Japan Platform for Migrant Workers Towards Responsible and Inclusive Society This is an organization formed in November 2020 by the Japan International Cooperation Agency together with businesses and local government with the aim of protecting the rights of foreign workers and improving their working and living conditions to make Japan a more attractive destination for migrant labour.
JICA Embarks upon Support for Foreign Workers in Japan Many industries in Japan are no longer viable without foreign labor. With the rapid increase in workers entering the country under the technical intern trainee program, the Japan International Cooperation Agency has begun offering its support. On November 16, 2020, it initiated a new body, the Japan Platform for Migrant Workers towards Responsible and Inclusive Society (also known as JP Mirai), bringing together local governments, employers, NPOs, and others to address foreign labor issues. Nippon.com, 21 Dec 2020.
Japan's aid agency to launch support body for foreign workers The Japan International Cooperation Agency said Wednesday it will launch an organization next month to provide comprehensive support for foreign workers in Japan to improve their working and living environments. The body, called the Japan Platform for Migrant Workers toward Responsible and Inclusive Society, will seek to make Japan a more attractive choice for foreigners amid the country's acute labor shortage by strengthening communication, proposing initiatives for reform, and conveying information within Japan and abroad. Kyodo. 28 Oct 2020.
Foreign Residents Support Center / 外国人在留支援センター A support service started in Tokyo in 2020 that brings together different organisations and agencies providing support and information for and about the employment of foreign workers
Tokyo Employment Service Center for Foreigners (東京外国人雇用サービスセンター) This is a public employment office specializing in providing non-Japanese residents with help-wanted information and employment consultations as well as providing businesses with information on and assistance with employing non-Japanese nationals.
ILO-Tokyo The Japan office of ILO. Information about inter national labour standards, statistics and databases.
Nambu National Union of General Workers Tokyo South Branch Nambu represents many Japanese and foreign workers in Eastern Japan.
The General Union This is the branch of the national Union of General Workers for Western Japan. It represents foreign workers including many Assistant Language Teachers working in Japanese schools and teachers in eikawa schools, as well as South American workers in Western Japan.
The General Union Tokai Nagoya Chubu Branch
The Fukuoka General Union This is a branch of the national Union of General Workers for workers of any nationality in Fukuoka prefecture. They represent many Assistant Language Teachers in this area.
神奈川シティユニオンKanagawa City Union - website of a trade union with a large number of foreign workers. See also this article about the union in the 1990s: The Organization fo Foreign Workers
BIMA CONC (Cooperation for Overseas Nurses and Care Workers) Foundation helping people who want to come to Japan under EPA programme, nurses and care takers who came to Japan from Indonesia and Philippine, and Japanese people who accept them. They support them by teaching Japanese language, culture, and social system like tax and walfare.
Japanese Trade Union Confederation (RENGO) 日本労働組合総連合会
RENGO’s View on the Issue of Foreign Workers
Tokyo Employment Service Center for Foreigners 東京外国人雇用サービスセンター
Zenkoku Ippan Tokyo General Union (Tozen) 全国一般東京ゼネラルユニオン
Education Workers and Amalgamated Union Osaka 大阪教育合同労働組合
The Organization of Foreign Workers in Japan: A Case Study of the Kanagawa City Union An older report from 2001 that looks at a trade union with many members who are foreign workers. See also the website for Kanagawa City Union itself.