Japan Labor Issues
Contents by Article 2017
Trends
Vol.1, No.2
- Rengo Wavering in Party Support and Joint Struggle by Opposition Parties (PDF:64.3KB)
- Nearly 40% of Companies Aim to Spend More on Training: Corporate Focus on Training Comes Clear (PDF:569KB)
Vol.1, No.1
- Government Decides “Action Plan for the Realization of Work Style Reform” : Relevant Laws To Be Amended Aimed at Overtime Limits and Equal Pay for Equal Work (PDF:640KB)
- The 2017 Shunto, Wage Rise in SMEs and Non- Regular Employment: Changes in Negotiations Led by Pacesetters (PDF:639KB)
- One in Every Three Workers Experienced “Power Harassment”: MHLW is Taking Steps to Prevent It (PDF:641KB)
Research
Vol.1, No.2
- Elderly Employment in a Society of Population Decline (PDF:1.13MB)
Errata (PDF:118KB)
Takaaki Tahara - Basic Information on Recent Elderly Employment Trends in Japan (PDF:872KB)
Yutaka Asao - 75.8% Motivated to Keep Working even after Reaching Pensionable Age: The 7th Survey on Working Life (PDF:673KB)
Vol.1, No.1
- Polarization of Working Styles: Measures to Solve the Polarization and New Category of Regular Employees (PDF:1.4MB)
Koji Takahashi
Judgments and Orders
Vol.1, No.2
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Interpretation of Work Rules on Conversion from Fixed-Term to Open-Ended Contract for a College Lecturer: The Fukuhara Gakuen(Kyushu Women's Junior College)Case (PDF:717KB)
Yota Yamamoto
Vol.1, No.1
Series: Japan' s Employment System and Public Policy
Vol.1, No.2
- Recruitment and Hiring in Japan (PDF:1.05MB)
Shinsaku Matsumoto
Vol.1, No.1
Statistical Indicators
- Statistical Indicators Vol.1, No.2, October 2017 (PDF:738KB)
- Statistical Indicators Vol.1, No.1, September 2017 (PDF:723KB)
Seminar Report
Vol.1, No.3
The 1st JILPT Tokyo Comparative Labor Policy Seminar 2017 "Identifying Major Labor Policy Issues in Contemporary World of Labor―Commonalities and Differences Crossing Regions and Nations"
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 Issues Vol.1, No.3, November-December 2017 (PDF:3.38MB)
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- 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 (Korea) - 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 (Taiwan) - Draft Regulation on Employee Invention and Innovative Workers Protection in China (PDF:453KB)
Qian WEI, Lecturer, China University of Industrial Relations (China) - Changes in the Wage System in Japan: Circumstances and Background (PDF:762KB)
Itaru NISHIMURA, Researcher, The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (Japan) - The Development and Labor Situation in Indonesia (PDF:595KB)
Hayati Sari HASIBUAN, Secretary School of Environmental Science, University of Indonesia (Indonesia) - 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 (Philippines) - Report on Identifying Major Labour Policy Issues in Malaysia (PDF:669KB)
Mary Tze Mei TIONG, Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Human Resources (Malaysia) - Collective Bargaining and Collective Agreements in Vietnam: From Legislation to Practice (PDF:472KB)
Trang Thi Kieu TRAN, Lecturer, Department of Law, Hanoi Law University (Vietnam) - 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 (Australia) - Report on Vietnam’s Rules Regulating Foreign Workers (PDF:475KB)
Hang Thuy TRAN, Lecturer of Law, Hanoi Law University (Vietnam) - Identifying Major Labour Policy Issues in Myanmar (PDF:521KB)
Eitra MYO, Senior Legal Advisor, SAGA Asia Consulting Company Ltd. (Myanmar) - Overview of Labor Legal Issues in Cambodia (PDF:457KB)
Kanharith NOP, Attorney-at-Law (Cambodia) - A Review of the Government Intervention in Labor Relations through Guidelines (PDF:538KB)
Hochang ROH, Assistant Professor, Hoseo University (Korea) - Labour Models in Local Daily Service Platforms: Current Situation and Challenges (PDF:424KB)
Manxue YIN, Associate Researcher, Institute for Labour Studies (China)
Biqian ZHAO, Institute for Labour Studies (China) - Industrial Relations Situation in India: A Report (PDF:672KB)
Girish BALASUBRAMANIAN, Assistant Professor, Xavier University, School of HRM, Bhubaneswar (India)
Manoranjan DHAL, Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode (India) - The Changes and Development of Collective Bargaining in Taiwan (PDF:429KB)
Yueh-Hung HOU, Professor, College of Law, National Taipei University (Taiwan) - 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 (Japan)
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