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Types of Labor Unions - XML

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>
    <code>1</code>
    <slug>enterprise-union</slug>
    <name>Enterprise Union</name>
    <description>A labor union organized by workers belonging to a specific company, regardless of job type.</description>
    <alternativeName>Local Union</alternativeName>
    <prevalence>Most common in Japan (over 90% of private sector)</prevalence>
    <examples></examples>
    <targetAudience></targetAudience>
  </item>
  <item>
    <code>2</code>
    <slug>industrial-union</slug>
    <name>Industrial Union</name>
    <description>A cross-company labor union organized by workers engaged in the same industry, regardless of company.</description>
    <alternativeName>Single Industry Union</alternativeName>
    <prevalence></prevalence>
    <examples>JAW, JEIU, UA Zensen, JAM, BCU, EPRC, JICYU</examples>
    <targetAudience></targetAudience>
  </item>
  <item>
    <code>3</code>
    <slug>craft-union</slug>
    <name>Craft Union</name>
    <description>A labor union organized by workers engaged in the same occupation across company boundaries.</description>
    <alternativeName>Craft Union</alternativeName>
    <prevalence></prevalence>
    <examples>Japan Professional Baseball Players Association, Japan Care Terminal, Osaka Construction Workers Union</examples>
    <targetAudience></targetAudience>
  </item>
  <item>
    <code>4</code>
    <slug>regional-union</slug>
    <name>Regional Union</name>
    <description>A labor union (community union) organized on an individual membership basis in a specific region.</description>
    <alternativeName>Community Union, General Labor Union</alternativeName>
    <prevalence></prevalence>
    <examples></examples>
    <targetAudience>SME employees, non-regular workers such as part-time, temporary, and dispatched workers</targetAudience>
  </item>
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