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IMF-JC 50th
National Convention
Action Program
Discussed and Determined
Held in Yokohama on September 6
The IMF-JC held its 50th National Convention on September 6, 2011, in Yokohama City,
Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. A total of 274 delegates (including 11 proxies), 23 officers, and 24
visitors attended. At the Convention, the 2012 Action Program, a reinforcement
of the 2011-12 Action Program, was discussed and ratified without alteration.
In addition, the 2012 budget and other matters were debated and decided.
Also, in response to the change in leadership at JAM, the reelection of
some top officials was confirmed. Following the meeting, to mark the occasion
of the 50th Convention, Ryozo Yoshikawa, Project Researcher at the University
of Tokyo Manufacturing Management Research Center (and former director
at Korean firm Samsung), was invited to deliver a special presentation
on the topic of “Crisis Management: How Domestic Manufacturing Can Survive.”
→IMF-JC President's Adress,Koichiro Nishihara
→Rengo President's AdressNobuaki ,Koga
→IMF Guest 's Adress,Kan Matsuzaki
→IMF-JC 2012 Aciton Program
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IMF-JC 2011 Women’s Conference
A vigorous exchange of ideas on issues including women’s participation in labor
movements
■47 participants from affiliated industry-based and individual unions■
The IMF-JC held its 2011 Women’s Conference, its second such event, on
July 2, 2011 from 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the JEIU Hall Conference Room in Ichinohashi, Minato Ward, Tokyo. A total of 47 women union members from affiliated industry-based, corporate and individual unions took part. With the common theme of “Allowing Women to Continue Working Vibrantly in the Metal Industry,” case study presentations were given on the topics of (1) women’s participation in union activities, (2) positive action in workplaces, and (3) work-life balance. The participants were divided into seven groups to consider these topics further through intense group work.
8th Seminar for Preventing Overseas Labor-Management Disputes
Discussions held on labor situation in India and establishing trade union
networks in TNCs
■154 participants from metalworkers'
labor and management■
The IMF-JC held its 8th Seminar for Preventing
Overseas Labor-Management Disputes on July 1, 2011, from 1:30 p.m. at the JEIU
Hall in Ichinohashi, Tokyo. A total of 154 delegates from labor and management
in IMF-JC affiliated industry-based and individual unions and companies took
part. At this seminar, we heard a presentation from Kokushikan University
Professor Takashi Umezawa on the current labor situation and labor-management
relations in India, which is the subject of much attention as an emerging
market. IMF-JC Assistant General Secretary Masahiro Nogi also reported on the
current status and issues regarding the construction of trade union networks in
TNCs, on which the IMF-JC is currently working to prevent overseas
labor-management disputes. Later, we heard case study presentations from the
Omron Trade Union and the Federation of All Nissan and General Workers' Unions regarding
efforts to build union networks in TNCs.
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4th
Asian Metalworkers’ Liaison Conference
3 GUF unification and other pressing issues discussed
among regional delegates
■44 participants from 18
organizations in 14 countries meet in Seoul■
The
IMF-JC held its fourth Asian Metalworkers’ Liaison Conference on June 23 and
24, 2011 in Seoul, South Korea. At this conference, held with the cooperation
of two Korean IMF-affiliated organizations (FKMTU and KMWU), a total of 44
delegates took part, representing 18 IMF organizations from 12 countries in the
Asia-Pacific region. IMF-JC delegates included President Nishihara and 14
representatives from affiliated industry-based unions. IMF Assistant General
Secretary Fernando Lopez also joined from the head office. During the
discussions, IMF-JC President Nishihara delivered a keynote presentation on our
most pressing issue today, the 3 GUF unification, from the IMF Executive
Committee’s standpoint. He gave a clear explanation of the overall picture
regarding the 3 GUF unification, including the debate process until this point
and the future direction of the merger. A comprehensive discussion was held in
order to share awareness of the issues for the Asia-Pacific Region as we
approach the IMF Central Committee Meeting in Jakarta this coming December, at
which the unification will be confirmed. On the morning of the second day,
following case study presentations from the IMF-JC and the JAW on establishing trade
union networks in TNCs, a comprehensive discussion was held. Later that
afternoon, through a panel discussion on the topic of organizing
workers, delegates
exchanged information, relayed experiences and shared awareness of the issues
being tackled in the Asia-Pacific region.
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2nd Labor-Management Workshop for Building Sound Labor-Management Relationships
Reconfirming the importance of labor-management communication
■117 participants from Japanese companies in Bekasi, Indonesia■
The
2nd Labor-Management Workshop for Building Sound Labor-Management Relationships
sponsored by the IMF-JC was held on June 1, 2011 in Bekasi, Indonesia.
Continuing the themes of the conference held in June of last year, this
second workshop, held with the purpose of building sound labor-management
relationships in Japanese companies in Indonesia, was attended by 117 participants,
mostly from labor and management of local Japanese companies. Discussions
were held with a focus on topics including sympathy strikes and the importance
of the role of Indonesian personnel management officers. Participants also
shared recognition of the importance of labor-management communication.
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