National Forest Workers' Union of Japan

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The National Forest Workers' Union of Japan (Japanese: 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[edit]

  1. ^ "沿革". National Forestry and Allied Workers' Union of Japan. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  2. ^ Chaffee, Frederick H. (1969). Area Handbook for Japan. Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.
  3. ^ "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. Retrieved 15 December 2021.