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  1. National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights

    ILO facilitated the dialogue among stakeholders to submit 2nd Common Request to the government for development of the National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights (NAP)

    02 June 2020

    On 2 June 2020, the stakeholders comprising the Working Group on the Japan's National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights (NAP) submitted the second common request to the government as a new recommendation to the NAP, following last year's first common request. The second request has been developed in response to the government's "first draft NAP" published for public comments procedure in February 2020 and to incorporate the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on human rights. ILO Office for Japan is leading this stakeholder dialogue as part of its mandate to promote social dialogue.

  2. © Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP 2024

    COVID-19 and the World of Work

    COVID-19: What role for Workers' Organizations?

    17 April 2020

    The COVID-19 outbreak is the most severe crisis facing the world since the Second World War. It is not just a public health issue, but causing massive disruptions in the world of work. Workers’ organizations have a crucial role in combating the outbreak. Discover how...​

  3. Our impact, their voices

    Water for jobs, peace and schooling

    12 February 2020

    School children stand to benefit from an ILO project that aims to promote peace and create jobs in a previously conflict-ridden region of the Philippines.

  4. ILO Seminar Report of 28th January

    Increasing importance of constructive industrial relations in supply chains in Asia

    28 January 2020

    The International Labour Organization (ILO) and Japan Council of Metalworkers' Unions (JCM) conducted a training seminar to promote constructive labour-management relationship in supply chains in Asia

  5. National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights

    Stakeholders' Common Request presented at an event co-organized by Working Group members for development of the National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights

    24 January 2020

    Stakeholders’ Common Request presented at an event co-organized by Working Group members for development of Japan's National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights held on 23 January 2020.

  6. Publication

    Fair Play - Decent Work for All through the 2020 Games: Collection of Practices to Promote Decent Work implemented by Tokyo 2020 Partners

    23 January 2020

    [Pasona Group Inc.]

  7. Publication

    Fair Play - Decent Work for All through the 2020 Games: Collection of Practices to Promote Decent Work implemented by Tokyo 2020 Partners

    23 January 2020

    [Asahi Shimbun Co., Ltd.]

  8. Publication

    Fair Play - Decent Work for All through the 2020 Games: Collection of Practices to Promote Decent Work implemented by Tokyo 2020 Partners

    23 January 2020

    [Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.]

  9. Publication

    Fair Play - Decent Work for All through the 2020 Games: Collection of Practices to Promote Decent Work implemented by Tokyo 2020 Partners

    23 January 2020

    [Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.]

  10. Publication

    Fair Play - Decent Work for All through the 2020 Games: Collection of Practices to Promote Decent Work implemented by Tokyo 2020 Partners

    23 January 2020

    [All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.]