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What is JICHIRO?
JICHIRO's Major Objectives
History of JICHIRO
Purposes and Activities
Organizational Structure 1
Organizational Structure 2
JICHIRO Central Headquarters
Central Headquarters and its Function
Occupational-Based Councils
Organization Management
Union Fees
JICHIRO's Services to Members
Challenges for the Future

Challenges for the Future

In Japan, like many other countries in the world, smaller government and privatization have been promoted under the name of administrative reform and deregulation. These reform programs have threatened job security of public sector workers, while making their working conditions poorer and inefficient. It also intensifies social inequality since people with low income would have difficulty in paying for expensive services.

Therefore JICHIRO feels it necessary to reform the current services with the aim of providing equal, fair and transparent services for the community, and to make concrete proposals on policies and systems to reform local governments in the 21st century.

JICHIRO seeks for structural and institutional reform by which many administrative and fiscal powers are transferred to local governments so that they can implement policies to satisfy the particular needs of their communities. Through this, JICHIRO and local affiliates can respond to the community needs and demands. At the same time they can provide “Quality Public Services”, which is the universal aim of every Public Sector Union.

The continuous privatization of public services has been detrimental to JICHIRO and other public sector unions. It creates a scenario of decreasing membership which poses serious problems for every organization. In response to this JICHIRO must continue to strengthen organizational strategies. JICHIRO must propose clear policies that will give casual or contractual workers the opportunity to be part of a public sector union. JICHIRO has been actively making proposals to the government and lobbying through representatives in the relevant advisory councils.

Full basic trade union rights for public sector workers in Japan are restricted by the government. Public employees may face civil or criminal charges for exercising their basic rights. JICHIRO continues to fight to correct this situation so that public sector workers also can enjoy basic trade union rights as mandated by ILO Convention No. 87 and 98.