Tomoko YOSHINO

Vice President of the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC)

President of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation (JTUC-RENGO)

Tomoko Yoshino is the first woman President of JTUC-RENGO, Japan’s largest trade union organisation. She was elected to the post in October 2021 after six years of service as Vice President. She is an active member of the international trade union circuit and sits on the General Council of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC). Ms Yoshino is also Vice President of its regional organisation, ITUC Asia-Pacific (ITUC-AP), which represents over 60 million workers in 36 countries and territories. Ms Yoshino has a particular interest in the field of equality and is dedicated to reducing the gender gap in wages and work conditions.