The Chain Store Labor Unions Council ( Japanese: チェーンストア労働組合協議会, CHAIN RENGO) was a trade union representing retail workers in Japan.
The union was established in 1970, and by 1983 it had 40,000 members. It remained unaffiliated for many years, but in 1989 became a founding affiliate of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation. [1] By 1996, its membership was 40,944. [2] On 4 July 2001, it merged with the Japan Federation of Commercial Workers' Unions and the Seven Department Store Unions' Council, to form the Japan Federation of Service and Distributive Workers' Unions. [3] [4]
- ^ Seifert, Wolfgang. Gewerkschaften in der japanischen Politik von 1970 bis 1990. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. ISBN 9783322899309.
- ^ "List of RENGO affiliated union members" (PDF). Cross Currents. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Japan Labour Bulletin (July 2001)
- ^ Debroux, Philippe (2017). Human Resource Management in Japan. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781351769778.
The Chain Store Labor Unions Council ( Japanese: チェーンストア労働組合協議会, CHAIN RENGO) was a trade union representing retail workers in Japan.
The union was established in 1970, and by 1983 it had 40,000 members. It remained unaffiliated for many years, but in 1989 became a founding affiliate of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation. [1] By 1996, its membership was 40,944. [2] On 4 July 2001, it merged with the Japan Federation of Commercial Workers' Unions and the Seven Department Store Unions' Council, to form the Japan Federation of Service and Distributive Workers' Unions. [3] [4]
- ^ Seifert, Wolfgang. Gewerkschaften in der japanischen Politik von 1970 bis 1990. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. ISBN 9783322899309.
- ^ "List of RENGO affiliated union members" (PDF). Cross Currents. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Japan Labour Bulletin (July 2001)
- ^ Debroux, Philippe (2017). Human Resource Management in Japan. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781351769778.