JAPAN LABOR BULLETIN
ISSUED BY THE JAPAN INSTITUTE OF LABOUR
Vol.38-No.5
May 1999
CONTENTS
General Survey
Family Income and Expenditure Survey for 1998
— Sixth Straight Year of Declining Consumption Expenditures —
Working Conditions and the Labor Market
Employment in 1998: Results of the Labor Force and Monthly Labor Surveys
Human Resources Management
The Revised Labour Standards Law Enables Recruitment of Women Workers
Public Policy
Employment Security Law Revised: Job-Placement Services Liberalized
Shinjuku PESO to be Expanded and Moved
Special Topic
The Origins and Destinations of Japan's Union Leaders
JIL News and Information
Statistical Aspects
Recent Labor Economy Indices
Trends in Working Hours: 1986-1998
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