All resources: Japan

Seminar Report

Japan: Support for SMEs should be a key focus for multinational businesses looking to strengthen CSR in supply chains

The ILO and OECD co-host a roundtable for Japanese businesses to discuss and share ideas concerning Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) and Responsible Business Conducts (RBC) in supply chains in Asia

Fact sheet

Employment and environmental sustainability in Japan

The Employment and Environmental Sustainability Fact Sheets series provides key indicators of employment and environmental sustainability performance. They include: (i) employment in environmental sectors; (ii) skill levels; (iii) vulnerability of...

Seminar Report

Japan: Research shows businesses recognize benefits of decent work policies in electronics supply chains

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA) share expertise to promote CSR in global supply chains

African cooperative leaders share their observations on the 10th ILO-JCCU Study Tour

African cooperative leaders visited Japanese cooperatives and exchanged knowledge and practices in improving members’ livelihoods and addressing various development challenges in the changing world of work.

Book

The International Labour Organization: 100 years of global social policy

This book is the first comprehensive account of the International Labour Organization’s 100-year history.

10th ILO-JCA Public Seminar （13 September 2019）Report

Future of Work X Africa X Cooperatives

Policies, initiatives and tools to promote women’s economic empowerment in the world of work in Japan

This mapping document covers legislation, policies and initiatives on women’s economic empowerment undertaken by or of relevance to governments, employers’ and workers’ organizations of Japan, in the areas of the gender pay gap, work-life balance...

Cooperatives support recovery efforts from Typhoon Hagibis in Japan

Cooperatives are supporting the efforts to recover from Typhoon Hagibis that caused tremendous damage in central and northern Japan.

TICADVII side event

TICAD 7 Side Event - ILO Future of Work High-Level Dialogue (Held on 29 Aug. 2019) Meeting Report

RSCA in Action

Philippines: CSR training brings insights to managers and students.

CEOs and future business leaders alike are exposed to new ideas about the importance of responsible business conduct.

ILO’s message for the Platform Cooperativism Symposium in Tokyo

ILO Cooperatives Unit Manager sent a video message to the Platform Cooperativism Symposium organized by the Japan Co-operative Alliance in Tokyo.

G20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting

ILO welcomes G20 commitment to human-centred future of work policies

The G20 Labour and Employment Ministers have adopted a Declaration committing to human-centred world of work policies. The ILO’s Director-General, who took part in the meeting in Japan, welcomed the statement.

G20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting

Guy Ryder attends G20 meeting in Japan

The Director-General of the International Labour Organization heads to a meeting of the G20 Labour and Employment Ministers in Japan, focused on the future of work.

ILO centenary

Japanese Diet Adopted ILO Centenary Resolution

On 26 June 2019, National Diet of Japan in both Houses of Representatives and Councillors, unanimously adopted "Resolution concerning Japan's further contribution to the International Labour Organization (ILO) on the commemoration of the centenary...

Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7)

Guy Ryder: A human-centred approach can create decent jobs for youth in Africa

Speaking at the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7), ILO Director-General Guy Ryder outlined how a human-centred agenda can help boost productivity and create decent jobs for youth in Africa.

Event report

ILO Future of Work High-Level Dialogue（Held on 29th Aug. 2019) Report

Summary report of the ILO side event of the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7) held in Yokohama on 29 August 2019.

Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 - Cooperative contributions to SDG 14

This brief is part of the Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 series produced by the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC). Through a series of 17 briefs, one for each Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), COPAC...

Japan - Country baselines under the ILO Declaration (2000-2018)

G20 Japan 2019

ILO welcomes G20 commitment to inclusion and equality

G20 leaders, meeting in Osaka, issued a communique stressing the importance of ensuring that ageing societies are active, and supporting gender equality and women's economic empowerment.

Resolution concerning Japan's further contribution to the ILO on the commemoration of the centenary of its foundation

Resolution adopted by both houses of the Japanese National Diet on 26 June 2019 commemorating ILO's centenary.