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Vol.8, No.50, Special Issue 2024

SPECIAL ISSUE

The 7th JILPT Tokyo Comparative Labor Policy Seminar 2024 "Challenges in Collective Labor Relations in the Context of Worker and Workstyle Diversification—Reassessing the Role of Labor Unions"

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.

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KEYNOTE LECTURE (PDF:686KB)

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

REPORTS

• Australian Trade Union Density in Crisis: Precarious Work and Collective Bargaining (PDF:1.0MB)
  Eugene SCOFIELD-GEORGESON, Doctor of Law. Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney (Australia)
• Collective Labour Relations and Labour Law in a Changing World of Work (PDF:889KB)
  Yvonne OLDFIELD, Teaching Fellow and PhD candidate, Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand)
• Labor Unions in a Changing World of Work: The Philippine Experience (PDF:949KB)
  Ronahlee A. ASUNCION, PhD., Professor, School of Labor and Industrial Relations, University of the Philippines Diliman (Philippines)
• Evolving Workstyles, Evolving Challenges: A Malaysian Perspective on Gig Labour Relations (PDF:816KB)
  R. Ravindra KUMAR, President, Malaysian Society for Labour and Social Security Law (MSLSSL), Malaysia (Malaysia)
• The State of Indonesian Labor Unions: Navigating Labor Dynamics and Challenges (PDF:1.3MB)
  Ike FARIDA, S.H., LL.M, Doctor of Law, Founder and Managing Partner at Farida Law Office (Indonesia)
• Exploring the Current Situation and Issues of Labor-Management Relations in Japan (PDF:952KB)
  Shinya IWATSUKI, Researcher, The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (Japan)
• Diversification of Working People and Voices at Work in Korea (PDF:1.4MB)
  Sukhwan CHOI, Associate Professor, School of Law, Seoul National University (Korea)
• Navigating the Changing Landscape: Labor Unions in Taiwan amidst Contemporary Challenges (PDF:951KB)
  Guan-Chiau CHIOU, J.S.D., Assistant Professor, School of Law, Chung Yuan Christian University (Taiwan)
• The Digital Trade Union in China: A New Form of Workers' Organization Targeting the New Forms of Work (PDF:772KB)
  Tianyu WANG, Doctor of Law. Professor, Institute of Law, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (China)
• Informal Worker's Struggle for Labour Relations Rights and the Recent Legislative Development in Thailand (PDF:942KB)
  Panthip PRUKSACHOLAVIT, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand (Thailand)

Published on October 25, 2024

Vol.8, No.49, Autumn 2024

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Trends

• Freelance Act Comes into Effect in November 2024 (PDF:707KB)

Research

• What Is "Job-based Employment" (Job-gata koyō)? (PDF:791KB)
  HAMAGUCHI Keiichiro
• Changes and Continuity in Non-regular Employment in Japan: Improved General Situation, Yet Persistent Gender Structure (PDF:789KB)
  TAKAHASHI Koji

Judgments and Orders

• Differences in the Base Salary and Bonus between Re-employed Entrusted Workers (Shokutaku) and Regular Workers, and Violation of the Former
  Article 20 of the Labor Contracts Act
  The Nagoya Driving School Case (PDF:853KB)
  YAMAMOTO Yota

Series: Japan's Employment System and Public Policy

• Allocation and Transfer Management by Japanese Companies (PDF:1.0MB)
  MAEURA Hodaka
  

Statistical Indicators (PDF:845KB)

Published on October 15, 2024

Vol.8, No.48, Summer 2024

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Special Feature on Research Papers (IV)

• Current Status of the Jobseekers Support System as a Second Safety Net (PDF:1.3MB)
  SAKAI Tadashi (Hosei University)
• Japanese System of Vocational Education and Training in Historical Comparison: Focusing on the Role of Schools and Companies in the Formation of Vocational Competencies (PDF:899KB)
  TERADA Moriki (Nagoya University)

Trends

• Measures Required to Achieve Sustainable Wage Hikes: MHLW's White Paper on the Labour Economy 2023 (PDF:1.1MB)
  

Judgments and Orders

• Dismissal due to Company Dissolution in the COVID-19 Pandemic
  The Ryusei Taxi Case (PDF:603KB)
  HAMAGUCHI Keiichiro

Series: Japan's Employment System and Public Policy

• Employment and Job Resignation among Japanese Youth (PDF:920KB)
  IWAWAKI Chihiro

Statistical Indicators (PDF:860KB)

Published on June 25, 2024

Vol.8, No.47, Spring 2024

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Special Feature on Research Papers (III)

• Changes in Industrial Structure and Work Styles in Japan (PDF:1.9MB)
  YAMASHITA Mitsuru (Meiji University)
  OGAWA Shinichi (Yokohama National University)
• Post-Industrialization and Employment Fluidity: A Focus on Workers’ Careers (PDF:955KB)
  TAGAMI Kota (JILPT)

Research

• Fact-finding Research on Financial Compensation for Unfair Dismissal Cases in Court (PDF:3.9MB)
  HAMAGUCHI Keiichiro

Judgments and Orders

• Legality of Restriction on the Use of Restrooms in the Worksite by Gender Identity Disorder Employee
  The State and National Personnel Authority (METI Employee) Case (PDF:635KB)
  IKEZOE Hirokuni

Series: Japan's Employment System and Public Policy

• Will the Japanese Long-Term Employment System Continue to be Maintained? (PDF:977KB)
  FUJIMOTO Makoto

Statistical Indicators (PDF:830KB)

Published on March 25, 2024

Vol.8, No.46, Winter 2024

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Special Feature on Research Papers (II)

• Japanese Wives’ Decisions on Co-Residence and Employment Choices upon Husbands’ Workplace Relocation (Tenkin) (PDF:868KB)
  SEKIJIMA Kozue (Nippon Institute for Research Advancement)
  ABE Mayuko (Japan Center for Economic Research)
• The Diffusion of Parental Leave for Fathers in Japanese Firms: Exploring Antecedents and Performance Outcomes (PDF:986KB)
  
  • Advance Published on October 31, 2023 (PDF:968KB)
  UCHIDA Daisuke (Keio University)
  URAKAWA Kunio (Kyushu University)
  YU Younan (The University of Nagasaki)

Trends

• 2023 Shunto: Highest Wage Hike in 30 Years, Yet Its Sustainability a Challenge (PDF:1.3MB)
  OGINO Noboru

Judgments and Orders

• Worker Status of Platform Workers under the Labor Union Act
  The Uber Japan and One Other Company Case (PDF:923MB)
  ZHONG Qi

Series: Japan's Employment System and Public Policy

• Changes in Japanese Policies for Accepting Foreign Workers for the Purpose of Compensating for Labor Shortage (PDF:1.2MB)
  YAMAGUCHI Rui

Statistical Indicators (PDF:828KB)

Contents of Japan Labor Issues 2023 (PDF:570KB)

Published on December 25, 2023

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