Labor Federation of Government Related Organizations

The Labor Federation of Government Related Organizations (LAFGO; Japanese: 政府関係法人労働組合連合, Seiroren) is a trade union representing workers at quangos in Japan.

The union was founded on 2 November 1960, as the Council of Special Governmental Corporations Workers' Unions (Seirokyo).[1] It affiliated to the General Council of Trade Unions of Japan, and by 1970 it had 10,161 members.[2] From the late 1980s, it was affiliated to the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, and in 1991 it became Seiroren.[1] By 1996, its membership had grown to 33,392.[3] In 2001, it became part of the new Japan Public Sector Union, while maintaining its organisation.[4]

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  1. ^ a b "プロフィール". LAFGO. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  2. ^ Labor Law and Practice in Japan. Washington DC: United States Department of Labor. 1970.
  3. ^ "List of RENGO affiliated union members" (PDF). Cross Currents. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  4. ^ "公務労協とは". KOMU ROKYO. Retrieved 11 December 2021.