Khaiama [Trade Union Movement in Japan]. Profdvizhenie v Iaponii. 

Series [Assistance to International Education] V pomoshch internatsional'nomu vospitaniu.

Moskva, Izdatelstvo V.Ts.S.P.S., 1930.
12mo, 107 pp., [1] pp.ad. 

In original pictorial wrappers and modern paper folder.
In good condition, wrapper edges and some page edges creased. 

One of 5 000 copies published.

Books about the world trade union movements began to be published in the USSR in 1924, shortly after the establishment of the Red International of Labor Unions, commonly known as Profintern. This international body was created by the Communist International (Comintern) to coordinate communist activities within trade unions, serving as a counterweight to the influence of the so-called 'Amsterdam International' – the social-democratic International Federation of Trade Unions, which the Comintern deemed an obstacle to the World Revolution. Interestingly, starting in 1925, in the struggle for influence, books about trade union movements in specific countries began to emerge in the USSR, covering Germany, England, Palestine, the USA, Czechoslovakia, France, Poland, and Japan. 
This book was authored by the Soviet politician, orientalist, and Japanologist Khaim Eidus (pen name U. Khaiama; 1896-1972). He graduated from the Japanese branch of the Oriental department of the Red Army Military Academy. In the following year, 1925, he served as the USSR Consul in Japan for a year. From 1926 to 1931, he held the position of Deputy Head of the Colonial Sector of Profintern. After that, he transitioned to scholarly pursuits, engaging in research at the Institute of Economics and the Institute of Oriental Studies of the USSR Academy of Sciences. 
Eidus incorporated into his book a concise history of Japan's industrial development, covering the Meiji Restoration and modernization, along with his projections. The book also encompasses information about the Japanese proletariat and its economic circumstances, including wages, working conditions, housing conditions, occupational diseases, industrial accidents, mortality, insurance, and unemployment. Furthermore, it delves into the strike struggles of Japanese labor, the professional and political movements of the Japanese proletariat, and their associated challenges. Notable figures and movements mentioned include Katayama Sen (片山 潜), the co-founder of the Japanese Communist Party; Suzuki Bunji (鈴木 文治), the founder of Yūaikai (友愛会), the Japanese trade union later renamed to Sōdōmei (総同盟); the Nihon Rōdō Kumiai Hyōgikai (日本労働組合評議会), the leadership of the Left Wing of the Japanese Labor Movement; and the Rodo Nominto (労働農民党), the Labor-Farmer Party. The book concludes with a chapter detailing the repressions faced by these parties, unions, and their activists. It also explores the global connections of the Japanese proletariat, with particular concern expressed by Eidus regarding their association with the Amsterdam International.