Making Process Personnel System and Labor Relations in a Japanese Automobile Company after WWII

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K03893
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Sociology
• Research Institution: Ritsumeikan University
• Principal Investigator: Yoshida Makoto 立命館大学, 産業社会学部, 教授 (90275016)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 臨時工 / 人事制度 / 採用 / 選考 / 本工化 / 連帯 / 本工

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research deals with "Rinjiko" (temporary workers) issues at Nissan around1950. Nissan employed many workers as Rinjiko after the outbreak of Korean War. The rank and file began to insist upon solidarity with Rinjiko soon after. This made Nissan Local of JAWU committed to Rinjiko issues. JAWU's new policy in 1952 opposed many types of discrimination. It reactivated the Local's struggle. At last the company consented to convert Rinjiko to "Honko" (regular workers) as many as possible. Three fourths of them were converted.
The most disputed point was on screening. This reminds us of hiring process for Honko before. It lacked screening procedure, similar to that for Rinjiko. This prevented Honko from justifying their advantaged benefits, and led to a sense of solidarity with Rinjiko. Nissan introduced two hiring systems of Honko thereafter. Both had strict screening procedures. Screening justified differences among benefits between them, and might break solidarity between them.

Free Research Field

産業社会学