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Vol.7, No.45, Special Issue 2023

SPECIAL ISSUE

The 6th JILPT Tokyo Comparative Labor Policy Seminar 2023 "Current Situation and Challenges of Inequality in Society―Overcoming Social Divisions towards the Post-COVID-19 Era"

This Special Issue includes papers submitted by researchers from the Asia-Pacific regions which introduce their findings on the latest labor policy issues in each country and region addressing the broad theme of the Seminar.

Full Text: Japan Labor Issue Vol.7, No.45, Special Issue 2023 (PDF:3.9MB)

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KEYNOTE LECTURE (PDF:694KB)

• María Emilia Casas Baamonde, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain. President of International Society for Labour and Social Security Law (ISLSSL)

REPORTS

• Employment Opportunities and Income Growth for China's Migrant Workforce in the Post-Covid-19 Era (PDF:895KB)
  Tianyu WANG, PhD., Professor, Institute of Law, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (China)
• Challenges Arising from COVID-19 and Current Situation in Taiwan (PDF:771KB)
  Che-Yi WU, PhD Student, College of Law, National Taiwan University, and Lawyer at Yangding Attorneys-at-Law (Taiwan)
• Strengthening Australia’s Workplace Laws to Promote Equality in the Post-Covid-19 Era (PDF:805KB)
  Dominique ALLEN, PhD., Associate Professor, Department of Business Law and Taxation, Monash University (Australia)
• Classes, Changes, and Challenges in the Post-Covid-19 Period Philippines (PDF:1.0MB)
  Ronahlee A. ASUNCION, PhD., Professor, School of Labor and Industrial Relations, University of the Philippines Diliman (Philippines)
• Gender Gap in Skill Use: The Case of Japan (PDF:1.9MB)
  Kyoko KOMATSU, Researcher, The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (Japan)
• A Glance at the Dual Structure of Labor Market in South Korea (PDF:814KB)
  Lin KIM, Professor, Inha University School of Law (Korea)
• Hope for the Future: Examining the Role of Labor Policies in Indonesia after Pandemic 2021–2022 (PDF:1.3MB)
  Ike FARIDA, S.H., LL.M., Doctor of Law, Founder and Managing Partner at Farida Law Office (Indonesia)
• Labour Policy in Post-Covid-19 Malaysia: Crisis Responses, Structural Reform (PDF:1.2MB)
  Hwok-Aun LEE, PhD., Senior Fellow, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute (Malaysia)

Entries are arrenged based on the seminar program.

Published on October 25, 2023

Vol.7, No.44, Autumn 2023

Full Text: Japan Labor Issue Vol.7, No.44, Autumn 2023 (PDF:3.0MB)

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Special Feature on Research Papers (I)

• The Shrinking Middle Class in Japan (PDF:1.3KB)
  SHINOZAKI Takehisa (Waseda University)
  TAKAHASHI Yoko (JILPT)

Trends

• Promoting Labor Mobility with Support for Workers’ Proactive Career Development: MHLW’s White Paper on the Labor Economy 2022 (PDF:959KB)

Research

• Changing Jobs among Middle-aged Workers in Japan: What Affects Workers’ Personnel Treatment and Utilization of Skills and Knowledge at a New Job (PDF:849KB)
  FUJIMOTO Makoto

Judgments and Orders

• Can a Client Be Held Liable for a Breach of Obligation to Care for Employee Safety and Health Due to Harassment against a Freelancer?
  The Amour (Aesthetic Salon) and Other Defendant Case (PDF:659KB)
  TAKIHARA Hiromitsu (Daito Bunka University)

Series: Japan's Employment System and Public Policy

• Non-Regular Employment Measures in Japan (PDF:1.2MB)
  TAKAHASHI Koji

Statistical Indicators (PDF:828KB)

Published on September 25, 2023

Vol.7, No.43, May 2023

Full Text: Japan Labor Issue Vol.7, No.43, May 2023 (PDF:2.0MB)

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Special Feature on Research Papers (III)

• The Labor Policy Council: Functions of the Group Consultation in the Process of Forming Labor Policy in Japan (PDF:802KB)
  SUWA Yasuo (Hosei University)
• Examining Japan's Labor Standards Inspection Administration and Its Challenge from the Perspective of the Inspection Offices (PDF:959KB)
  IKEYAMA Kiyoko (Kobe University)
• Labor Tribunal Proceedings: The Paradigm Shift in Labor Dispute Resolution and its Future Challenges (PDF:1.0MB)
  ASANO Takahiro (Hokkai-Gakuen University and attorney at law)

Judgments and Orders

• Is a Part-time Instructor Whose Role is Exclusively to Teach University Language Classes a "Researcher"?
  The Senshu University (Conversion of a Fixed-Term Labor Contract to an Indefinite-term Labor Contract) Case (PDF:626KB)
  HOSOKAWA Ryo (Aoyama Gakuin University)

Statistical Indicators (PDF:848KB)

Published on April 25, 2023

Vol.7, No.42, April 2023

Full Text: Japan Labor Issue Vol.7, No.42, April 2023 (PDF:1.7MB)

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Special Feature on Research Papers (II)

• Japanese Companies' Wage Determination in the Heightened Climate for Wage Increases (PDF:520KB)
  NISHIMURA Itaru
• Promoting Employment of Older Workers and Adjustment of their Working Conditions at Japanese Firms (PDF:412KB)
  KAJITANI Shinya (Kyoto Sangyo University)

Trends

• The 2022 Shunto Results and Challenges: Labor and Management Shared a Recognition of the Need for “Investment in People” (PDF:296KB)
  OGINO Noboru

Judgments and Orders

• Disguised Contracting and the Deemed Labor Contract Application by the Client under Item 5 of Paragraph 1 of Article 40-6 of the Worker Dispatching Act
  The Tori Case (PDF:255KB)
  ZHONG Qi

Series: Japan's Employment System and Public Policy

• What Causes the Gender Wage Gap in Japan? (PDF:483KB)
  TAGAMI Kota

Statistical Indicators (PDF:334KB)

Published on March 24, 2023

Vol.7, No.41, January 2023

Full Text: Japan Labor Issue Vol.7, No.41, January 2023 (PDF:2.1MB)

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Special Feature on Research Papers (I)

• Changes in the Meaning of Work in Japan: A Cross-National Comparison between Developed Countries (PDF:429KB)
  YONEDA Yukihiro (Wako University)
• Is Japanese Internship for the Purpose of Education or Recruitment?: A Study of its Historical Background, and Recent Changes and Future Challenges (PDF:436KB)
  KAMENO Jun (Hokkaido University)

Research

• Findings from the Results of the "NHK/JILPT Joint Survey on Lifestyles and Attitudes" (PDF:534KB)

Judgments and Orders

• Employers' Duty for Safety of Multiple Job Holder Who Worked Excessively Long Hours
  The Daiki Career-Casting and One Other Defendant Company Case (PDF:238KB)
  IKEZOE Hirokuni

Series: Japan's Employment System and Public Policy

• Youth Employment and Employment Policies in Japan (PDF:364KB)
  HORI Yukie

Statistical Indicators (PDF:702KB)

Contents of Japan Labor Issues 2022 (PDF:172KB)

Published on December 23, 2022

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