National Federation of Food Industry Workers' Unions

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The National Federation of Food Industry Workers' Unions (Japanese: 全国食品産業労働組合同盟, Zenshokuhin Domei) was a trade union representing workers in the food processing industry of Japan.

The union was founded in 1947 and affiliated to the Japanese Federation of Labour, then to the Japanese Confederation of Labour.[1] By 1967, it had 24,272 members,[2] and by 1990, it had grown to 38,913 members. By then, it was affiliated to the Japanese Trade Union Confederation.[1] In 1995, it merged with the Japan Tobacco and Allied Workers' Union and the All Japan Federation of Food Industries Workers' Unions, to form the Japan Federation of Foods and Tobacco Workers' Unions.[3]

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  1. ^ a b Seifert, Wolfgang. Gewerkschaften in der japanischen Politik von 1970 bis 1990. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. ISBN 9783322899309.
  2. ^ Chaffee, Frederick H. (1969). Area Handbook for Japan. Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.
  3. ^ "About us". JFU. Retrieved 1 December 2021.