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Meanings

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noun

enterprise union; company union; in-house union

A labor union organized within a single company, typical of Japanese enterprise-based unionism. Contrasts with 企業別組合 (company-based union) and 産業別組合 (industrial union).

Kanji

企undertake, scheme, design
業business, vocation, arts
内inside, within, between
組association, braid, plait
合fit, suit, join

Related words

企き業ぎょう別べつ組くみ合あい
企業別組合 is a broader term for a union organized on a company-by-company basis, while 企業内組合 specifically emphasizes that the union exists within a single enterprise and often includes only its regular employees.
産さん業ぎょう別べつ組くみ合あい
産業別組合 is an industrial union that organizes workers across an entire industry, regardless of their employer, unlike the single-company focus of 企業内組合.

Built from

企き業ぎょう内ない+

Etymology

Compound of 企業 (enterprise) + 内 (within) + 組合 (union). The term reflects the Japanese labor practice of organizing unions within individual companies rather than across industries.

組くみ合あい