All resources: Japan

World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2013

Case Study: Bile duct cancer in printing plants in Japan

World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2013

Case Study: Karoshi: Death from overwork

Natural disaster

Back to life after the great East Japan earthquake

Residents of a city devastated by the 2011 tsunami pick up the pieces, showing just how crucial jobs are in times of disaster-recovery.

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).

Social finance

Giving banks a good name

Is it possible for banks to devote themselves to the financial welfare of workers and still survive financial crises? The ILO looks at the Rokin Bank, a union-led cooperative in Japan.

Action Plan adopted at the Seminar on Sustainable Development in Postal Services in Asia-Pacific countries

Events Report: 2012 World Day for Safety and Health at Work

The document outlines the activities that took place around the world on the occasion of the 2012 SafeDay.

ILO & Japan sign agreement to support natural disaster recovery in Asia-Pacific

The ILO and the Government of Japan have signed a new Framework for Cooperation agreement that will assist Asia-Pacific countries in dealing with the effects of natural disasters and strengthen the role of employment in early recovery and...

Japan: Cooperation Results Overview

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...

World of Work 2012: Country Brief on Japan

The labour market remains weak. Addressing fiscal imbalances while meeting employment goals is possible.

The role of the services sector as a major vehicle for job creation - Employment Policy Department Knowledge-Sharing Conference

The Employment Policy Department’s One-Day Knowledge-Sharing Conference took place on 21 November 2011 at ILO headquarters in Geneva. Its goal was to provide a forum for distinguished external experts to share their knowledge on the evolution of the...

ILO Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting concludes with Recommendations to counter employment consequences of global economic turmoil

Representatives of governments, workers and employers from the Asian, Pacific and Arab states have concluded a four day meeting at which they discussed ways the region could prepare to counter the consequences of the current economic uncertainty.

Statement by the Indonesian Minister of Manpower and Transmigration at the 2011 APRM

The Indonesian Minister of Manpower promotes decent work at the ILO Regional Meeting in Japan

The Government of Indonesia urges countries in Asia and the Pacific region to develop employment policies which focus on social protection and job creation for, especially, young people.

ILO Director-General says policy makers need to reconnect with the needs of working families and put job creation at the centre of economic...

The Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Mr Juan Somavia, warned that “dark clouds” are gathering again in Asia, even as growth rebounds and investment is flowing back. Asia’s economy is more open than ever before but...

ILO Director-General praises Japan's commitment to decent work, says efforts to solve global economic crisis must put people first

The Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Mr Juan Somavia, praised Japan's commitment to creating decent work opportunities for women, men and young people, and called on the country to continue to use its voice in the...

ILO Regional Meeting to focus on employment, economic and social vulnerabilities in Asia, the Pacific

Government ministers, representatives of workers' and employers' organizations, and academics from about 40 countries in Asia, the Pacific and the Arab States will be gathering in Kyoto, Japan to discuss how employment, economic and social progress...

Opinion editorial: A better world starts in the workplace

In preparation for the ILO’s 15th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting(APRM, to be held in Kyoto, Japan, 4-7 December, Ms Sachiko Yamamoto, ILO Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific discusses some of the important topics that will be...

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.