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Types of Labor Unions - JSON

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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[
  {
    "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)"
  },
  {
    "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",
    "examples": "JAW, JEIU, UA Zensen, JAM, BCU, EPRC, JICYU"
  },
  {
    "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",
    "examples": "Japan Professional Baseball Players Association, Japan Care Terminal, Osaka Construction Workers 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",
    "targetAudience": "SME employees, non-regular workers such as part-time, temporary, and dispatched workers"
  }
]