JAPAN LABOR BULLETIN
ISSUED BY THE JAPAN INSTITUTE OF LABOUR
Vol.39-No.9
September 2000
CONTENTS
General Survey
The 2000 White Paper on Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
Working Conditions and the Labor Market
Participation in Private Employment Placement Services Increases
Human Resources Management
Introduction of Stock Options in Major Firms
Labor-Management Relations
The 2000 Spring Offensive
Public Policy
‘Matters for Special Attention' in Hiring Employee by Status
Special Topic
Legal Problems Concerning Part-time Work in Japan
The 2000 White Paper on Labour
: A Summary ofthe Analysis
Opinion
The 2000 Spring Labor-Management Wage Negotiations
The 2000 Spring Struggle for a Better Life in Retrospect
IIRA 12th World Congress Report
Universal Wisdom Through Globalization
JIL News and Information
Conference Report: Japan/U.S./E.U. Joint Research on Labor Law Reform for the 21st Century
Statistical Aspects
Recent Labor Economy Indices
Number of Employees, by Industory and Size
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