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Types of Labor Unions - INI
Labor unions are classified into enterprise-based unions, industrial unions, craft unions, and regional unions (community unions) based on membership scope. In Japan, enterprise-based unions are overwhelmingly dominant, accounting for over 90% of the private sector. This is closely related to Japan's unique employment practices such as lifetime employment and seniority-based wage systems.
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[item.enterprise-union]
code=1
slug=enterprise-union
name=Enterprise Union
description=A labor union organized by workers belonging to a specific company, regardless of job type.
alternativeName=Local Union
prevalence=Most common in Japan (over 90% of private sector)
examples=
targetAudience=
[item.industrial-union]
code=2
slug=industrial-union
name=Industrial Union
description=A cross-company labor union organized by workers engaged in the same industry, regardless of company.
alternativeName=Single Industry Union
prevalence=
examples=JAW, JEIU, UA Zensen, JAM, BCU, EPRC, JICYU
targetAudience=
[item.craft-union]
code=3
slug=craft-union
name=Craft Union
description=A labor union organized by workers engaged in the same occupation across company boundaries.
alternativeName=Craft Union
prevalence=
examples=Japan Professional Baseball Players Association, Japan Care Terminal, Osaka Construction Workers Union
targetAudience=
[item.regional-union]
code=4
slug=regional-union
name=Regional Union
description=A labor union (community union) organized on an individual membership basis in a specific region.
alternativeName=Community Union, General Labor Union
prevalence=
examples=
targetAudience=SME employees, non-regular workers such as part-time, temporary, and dispatched workers