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• Aiming towards better working conditions in the anime industry, Labor Standards Inspection Offices hold a seminar.
• The MHLW has finalized plans to offer long-term training courses of 1 or 2 years for irregularly-employed workers aiming to acquire national qualifications.
• Public elementary and junior-high schools are short of more than 700 teachers nationwide.
• Labor Standards Inspection Office inspections in Fukui Prefecture find legal violations in 72% of workplaces.
• The labor agreement at Dentsu was found to be “invalid”.
• Internal strife looms as Rengo changes course to approve of the “Zero Overtime Pay Law”.
• The Bank of Japan’s “Sakura Report” shows worry of increased bankruptcies due to labor shortage.
• Debate begins on revising the statute of limitations regarding unpaid-wage claims.
(Translated from Japanese)