Gomu Rengo, the Japanese Rubber Workers Union Confederation, has announced the results of its spring 2024 labor offensive. According to the report, 51 of the 52 member unions reached wage agreements and all 52 unions reached lump-sum pay agreements. The average wage increase among the 47 unions with definite wage amounts was 14,508 yen ($100), or 4.85% of the previous...
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Japanese Rubber Union Urges Promotion of Women
Gomu Rengo, the Japanese Rubber Workers’ Union Confederation, held a labor-management round-table conference to exchange lectures and information to promote the advancement of women. The meeting was attended by 57 representatives from labor and management, thereof 33 from the union side and 24 from the management side. In response to the 2007 revision of the Equal Employment Opportunity Law, Gomu...
Review of the Japanese Rubber Industry in 2023
The year 2023 was a year in which the rubber industry was greatly affected by the surrounding environment. The easing of semiconductor shortages led to a recovery in automobile production, the main source of demand, but higher raw material prices, electricity and other utility costs, logistics costs, labor costs, and various other costs affected business performance. The rubber industry in...
Rubber Union Demands 2% Wage Hike
The Japanese Rubber Workers Union Confederation has finalized its official spring 2016 policy to improve the living standards of its membership. The committee approved demands focusing on wages, lump-sum payments, measures to combat excessive work and other issues. With regard to improving wages, the union decided to demand a raise of around 2 percent.