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Types of Labor Unions - YAML

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"