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ILO’s 15th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting to be held in Kyoto, Japan will consider employment, economic outlook

The 15th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting (APRM) of the ILO will take place from 4-7 December 2011 at the Kyoto International Convention Centre (KICC), Kyoto, Japan.

Radiological Aspects of the Nuclear Accident in Fukushima

Presentation of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at the 16th Meeting of the Inter-Agency Committee on Radiation Safety.

Social Finance Working Paper #55: ROKIN Bank

The story of workers’ organizations that successfully promote financial inclusion

Information on media accreditation for the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) 15th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting (APRM)

Media are welcome to cover the ILO’s 15th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting which will be taking place in Kyoto, Japan, from 4-7 December 2011.

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...

The role of employment in crisis recovery

Emergency relief aid is the priority in the immediate aftermath of a catastrophe, but recovering jobs and livelihoods are an important part of reconstruction. Through labour-intensive infrastructure rehabilitation projects and other kinds of job...

Sectoral Country Profile - Japan

National Labour Law Profile: Japan

ILO & Japan sign agreement to boost social protection in Asia

An agreement aimed at bolstering the development of social safety nets in Asia has been signed by the International Labour Organization (ILO) Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific and the Japanese Government.

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...

Great East Japan Earthquake

This resource provides an outline of damage and suffering due to the Great East Japan Earthquake and related accident, measures and activities related to employment and workplace taken by Japanese constituents in response to the earthquake,...

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...

Chemical Exposure Limits

Recommended or mandatory occupational exposure limits (OELs) have been developed in many countries for airborne exposure to gases, vapours and particulates. The most widely used limits, called threshold limit values (TLVs), are those issued in the...

Youth unemployment a challenge in Asia and the Pacific

Young Asian women and men are increasingly finding it difficult to get jobs. This article looks at the situation in Japan, New Zealand, the Philippines and Sri Lanka. By Kee Beom Kim, Labour Economist, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the...

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.

Regional experts discuss impact of financial crisis on jobs and global production networks

New research into the effects of the economic crisis on jobs in global production networks has been highlighted at an international meeting at Thammasat University. The meeting brought together experts and researchers from 14 countries in Asia and...

Japanese Government Vice-Minister meets ILO Director-General at 98th International Labour Conference in Geneva

Mr Takao Watanabe, Japan’s Senior Vice Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare meets the ILO’s Director-General Mr Juan Somavia at the 98th ILC in Geneva.

Japan marks 35 years of support for ILO

An exhibition to mark the 35th anniversary of the Japanese Government’s support for the ILO will be held at the ILO’s Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland from 9-30 June.

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.

Towards Realisation of Decent Work in Japan in fiscal 2008

Activity plan jointly prepared by Japanese government, employer and worker members of the ILO Governing Body, ILO Office in Japan, and ILO Association of Japan Inc.