Message from the President
After having been stagnant for about three decades, Japan’s wages have begun to rise gradually due to the “Spring Labour Offensive to Create the Future” that we have been engaged in over the last four years. We must now ensure that wages, economy, and prices that have begun to move are placed on a stable track from which they will not return to a deflationary economy and will be firmly situated there to lead Japan’s economy and society on to a new stage.
At the same time, however, real wages are continuing to trend downward due to the sudden rise in prices, making it difficult for people to feel any sense of prosperity in daily life. When people lose their sense of financial comfort, they become preoccupied with sustaining their daily lives, leaving them with less room to feel compassion for others. It is precisely at times like these that we at RENGO uphold our vision, “A Secure Society based on Work: Protecting, Connecting, and Creating,” and advance various initiatives with the determination to be a trusted, and supportive presence—standing by, moving forward with, and closely connected to all working people and citizens.
Moreover, to push forward powerfully with these initiatives, it is necessary to bring about a further mobilization of colleagues who share our aspirations, and to enhance our organizational ability. Unfortunately, the number of new RENGO members has been declining in recent years. We will position organizational expansion as our primary challenge, ensuring that every initiative contributes to this goal, and will strive to bring even one more colleague into the RENGO community.
Furthermore, the understanding, empathy, and participation of every individual are indispensable to maximize the organizational abilities of our colleagues. For this reason, we will also simultaneously work to build an organization that ensures psychological safety.
Let us take bold action toward a secure society where colleagues support each other and experience a sense of abundance! We at RENGO will continue to walk side by side with working people.