Labor Laws of Japan (Provisional Translation)

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No	List of Labor-Related Acts	English	English& Japanese
1.	Labor Union Act (latest revision: 2005) Order for the Enforcement of the Labor Union Act (PDF118KB)
2.	Labor Relations Adjustment Act (last revision: 2004) Order for the Enforcement of the Labor Relations Adjustment Act (last revision: 2006.2.1)	PDF 46KB
3.	Labor Standards Act (last revision: 2003.12.1) Ordinance for Enforcement of the Labor Standards Act
4.	Defined Contribution Pension Law (last revision: 2001.6.29)	PDF221KB
5.	Employment Insurance Law (last revision: 2001.4.25)	PDF216KB
6.	Employment Measure Act (last revision: 2009.7.15)		PDF311KB
7.	Employment Security Act (last revision: 2007) Ordinance for Enforcement of the Employment Security Act
8.	Human Resources Development Promotion Act (last revision: 2006)
9.	Labor Contract Act (Act No.128 of 2007.12. 5)	PDF 71KB
10.	Minimum Wage Law (last revision: 2002.5.31)	PDF 84KB
11.	Act on Promoting the Resolution of Individual Labor-Related Disputes (last revision: 2004)
12.	Act on Securing, Etc. of Equal Opportunity and Treatment between Men and Women in Employment (last revision: 2006)
13.	Act for Securing the Proper Operation of Worker Dispatching Undertakings and Improved Working Conditions for Dispatched Workers (last revision: 2006) Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act for Securing the Proper Operation of Worker Dispatching Undertakings and Improved Working Conditions for Dispatched Workers Order for Enforcement of the Act for Securing the Proper Operation of Worker Dispatching Undertakings and Improved Working Conditions for Dispatched Workers (last revision: 2007)
14.	Security of Wage Payment Law (last revision: 2002.5.31)	PDF 47KB
15.	Law concerning Stabilization of Employment of Older Persons (last revision: 2004.6.11)	PDF116KB
16.	Act on the Succession to Labor Contracts upon Company Split (last revision: 2008.6.9) Ministry of Labour Ordinance No. 48 Ministry of Labour Announcement No.127	PDF92.1KB PDF 12KB PDF 57KB	PDF130KB
17.	Workers' Accident Compensation Insurance Law (last revision:2001.7.4)	PDF261KB
18.	Industrial Safety and Health Act (latest revision: 2006)
19.	Act on the Welfare of Workers Who Take Care of Children or Other Family Members Including Child Care and Family Care Leave  (last revision: 2004)
20.	Act on Improvement, etc. of Employment Management for Part-Time Workers (last revision: 2007)

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