The English version of the Labour Bulletin is back! This bulletin contains information on law changes that have either passed, or are being discussed, in parliament, court decisions, and other labor issues in Japan that are of interest to activists.
In this bulletin:
- Lower House election announced; parties sharpen their arguments
- “Act on Ensuring Proper Transactions Involving Specified Entrusted Business Operators” (new freelance law) comes into effect November 1, 2024
- “Termination is unfair”: school counselors in Tokyo sue the prefecture
- “Amazon ‘outsourced contract’ delivery drivers are workers too”: arguments begin in court case seeking payment for overtime–plaintiffs describe overworked condition
- Increase in accidents at dispatch jobs: short experience and frequent workplace changes lead to high risk; “doubts about safety management”
- Boeing to lay off 17,000 employees, about 10% of total: business in difficulty
- One in eight science researchers facing termination of employment
- Okayama passes prefectural ordinance to promote accepting foreign personnel: Prefectural Council, September regular meeting
- RENGO to demand pay increases of “5% or more”: Shunto Plan adds more for those at small and medium companies
- Unemployment in Gaza surges to 80%, GDP shrinks by 85%: ILO
- Same-sex partners to be considered spouses, eligible for benefits starting next July–JR Tokai
- Seven in ten freelancers have experienced being “beat down” on prices, says FTC ahead of new law
- “Spot work” registrations rise rapidly by 20 million; work accidents, pay “risks to the worker”
And more!!