National Federation Of Industrial Organisations

The National Federation Of Industrial Organisations (FIO, Japanese: 全国産業別労働組合連合, Shinsanbetsu) was a national trade union federation in Japan.

The federation was a split from Sanbetsu, which took place in 1952.^[1] Always a small organisation, by 1967 it had only three affiliates and a total of 69,839 members.^[2] By 1978, it had 61,000 members, and that year, it formed a loose association with the Federation of Independent Unions (Churitsuroren), intending to merge in the future.^[3] In 1987, it merged with both Churitsuroren and the larger Japanese Confederation of Labour, to form the Japanese Trade Union Confederation.^[4]

Affiliates

The following unions were affiliated:

Union	Abbreviation	Founded[5]	Left	Reason left	Membership (1958)[6]	Membership (1970)[7]	Membership (1985)[5]
All National Railways Permanent Way and Construction Labor Union	Zenshiro	1971	1987		N/A	N/A	2,050
Japan Drivers' Union	Shinunten	1959	1987	Transferred to Rengo	N/A	4,200	5,194
Kyoto Workers' Federation	Kyotochiren				N/A	14,486
National Federation of Construction Industry Workers' Unions	Zenkenro		1960	Merged into Zenkensoren	5,955	N/A	N/A
National Machinery and Metal Workers' Union	Zenkikin	1950	1987	Transferred to Rengo	19,822	33,283	30,250
National Organization of All Chemical Workers	Shinkagaku	1950	1987	Transferred to Rengo	7,049	12,265	11,433

References

1. Levine, Solomon B. (1954). "Prospects of Japanese Labor". Far Eastern Survey. 23 (5). doi:10.2307/3024094. JSTOR 3024094.
2. Chaffee, Frederick H. (1969). Area Handbook for Japan. Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.
3. Country Labor Profile: Japan. Washington DC: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs. 1979. p. 5.
4. Carlile, Lonny E. (1994). "Party Politics and the Japanese Labor Movement: Rengo's "New Political Force"". Asian Survey. 34 (7). doi:10.2307/2645371. JSTOR 2645371.
5. Seifert, Wolfgang. Gewerkschaften in der japanischen Politik von 1970 bis 1990. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. ISBN 9783322899309.
6. Directory of Labor Organizations, Asia and Australasia. Washington DC: United States Department of Labor. 1958.
7. Labor Law and Practice in Japan. Washington DC: United States Department of Labor. 1970.