public Workers' Unions. By 1958, it had about 100,000 members,[2] growing to 140,277 in 1970.[3]
In 1989, the union became affiliated with the new National Trade Union Council (Zenrokyo), at which time it had about 200,000 members.[1] By 2019, its membership had fallen to 30,297, but it remained the largest affiliate of Zenrokyo.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Seifert, Wolfgang. Gewerkschaften in der japanischen Politik von 1970 bis 1990. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. ISBN 9783322899309.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "令和元年労働組合基礎調査". Government of Japan. Retrieved 11 January 2022.