The 4th JILPT Tokyo Comparative Labor Policy Seminar 2020 (Online)
The Changing World of Work in Digital Age ―New Forms of Work and the Role of Labor Policy

As labor problems become more universal with the advance of globalization in recent years, there is a growing need for international comparative research in the planning and formulation of labor policy. With this in mind, JILPT started to hold the “JILPT Tokyo Comparative Labor Policy Seminar” from March 2017 annually to provide an opportunity for researchers from major countries and regions, particularly Asia, to come together and engage in a comparative examination of their shared challenges. Through these seminars, we aim to build a network among researchers, research institutions, and people in the labor field.

Date:

November 9, 2020

Venue:

Online

Seminar Theme

“The Changing World of Work in Digital Age －New Forms of Work and the Role of Labor Policy”

Program

Opening Ceremony & Keynote  Lectures

• Welcome & Opening Remarks
  Prof. Yoshio HIGUCHI, President, JILPT

• Information about the Seminar Structure
  Mr. Mitsuji AMASE, Vice Research Director General, JILPT

• Keynote Lectures
  

  THE CHANGING WORLD OF WORK IN DIGITAL AGE ―NEW FORMS OF WORK AND THE ROLE OF LABOR POLICY (PDF:559KB)
  Dr. Stijn BROECKE, Senior Economist and Lead of the Future of Work Initiative, OECD

  Prof. Giuseppe CASALE, Secretary-General, International Society for Labour and Social Security Law (ISLSSL)

  Labor Law Policy in the Era of Digitalization and New Forms of Work (PDF:379KB)
  Prof. Takashi ARAKI, The University of Tokyo Graduate Schools for Law and Politics

Session 1: Digitalization and its Impact on Employment and Labor

Chair: Koji TAKAHASHI, Vice Senior Researcher, JILPT

• Australia
  Technology, Jobs and the Future of Work in Australia (PDF:768KB)
  Alison PENNINGTON, Senior Economist, The Centre for Future Work, The Australia Institute
• India
  Counterproductive Work Behavior by Drivers of Platform Based Cab Aggregators in India: A Human Rights Perspective (PDF:546KB)
  Surya Prakash PATI (Presenter), Associate Professor, and Manoranjan DHAL, Professor, Human Resource Management Group, Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikod
• Japan
  Working Conditions of Crowdworkers: How Working Conditions of Crowdworkers Vary by Job Content (PDF:1.31MB)
  Itaru NISHIMURA, Vice Senior Researcher, The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training
• Korea
  Artificial Intelligence-Based Hiring: An Exploratory Study of Hiring Market Reactions (PDF:302KB)
  Jaewan YANG (Presenter), Associate Professor, and Minjae IM, Seunghwan CHOI, Jangil KIM, and Dong Hyun KO, College of Business, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
• Philippines
  Digital Platform Labor in the Philippines: Emerging Configurations and Policy Implications (PDF:306KB)
  Cheryll Ruth SORIANO, Professor, Department of Communication, De La Salle University Manila
• Singapore
  Marginalization of Graduate Freelancers in the Gig Economy (PDF:927KB)
  Reuben NG, Ph.D., Head, Data Innovation Group, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, and Lloyd’s Register Foundation Institute for the Public Understanding of Risk, National University of Singapore, and Paul S. H. WONG, Research Assistant, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore

Session 2: Labor Law Policy for Digitalization

Chair: Prof. Chikako KANKI, Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo Graduate Schools for Law and Politics

• China
  The Digitalization of China’s Employment Law? (PDF:189KB)
  Tian YAN, Assistant Professor, Law School of the Peking University
• China
  The Internet Platform Labor in China: The Rise, Controversy and Policy Trends (PDF:461KB)
  Tianyu WANG, Associate Professor, Associate Director of Social Law Department, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
• Indonesia
  Recent Development of Legal Framework of Labor Law in Indonesia (PDF:266KB)
  Ike FARIDA, S.H., LL.M, Doctor of Law, Founder and Managing Partner at Farida Law Office
• Korea
  Better Opportunity or Extended Sweatshop? —Labor Law and Policy in the Age of Digitalization in Korea— (PDF:743KB)
  Sukhwan CHOI, Assistant Professor, School of Law, Seoul National University
• Taiwan
  The Contemporary Challenge and Government Responses on Delivery Platform Worker Rights and Benefits in Taiwan: The "MOL Guidance 2019" and the "Taipei City Ordinance 2019" (PDF:355KB)
  Bo-Shone FU, Assistant Professor, National Taipei University Law School

Concluding Session

• Moderator: Prof. Hideyuki MORITO, Professor, Keio University Law School
• Panelists:
  • Dr. Stijn BROECKE, Senior Economist, and Lead of the Future of Work Initiative, OECD
  • Prof. Giuseppe CASALE, Secretary-General, International Society for Labour and Social Security Law (ISLSSL)
  • Prof. Takashi ARAKI, The University of Tokyo Graduate Schools for Law and Politics

December 25, 2020
June 25, 2021 PDF data updated

Related Information

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

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