Eurasia and Eastern Europe Team
JILAF invited a team of 10 persons (including 4 women) from eight countries in Eurasia and Eastern Europe to visit Japan from January 22 to February 4.
Throughout the program as a whole, the participants showed a great interest in such topics as the labour-management consultation system, the productivity movement, the Hello Work system, the role of industrial labour federations, and the spring labour struggle. They engaged in lively discussions at the places visited.
In their visit to the Tokyo Subway Workers’ Union, they were given the opportunity to take part as guests in a meeting of the Expanded Central Committee, which decided policy for the spring labour struggle. This experience enabled them to learn about the process by which the campaign policy of enterprise-based unions is decided. After that, based on the example of the unified industrial struggle of Shitetsu Soren (General Federation of Private Railway and Bus Workers’ Unions of Japan), they received a lecture on its spring labour struggle, autumn labour struggle, retirement allowance struggle, and transport policy struggle, which deepened their understanding of the role of an industrial labour federation.
In the RENGO Okinawa program, through their visit to the bread factory of Okiko Co., Ltd., the participants were able to learn specifically about the organizational efforts of the Okiko Workers’ Union and labour-management consultations on the reduction of overtime. Participants made such comments as “Increasing communication between labour and management not only through collective bargaining but also through a labour-management consultation system like Japan’s is beneficial for both sides.”
Finally, in the evaluation meeting, the participants made such enthusiastic remarks as “Information about the productivity movement and Hello Work system was a new discovery. Labour-management relations in Japan promote mutual respect and understanding. I want to introduce a job-seeking support service like Japan’s Hello Work system in my own country and also start a campaign toward productivity improvement.”
List of Organization That Cooperated in the Visit
| ■ | RENGO Okinawa | ■ | Okinawa Labour Bureau |
|---|---|---|---|
| ■ | Hello Work Okinawa | ■ | Okinawa Prefectural Government Office |
| ■ | Okiko Co., Ltd. | ■ | Okiko Workers’ Union |
| ■ | Shitetsu Soren (General Federation of Private Railway and Bus Workers’ Unions of Japan) | ■ | Tokyo Subway Workers’ Union |
| ■ | Nippon Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) | ||
Many thanks to everyone. | |||
Eurasia and Eastern Europe Team Participants
Azerbeijan Trade Unions Confederation(AHIK)
| 1. | Name | ： | Mr. Anar Nuriddin Mahbaliyev |
| Name of organization | ： | Azerbeijan Trade Unions Confederation(AHIK) | |
| Position | ： | Specialist of International Department | |
| Union experience | ： | 5 |
Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions（BKDP）
| 2. | Name | ： | Ms. Aksana Vasilievna Kernazhytskaya |
| Name of organization | ： | Primary-level trade union organisation of Belarusian Free Trade Union (SPB) at Bobruisk Tractor Parts and Components company | |
| Position | ： | Council member of primary SPB union organisation and of national Belarusian Free Trade Union, OH&S inspector at the company | |
| Union experience | ： | 13 |
The Cezech－Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions（CMKOS）
| 3. | Name | ： | Ms. Daniela Vorackova |
| Name of organization | ： | NOS PPP (Nezavisly Odborovy Svaz Pracovniku Potravinarskeho Prumyslu) | |
| Position | ： | Head of Economic and Social Department | |
| Union experience | ： | 20 |
Georgian Trade Unions Confederation（GTUC）
| 4. | Name | ： | Mr. Tamaz Dolaberidze |
| Name of organization | ： | Metallurgy, Mining and Chemical Workers' Trade Union of Georgia | |
| Position | ： | President | |
| Union experience | ： | 9 |
National Confederation of Hungarian Trade Unions（MSZOSZ）
| 5. | Name | ： | Mr. Csaba Antal |
| Name of organization | ： | Electrolux Lehel Metalworkers Union | |
| Position | ： | President | |
| Union experience | ： | 10 |
Federation of Trade Union of the Republic of Kazakhstan(FTURK)
| 6. | Name | ： | Ms. Nina Osmanova Tuleugalievna |
| Name of organization | ： | Federation of Trade Union of the Republic of Kazakhstan(FTURK) | |
| Position | ： | Director of the Department of Social Economic Protection and Labour Inspection | |
| Union experience | ： | 6 |
Federation of Trade Union of the Republic of Kazakhstan(FTURK)
| 7. | Name | ： | Ms. Aigul Mukasheva |
| Name of organization | ： | Trade Union of Education, Science and Culture | |
| Position | ： | Vice President | |
| Union experience | ： | 15 |
Independent & Self-Governing Trade Union 「Solidarnlosc」（NSZZ）
| 8. | Name | ： | Mr. Radoslaw Adam Mechlinski |
| Name of organization | ： | Dolny slask Region of NSZZ Solidarnosc | |
| Position | ： | Vice Chairman of Dolny slask Region of NSZZ Solidarnosc | |
| Union experience | ： | 14 |
Independent & Self-Governing Trade Union 「Solidarnlosc」（NSZZ）
| 9. | Name | ： | Mr. Kazimierz KIMSO |
| Name of organization | ： | NSZZ "Solidarnosc" Regional Board of Dolny Slask | |
| Position | ： | Chairman of Dolny slask Region of NSZZ Solidarnosc and member of National Commission of NSZZ"Solidarnosc" | |
| Union experience | ： | 32 |
Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine(KVPU)
| 10. | Name | ： | Mr. Mykhailo Yakovuch Volynets |
| Name of organization | ： | Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine(KVPU) | |
| Position | ： | President | |
| Union experience | ： | 26 |
Program of stay in Japan
| Date | Schedule (first week) | Date | Schedule (second week) | 01/22 | Sun | Arrival in Japan | 01/29 | Sun | Transfer | 01/23 | Mon | Orientation Opening ceremony | 01/30 | Mon | RENGO Okinawa program Visit to Hello Work Okinawa Visit to Okinawa Prefectural Government Discussion with RENGO Okinawa executives | 01/24 | Tue | Lecture on “The Role of the Labour Movement in Japan and Issues” Lecture on “Labour and Social Legislation” | 01/31 | Tue | RENGO Okinawa program Visit to plant (bread factory of Okiko Co., Ltd..) | 01/25 | Wed | Visit to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Visit to the RENGO Headquarters | 02/01 | Wed | Visit to industrial organization and workplace (Shitetsu Soren (General Federation of Private Railway and Bus Workers’ Unions of Japan),Tokyo Subway Workers’ Union) | 01/26 | Thu | Follow-up Visit to the Japan Productivity Center | 02/02 | Thu | Management lecture Conclusion | 01/27 | Fri | “Exchange of Views on Labour Situation” meeting | 02/03 | Fri | Discussion with JILAF President Tsuyoshi Takagi Evaluation meeting | 01/28 | Sat | Tour of Nagasaki (Peace Memorial Museum) | 02/04 | Sat | Departure from Japan |
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Photos of Participants
 Visit to RENGO |  Reports on the labour situation in participating countries at the “Exchange of Views on Labour Situation” meeting |  Visit to the Japan Productivity Center |
 Discussion at RENGO Okinawa |  Discussion at Hello Work Okinawa |  Visit to the Department of Commerce, Industry and Labour of Okinawa Prefectural Government |
 Visit to the bread factory of Okiko Co., Ltd. |  Lecture by Nippon Keidanren |  Discussion with JILAF President Tsuyoshi Takagi |
