Workers' Cooperatives Gather! "Workers Fest" to be held on Saturday, June 27

The Japanese Workers' Cooperative Union (Workers Co-op Union) will hold "Workers Fest" on Saturday, June 27, an event connecting people through talks, music, and food.

In addition to talk sessions discussing the practice of "good work" in workers' cooperatives and the potential of cooperative work, along with music sessions, workers' cooperatives from various regions will set up booths to introduce their activities and sell goods. At the cafe terrace in the venue, you can enjoy food and drinks from various workers' co-ops and workers' collectives.

This event is open to anyone interested in workers' cooperatives and cooperative work, as well as those who want to deepen exchanges between workers' cooperatives. We look forward to your participation.

Event Overview

Date and Time: Saturday, June 27, 2026, 14:00-16:30

Venue: Workers Co-op Union Headquarters, 8F, 1-44-3 Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo (7 min walk from Ikebukuro Station)

Participation Fee: 1,000 yen (500 yen for students)

Registration: No advance registration required. Please come directly to the venue on the day.

Program: 14:00 Opening Session 14:10 Opening Talk and Guest Address 14:45 Booth Introductions 15:00 Talk Session (Aoruon from Aomori, Children's Editorial Department from Hyogo, etc.) 15:45 Workers' Cooperative Quiz 16:15 Closing 16:30 End

*The program and content are also introduced on the Workers Co-op Union website.

Contact: Workers Co-op Union Address: 7F, 1-44-3 Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170-0013 Mail: rngukism@roukyou.gr.jp

Japanese Workers' Cooperative Union (Workers Co-op Union) Organization Overview

Established: September 1979 Representative: Chairman Nobuhiro Komura Headquarters: 7F, 1-44-3 Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo Business: Representative function for member workers' cooperatives, information sharing and exchange among members, business promotion and development support, human resource development HP: https://jwcu.coop/

About the Workers' Cooperative Law and its Work Style A workers' cooperative is a cooperative of cooperative work where working members invest themselves, actively participate in business management, and create work needed in the community. In December 2020, the Workers' Cooperative Law, which grants legal personality to workers' cooperatives, was enacted with unanimous agreement from all ruling and opposition parties. It came into effect on October 1, 2022. The law establishes three basic principles: (1) members invest, (2) members' opinions are appropriately reflected in business management, and (3) members engage in business operations. Its purpose is to contribute to the realization of sustainable and vibrant local communities. Businesses can be conducted in any field except for worker dispatching, and can be established by filing a notification with the prefecture if certain requirements such as having three or more promoters are met. The Workers Co-op Union, together with its member organizations, is promoting activities to realize humane work and livelihoods through cooperative work, utilizing this law.