Rengo celebrates 10th anniversary

Rengo celebrates 10th anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - Etsuya Washio, chief of Rengo, Japan's largest labor organization, gives an address at Tokyo International Forum on Oct. 14 at a ceremonial event to celebrate Rengo's 10th anniversary. Washio told the meeting the labor movement must prove its real worth at a time when Japan is undergoing an economic ordeal.

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