The 1st JILPT Tokyo Comparative Labor Policy Seminar 2017 (March 27-29)
Combined with ISLSSL Special Asian Executive Meeting

As labor problems become more universal with the advance of globalization in recent years, there is growing need for international comparative research in the planning and formulation of labor policy. With this in mind, The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT)  annually holds the "JILPT Tokyo Comparative Labor Policy Seminar" to provide an opportunity for researchers from major Western countries and Asia to come together and engage in comparative examination of their shared challenges.

The first seminar was exceptionally combined with the ISLSSL Special Asian Executive Meeting. Through this international exchanges and discussion, we built a network among researchers, research institutions, and people in the field of labor, and to improved the quality of young researchers, particularly those in Asia.

Date:

March 27-29, 2017

Venue:

The Japan Insuitute for Labour Policy and Training, Tokyo, Japan

Organizer:

The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT),
Cooperation: International Society for Labour and Social Security Law (ISLSSL)

Seminar Theme

"Identifying Major Labor Policy Issues in Contemporary World of Labor ―Commonalities and Differences Crossing Regions and Nations"

Program

Part I: ISLSSL Special Asian Executive Meeting

• Welcome and Opening remarks (Prof. Sugeno, Honorary President, ISLSSL)
  
• Keynote speech (Prof. Araki, Executive member, ISLSSL)
• Lectures on the theme of the Seminar (ISLSSL Executive members & Invited speakers)

Part II: JILPT Tokyo Comparative Labour Law Seminar

Session 1

Reports and Discussions, Part 1 (Invited speakers)

Session 2

Country Reports, Part 1 (Young researchers in Asian countries)

• Korea
  A Step against All or Nothing Policy: The Scope of Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance for Independent Contractors in Korea (PDF:687KB)
  Sukhwan CHOI, Associate Professor, Myongji University
• Taiwan
  The Practice and Changes of Taiwan's Labor Dispute Regulations Act (PDF:409KB)
  Yu-Fan CHIU, Assistant Professor, School of Law, National Chiao Tung University
• China
  Draft Regulation on Employee Invention and Innovative Workers Protection in China (PDF:453KB)
  Qian WEI, Lecturer, China University of Industrial Relations
• Japan
  Changes in the Wage System in Japan: Circumstances and Background (PDF:762KB)
  Itaru NISHIMURA, Researcher, The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training
• Indonesia
  The Development and Labor Situation in Indonesia (PDF:595KB)
  Hayati Sari HASIBUAN, Secretary School of Environmental Science, University of Indonesia
• Philippines
  Philippine Report on Employment Trends and Policies: Can the Duterte Administration End Contractualization? (PDF:607KB)
  Maria Catalina M. TOLENTINO, Assistant Professor, University of the Philippines
• Malaysia
  Report on Identifying Major Labour Policy Issues in Malaysia (PDF:669KB)
  Mary Tze Mei TIONG, Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Human Resources
• Vietnam
  Collective Bargaining and Collective Agreements in Vietnam: From Legislation to Practice (PDF:472KB)
  Trang Thi Kieu TRAN, Lecturer, Department of Law, Hanoi Law University
• Australia
  Leader or Laggard? Australian Efforts to Promote Better Working Conditions in Supply Chains within and beyond Australia's Borders (PDF:534KB)
  Ingrid LANDAU, Research Fellow, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne

Session 3

Reports and Discussions, Part 2 (Invited speakers)

Session 4

Country Reports, Part 2 (Young researchers in Asian countries)

• Vietnam
  Report on Vietnam's Rules Regulating Foreign Workers (PDF:475KB)
  Hang Thuy TRAN, Lecturer of Law, Hanoi Law University
• Myanmar
  Identifying Major Labour Policy Issues in Myanmar (PDF:521KB)
  Eitra MYO, Senior Legal Advisor, SAGA Asia Consulting Company Ltd.
• Cambodia
  Overview of Labor Legal Issues in Cambodia (PDF:457KB)
  Kanharith NOP, Attorney-at-Law
• Korea
  A Review of the Government Intervention in Labor Relations through Guidelines (PDF:538KB)
  Hochang ROH, Assistant Professor, Hoseo University
• China
  Labour Models in Local Daily Service Platforms: Current Situation and Challenges (PDF:424KB)
  Manxue YIN, Associate Researcher, Institute for Labour Studies
  Biqian ZHAO, Institute for Labour Studies
• India
  Industrial Relations Situation in India: A Report (PDF:672KB)
  Girish BALASUBRAMANIAN, Assistant Professor, Xavier University, School of HRM, Bhubaneswar
  Manoranjan DHAL, Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode
• Taiwan
  The Changes and Development of Collective Bargaining in Taiwan (PDF:429KB)
  Yueh-Hung HOU, Professor, College of Law, National Taipei University
• Brazil
  Labor Courts and Labor Issues in Brazil
  João Renda Leal FERNANDES, Judge, Rio de Janeiro Regional Labor Court
• Japan
  Atypical Work Organizations as a Social Phenomenon Occurring throughout the Contemporary Labor World: Current Status of Research and Future Issues (PDF:442KB)
  Qi ZHONG, Researcher, The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training

Session 5

• Concluding discussion (all participants)
• Closing remarks
• Certificate award ceremony

July 7, 2017 updated
November 24, 2017 PDF data updated

Related Information

• JILPT Tokyo Comparative Labor Policy Seminar (2017-)
• Japan Labor Issues Seminar Report