All publications: Japan
Report
The Skills development and employment situation in Indonesia's electronic sector: Navigating technological changes and labour transitions
The International Labour Organization (ILO), under the Skills Development and Responsible Business Conduct for Transition Project funded by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan, in collaboration with the Institute for Economic...
Fact sheet
Resilient, Inclusive and Sustainable Supply Chains Asia (RISSC) in Thailand
Funded by the Government of Japan, the RISSC project aims to build more resilient, inclusive and sustainable global supply chains as an entry point and catalyst for advancing decent work, addressing human and labour right risks, and building forward...
APESO
Asia-Pacific Employment and Social Outlook 2024: Promoting decent work and social justice to manage ageing societies
This Asia-Pacific Employment and Social Outlook 2024 report pulls together the most recent statistics to depict the state of the labour market and its impact on the 3.4 billion people living in the region. Beyond past trends, the report examines the...
Full report
Responsible Business Conduct and Human Rights Due Diligence: Good Practices of Japanese Companies Operating in Bangladesh, Cambodia and...
The ILO Office for Japan and the Research & Analysis Department of the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) signed a memorandum of understanding on joint research in October 2022 to conduct research on initiatives related to human rights...
ADBI-OECD-ILO joint publication
Labor migration in Asia: Trends, skills certification, and seasonal work
The report describes the labour migration landscape and trends in Asia as the region continues its post-COVID-19 pandemic recovery.
Integrated approaches for formalization in Asia and the Pacific
This report highlights why the multi-faceted dimensions of informality demand an integrated approach to formalization, outlines the nature of an integrated approach to employment formalization, reviews the extent that countries in Asia and the...
Responsible Business Conduct and Human Rights Due Diligence: Good Practices of Japanese Companies
This case studies report summarizes good practices on human rights due diligence by Japanese enterprises engaged in manufacturing, including textiles/apparel, electronics and electronic parts, and have operations or business partners in Bangladesh,...
Policy Brief
Minimum wage response to COVID-19 and inflation crises: An Asia-Pacific region overview
This policy brief presents a comprehensive analysis of nominal and real minimum wages in the Asia-Pacific region from 2015 to 2022, taking into account the impact of inflation on the purchasing power of workers. Concentrating on 22 countries with...
Youth employment
Technology in public employment services to promote youth employment in Asia and the Pacific
This report provides insights into how public employment services in Asia-Pacific are digitally transforming and how they are using technology to support youth in the labour market.
Publication
A Review of Wage Setting through Collective Bargaining
Japan-ILO Cooperation
Factsheet, April 2023
Safety + Health for All
Highlights from projects funded by Japan (2021-2022)
This fact sheet highlights key results achieved in the field of safety and health at work through seven projects funded by the Government of Japan in 2021-2022.
Tripartite declaration of principles concerning multinational enterprises and social policy (MNE Declaration)
Executive Summary
World Employment and Social Outlook 2023: The value of essential work [Summary]
Key workers are essential for societies to function. This report calls for a revaluation of their work to reflect their social contribution, and for greater investment in key sectors.
Policy recommendations for Japan towards achieving the labour dimension of corporate social responsibility - Japan’s national policy...
Green jobs
Japan: The Employment - Environment - Climate Nexus: Employment and environmental sustainability factsheet
The Employment-Environment-Climate Nexus Factsheets are a series produced for countries in the Asia-Pacific region. This Factsheet provides key features of labour market and environmental sustainability performance in Japan, as well as vulnerability...
Principles of the MNE Declaration
Global Estimates of Modern Slavery: Forced Labour and Forced Marriage - Executive Summary
Responsible Supply Chains in Asia: The Electronics Sector in Japan
This report generates an in-depth understanding of employment and labour issues in the electronics sector in Asian countries where Japanese multinational enterprises (MNEs) have their operation and sourcing.
Responsible Supply Chains in Vehicle Parts Industry Case Studies and Challenges
The report provides good practices and challenges in line with international instruments including the ILO’s Multinational Enterprises Declaration, by researching responsible supply chains implemented by Japanese enterprises in the automotive...