The 2nd JILPT Tokyo Comparative Labor Policy Seminar 2018 (March 27-29)
Looking back at the policy responses to changes in employment structure and forms ―The future as seen from here

Technological innovation is leading to changes in the industrial structure, and employment structure and forms are approaching an era of further change. Most typically, Internet-related technology developed at a dramatic pace is no longer merely a tool for obtaining information; instead, it is now ushering in a society in which all kinds of things are being linked together through the Internet. Computing technology, which has also developed to an advanced level, has now reached the realm of artificial intelligence (AI), and it has even been suggested that it will not only complement human labor but could replace it in the near future. The consequence of these technological innovations is that humans are being liberated from spatial and temporal constraints, and as a result, employment structure and forms are also on the verge of change. Recognizing this point, the Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT) held the 2nd JILPT Tokyo Comparative Labor Policy Seminar 2018.

Date:

March 27-29, 2018

Venue:

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

Seminar Theme

"Looking back at the policy responses to changes in employment structure and forms ―The future as seen from here"

Program

Session 1: Opening session

• Welcome and Opening remarks
  Prof. Kazuo Sugeno, President, JILPT

• Opening address
  Prof. Tiziano Treu, President, The International Society for Labour and Social Security Law（ISLSSL）

• Keynote speech
  Mr. Keiichiro Hamaguchi, Research Director General, JILPT

Session 2: Country report session, part 1

• Japan
  Japan's Married Stay-at-Home Mothers in Poverty (PDF:387KB)
  Yanfei ZHOU, Senior Researcher, The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training
• Indonesia
  The Dynamics of Minimum Wage in Indonesia’s Manpower System (PDF:246KB)
  Ikomatussuniah, Member of Faculty of Law, University of Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa, Banten Province Indonesia. Vice Chairman of Banten Province's Wage Council (2013-2016 and 2016-2018)
• Vietnam
  Wages Policy in the Current Context of Industrial Relation in Vietnam (PDF:265KB)
  Phuong Hien NGUYEN, Associate Professor, Faculty of Economic Law, Hanoi Law University

Session 3：Country report session, part 2

• China
  A Brief Analysis on the Influence of ICT Change on China's Labor Market (PDF:522KB)
  Xiaomeng ZHOU, Lecturer of Jilin University of Finance and Economics
• Cambodia
  Employment Contract in Cambodia: A Focus on Rules Transforming Fixed-duration to Undetermined Duration Contract (PDF:203KB)
  Kanharith NOP, Attorney-at-Law, CBL Law Group
• Myanmar
  The Policy Responses to Changes in Employment Structure and Forms in Myanmar (PDF:234KB)
  Thatoe Nay NAING, Legal Consultant, SAGA ASIA Consulting Co., LTD.

Session 4：Country report session, part 3

• Japan
  Are Long Working Hours in Japan Becoming Invisible? Examining the Effects of ICT-based "Spatial Flexibility" on Workloads (PDF:794KB)
  Tomohiro TAKAMI, Researcher, The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training
• Thailand
  Thailand Policies for the Age of Rapid Technology Change (PDF:225KB)
  Praewa MANPONSRI, Attorney-at-Law, TNY Legal Co., Ltd.
• Taiwan
  Technological Innovation and Its Challenges to Taiwan’s Employment Law: Telework as an Example (PDF:204KB)
  Bo-Shone FU, Asistant Professor of Law, Department of Labor Relations, National Chung Cheng University
• Malaysia
  Changes in Employment Structure in Malaysia: The Way Forward (PDF:445KB)
  Beatrice Fui Yee LIM, Head of Human Resource Economics Program and Senior Lecturer, Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Session 5：Country report session, part 4

• Korea
  Narrowing the Gaps among Workers: Changes in Korea (PDF:397KB)
  Sukhwan CHOI, Associate Professor, College of Law, Myongji University
• China
  The Destiny of Web Platform Workers in China: Employees, Nothing or a "Third Option"? (PDF:659KB)
  Hui YU, PhD Candidate of Law, Renmin University of China, Law School. LLM, Georgetown University
• India
  Trade Union Strategy and Responses to Changes in Employment Structure and Forms in India (PDF:439KB)
  Manoranjan DHAL, Associate Professor in Human Resource Management and Organizational Behaviour, Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode
• Australia
  A System "On Life Support"? The Changing Employment Landscape and Collective Bargaining in Australia (PDF:342KB)
  Ingrid LANDAU, Lecturer, Department of Business Law and Taxation, Monash Business School, Monash University

Session 6：Concluding panel

Panelists:

Prof. Tiziano Treu, President, ISLSSL

 

Prof. Giuseppe Casale, Deputy Director, International Training Center, ILO

Moderator:

Prof. Kazuo Sugeno, President, JILPT

Session 7：Closing session

Certificate of completion award ceremony

January 21, 2019 PDF data updated

Related Information

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

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