継続的賃上げへ　芳野連合会長、定期大会で再任

　連合は６日、東京都内で開いた定期大会で、芳野友子会長の再任を決めた。任期は２年。芳野氏は大会終了後に記者会見し、２０２４年春闘を最重要課題として、継続的な賃上げに向けた取り組みを強化していく考えを示した。
　芳野氏は「いかに賃上げできる機運を高めていくかがとても大事だ」と強調。特に、中小企業や非正規労働者の賃金改善に力を入れる方針を示した上で、「労務費を含めた価格転嫁の取り組みを強化しながら進めていきたい」と述べた。（2023/10/06-18:12）

Tomoko Yoshino, leader of Japan's biggest labor organization, vowed to realize sustained wage increases in "shunto" labor-management talks next spring as she won a second two-year term Friday.
   "It's very important to boost momentum for wage hikes," Yoshino told a press conference after being re-elected president of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, at a regular convention in Tokyo.
   Rengo will focus on improving wages of employees at small and midsize companies and nonregular workers, she said, adding that the organization will work on increasing wages while strengthening efforts to allow companies to reflect higher costs, including labor expenses, in prices.
   Yoshino also said she wants to hold a political and labor conference to discuss policy measures with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
   In October 2021, Yoshino was elected the first female Rengo president.