All publications: Japan
Report of the Fourth Regional Seminar on Industrial Relations in the ASEAN Region : 'Setting minimum wage and wage guidelines: Roles of...
Labour shortages, foreign migrant recruitment and the portability of qualifications in East and South-East Asia
This paper examines labour shortages, admission of foreign workers and the portability of qualifications in Japan, Malaysia, Republic of Korea, Singapore and Thailand.
Policy guide
Strengthening the role of employment injury schemes to help prevent occupational accidents and diseases
The aim of this guide is to provide policy recommendations for future direction in the area of employment injury schemes. The guide is targeted at national authorities dealing with occupational safety and health (OSH).
World of Work 2012: Country Brief on Japan
The labour market remains weak. Addressing fiscal imbalances while meeting employment goals is possible.
Working paper
Working Paper No. 36: "Non-standard workers: Good practices of social dialogue and collective bargaining"
This paper provides a comparative synthesis analysis of a series of national studies on non-standard work, collective bargaining and social dialogue in selected countries (Argentina,Colombia, India, Indonesia, Hungary, Japan and South Africa), which...
Statement by the Indonesian Minister of Manpower and Transmigration at the 2011 APRM
Japan and the ILO
This brochure provides an overview of current projects implemented through a partnership between the ILO and the Government of Japan, which has supported technical work in Asia and the Pacific for nearly 40 years.
Social Finance Working Paper #55: ROKIN Bank
The story of workers’ organizations that successfully promote financial inclusion
Working Paper 29: "Non-regular work: Trends, labour law policy, and industrial relations developments – The case of Japan"
This paper is one of a series of national studies on collective bargaining, social dialogue and non-standard work conducted as a pilot under the Global Product on „Supporting collective bargaining and sound industrial and employment relations‟. The...
Acute mental care policy in response to the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, Japan, 2011
The earthquake that struck Tohoku, Japan, on March 11th 2011, was the worst massive earthquake in the last two decades in this country, following those happened in Kobe in 1995 and in Niigata in 2006. The comprehensive picture of Japanese mental...
Radiation safety and protection of workers in nuclear and radiological emergency operations
Workers working in response to the emergency at the site of the Fukushima Daiichi's nuclear plant are exposed to traditional OSH risks including explosion and fire as well as to radiation. The International Basic Safety Standards for Protection...
The ASEAN Occupational Safety and Health Network: Good occupational safety and health practices 2008/2009
This publication is a compilation of the many good OSH practices in terms of national OSH frameworks, enforcement, outreach, training and research developed in recent years in ASEAN member countries.
Policies on admission low-skilled workers in Korea, Japan and Taiwan (China): Similarities and differences
Examines the role that policies are likely to play in the long-term of the three East Asian countries given demographic trends and social and economic changes that evolve in post-industrial societies.
Labour shortage responses in Japan, Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Malaysia: A review and evaluation
This paper looks at the extent of and policy responses to the problem of labour shortage in the economies of Japan, Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Malaysia.
Globalization, Flexibilization and Working Conditions in Asia and the Pacific
This unique study reviews employment conditions in Asia and the Pacific in the context of globalization and the increasing pressures towards flexibilization. It places a strong focus on the divergent experiences of individual workers regarding their...
From corporate-centred security to flexicurity in Japan
Employment Working Paper No. 17
Issues in workplace learning in Asia and the Pacific - Report of ILO/SKILLS-AP/Japan/OVTA Regional Workshop and Study Programme on...
A workshop on workplace learning was held from 22nd through 30th January 2008 in Chiba, Japan. It was designed to assist partner organizations in countries in the region increase their awareness of the importance of workplace learning. The meeting...
Japan - Country baselines under the ILO Declaration Annual Review (2000-2008): Elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and...
Japan - Country baselines under the ILO Declaration Annual Review (2000-2008): Elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory labour (FL)