Symposium / Workshop

Important Events (handouts/submitted papers)

2013 Feb. 27-28: JILPT International Seminar on Workplace Bullying and Harassment
"Workplace Bullying and Harassment"
2012 Feb. 28-29: JILPT Comparative Labor Law Seminar
"System of Employee Representation at the Enterprise"
2011 Feb. 24-25: JILPT International Seminar on Non-regular Employment
"Non-regular Employment -Issues and Challenges Common to the Major Developed Countries-"
2010 Feb. 8-9: JILPT Comparative Labor Law Seminar
"Labor Policy on Fixed-term Employment Contracts"
2009 Nov. 26-27: The Automotive Sector: How can Social Dialogue Assist a Sector in Crisis (A Global Response?) in Dublin (organized by European Foundation)
"Impact of Crisis on Industrial Relations in the Automotive Sector in Japan" (90KB)
reported by Sumio Sakai, Director of International Affairs Department, JILPT
Jan. 21-23: JILPT International Seminar on Working Time
"Working Time -In Search of New Research Territories Beyond Flexibility Debates-"
2008 Nov. 27-28: "Industrial relations in the EU and other global and emerging economies"
Wage developments, minimum wages and wage flexibility, Paris (organized by European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions)
"Individualization of Wage, Individualization of Employment Relations" reported by Keiichiro Hamaguchi, Research Director, JILPT
Feb. 19 Comparative Labor Law Seminar: "New Developments in Employment Discrimination Law"
Feb. 10: "Development of Training Program for Improvement of Vocational Counseling in Public Employment Agency in Japan" (556KB) reported by Jun Kayano, Vice Senior Researcher, JILPT
2007 Nov. 29-30: "Industrial relations in the EU, the USA, Japan and other global economies - Working time and industrial relations 2007" in Geneva (organized by European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions)
"2007 Annual Review for Japan" reported by Nobuaki Fujii, Research Director, JILPT
Mar. 16: Workshop on International Migration and Labour Markets
"Management and Actual Conditions on Foreign Workers"
Feb. 26-27: JILPT International Workshop
"Transition Support Policy for Young People with Low Educational Background"
2006 Nov. 28-29: "Industrial relations in the EU, the USA, Japan and other global economies 2006" in Berlin (organized by European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions)
Nov. 1: "Diversification of Employment and Working Life, 2006"
Handouts:"White Paper on the Labor Economy 2006 Summary"
Feb. 21: Comparative Labor Law Seminar
"Decentralizing Industrial Relations and the Role of Labor Unions and Employee Representatives"
Feb. 17: Workshop on International Migration and Labour Market in ASIA(2006)
2005 Nov. 28-29: "Industrial Relations in EU, Japan and USA 2005" in London (organized by European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions); "2005 Annual Review for Japan" (155KB) (report submitted to the conference)
Nov. 24: "Major Challenges Facing a Society with a Declining Population - White Paper on the Labour Economy, 2005"
Handouts:"White Paper on the Labour Economy 2005 Summary"
Feb. 9-10: Workshop on Local Employment Development
2004 Dec. 2-3: JILPT/ILO Networking of National Institutes for Labour Studies: Meeting on Joint Investigative Studies for "Determining the Impact of Information and Communications Technology on Decent Work in the Asia and Pacific Region" (co-organized by JILPT and ILO-ROAP)
Nov. 19: "Issues to be Addressed to Help Realize Greater Quality of Life through Improved Employment Situations -White Paper on the Labour Economy, 2004 -"
Handouts:"White Paper on the Labour Economy 2004 Summary"
Oct. 18-19: "Industrial Relations in EU, Japan and USA 2004" in Dublin (organized by European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions)
"2004 Annual Review for Japan" (112KB) (report submitted to the conference)
Jun. 26: Global Labor Forum "Globalization, Technological Change and Decent Work" (organized by Korea Labor Institute, Seoul)
"Diversification of Work Arrangements and Decent Work: The Japanese Experience" (135KB) (paper submitted to the conference)
Jun. 23 -25: IIRA 5th Asian Regional Congress 2004 "Dynamics and Diversity -Employment Relations in the Asia-Pacific Region" (organized by Korea Labor Institute, Seoul)
"Diversification of Employment Patterns: The Current Situation and Issues Focused on Part-Time Workers in Japan" (120KB)
"Job Turnover and Wage Change: An Empirical Analysis" (131KB)
Mar. 26: "Globalization and Revitalization of Industrial and Regional Employment: Comparison of Germany and Japan"
Mar. 9-10: Comparative Labor Law Seminar
"The Mechanism for Establishing and Changing Terms and Conditions of Employment" "Diversifying Employment Patterns and the Scope of Labor Law and Notion of Employees"
Feb. 5-6: Workshop on International Migration and Labour Market in ASIA(2004)
2003 Dec. 18: "Economic and Social Change and Diversification of Working Styles -White Paper on the Labour Economy, 2003-"
Handouts:"White Paper on the Labour Economy 2003 Summary"
Oct. 22: International Seminar
"Labor Market Policies in an Aging Era" Labor Market Policies in the Era of Population Aging: Japan's Case (279KB) (paper submitted to the conference)
Oct. 18 - 19: "Industrial Relations in EU, USA and Japan 2003" (organized by European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions)
"2003 Annual Review for Japan" (report submitted to the conference)
Apr. 25: Globalizing Japan's Social Security -Internationalization of Pension- (184KB)
2002 Jul. 31: Recent Trends of Corporate Restructuring in Japan
Outline of Survey Results (184KB)
Summary of Survey Results of Corporate Restructuring and Employment (Company Survey) (100KB)
Summary of Survey Results Concerning Reemployment Status (Individual Survey) (96KB)
Jun. 18: The Current Situation on Public Pension System in Japan Overview (24KB)
Main Points (216KB)
Financial Effect (36KB)
Classification of Insureds (16KB)
Women's Lifestyles (24KB)
Mar. 14: New System for Handling Individual Labor Disputes, and Dispute Cases
Scheme (12KB)
Outline-Takasaki (12KB)
Tokyo Labour Bureau-1 (92KB)
Tokyo Labour Bureau-2 (16KB)
: "Industrial Relations in EU, Japan and USA 2002" (organized by European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions) "Annual Review of Japan, 2002" (report submitted to the conference)
Dec. 4: Corporate Pension Plans: The Present and the Future
2000 May 29: "The Present Situation and Future Problems of Japanese Practices in Industrial Relations and Employment" (May, 2000)
Speeches in the Pre-Congress of the IIRA 12th World Congress (29 May, 2000), by top representatives from labor, management and the Ministry of Labour. Keynote Speech, IIRA 12th World Congress Pre-Congress Symposium (Mr. Shohei Ito, Vice-Minister of Labour, Ministry of Labour)
Others: Japanese Employment Practices Viewed From a Trade-Union Perspective
Mr. Kiyoshi Sasamori, General Secretary Japanese Trade Union Confederation (JTUC-RENGO); The Current State of Labor Relations and Employment Practices in Japan, and Future Problems
Mr. Michio Fukuoka, Director-General Japan Federation of Employers' Associations (Nikkeiren)

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