New Model of Labor Unions Organizing Non-regular Workers-Structure and Function of Individual Affiliate Unions-

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Through this project, we have substantially improved both the quantity and quality of information available on individual affiliate unions. The functions of individual affiliate unions have diversified. While collective bargaining along the lines of traditional labor unions remains the core activity of these organizations, the provision of a "place to belong" (ibasho) for union members has become their true function. With regard to these functions, however, there are differences in organizational structures. Labor organizations similar to Japan's individual affiliate unions have developing in Korea, China, and the US. They share important characteristics with Japan's individual affiliate unions since they also have evolved in response to the inability of traditional unions to properly protect the rights of non-regular workers.