Japanese Federation of Synthetic Chemistry Workers' Unions

Japanese Federation of Synthetic Chemistry Workers' Unions
TypeTrade union

The Japanese Federation of Synthetic Chemistry Workers' Unions (Japanese: 合成化学産業労働組合連合, Gokaroren) was a trade union representing workers in the chemical industry in Japan.

The union was founded in 1950, with the merger of two unions representing ammonium sulfate and phosphate workers.[1] The same year, it was a founding affiliate of the General Council of Trade Unions of Japan (Sohyo).[2] From 1953 until 1957, it was chaired by Ōta Kaoru.[3] By 1967, it had 121,324 members.[4]

The union was affiliated with the Japanese Trade Union Confederation from the late 1980s, and by 1996, it had 91,242 members.[5] The All Japan Chemistry Workers' Union split away in 1987, but merged with Goka Roren in 1998 to form the Japanese Federation of Chemistry Workers' Unions.[6][7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "合成化学産業労働組合連合会 ごうせいかがくさんぎょうろうどうくみあいれんごうかい". Kotobank. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  2. ^ Proceedings of the World Congress of the International Federation of Petroleum and Chemical Workers (1970)
  3. ^ "Ota Kaoru", Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  4. ^ Chaffee, Frederick H. (1969). Area Handbook for Japan. Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.
  5. ^ "List of RENGO affiliated union members" (PDF). Cross Currents. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Union Mergers In USA And Japan". IndustriALL. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Chemical, drug firm unions to reunite". Kyodo News. 27 July 1998. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
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