ORGANIZATION

Pharma-Cosmetic Union Officially Joins Rengo as Associate Organization

October 9, 2025

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Japan’s largest labor confederation, Rengo, has approved the entry of the Japanese Federation of Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Industry Workers’ Unions (Yakusho Rengo) as an associate organization without voting rights. The decision was made at Rengo’s regular convention on October 7.…

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