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Case study on the ratification of Convention 181: Japan

Key role of private employment agencies in strengthening national labour markets: The Japan way

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)

347th ILO's Governing Body

ILO Director-General warns of rise in global inequalities, highlights need for global coalition on social justice

At the opening session of the ILO Governing Body meeting, the Director-General has stressed the urgent need for a broad-based and co-ordinated response to promote social justice and tackle economic and social inequalities.

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.

Special Advisor to Japan’s Prime Minister joins workshop on business and human rights in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Special Advisor to Japan’s Prime Minister visits garment factory in Bangladesh

Joint ILO-UNICEF report

Number of children without critical social protection increasing globally

Multiple crises set to plunge more children into poverty creating an urgent need to scale-up social protection, new joint ILO-UNICEF report warns.

Social dialogue

Governments, employers and workers meet to strengthen industrial relations in Southeast Asia

Nine Southeast Asian countries and Japan highlight the importance of social dialogue for competitive business, growth and decent work.

Fostering Labour and Social Security Attorneys in Business and Human Rights

Responsible business conduct in global supply chains in Asia

Among the countries covered by the ILO-OECD Responsible Supply Chains in Asia (RSCA) programme in Asia, Vietnam, Thailand, and Philippines had a higher backward participation index than forward participation. On the other hand, Japan, China, and...

Responsible business conduct in Japan electronics supply chains

Traditionally dominated by vertically integrated firms, the electronics sector moved towards modular industry structures sometime in the 1980s, as the components required to produce electronic goods became more standardized. Under a modular...

Responsible business conduct in Japan auto parts supply chains

The automotive industry is composed of the motor vehicle assemblers and manufacturers of components and parts. Given that a single car has more than 30,000 parts, auto parts manufacturing is the largest subsector of the automotive industry. Migrant...

ILO and JICA sign MOC to promote Business and Human Rights

ILO co-hosts the “Decent Work and the Social and Solidarity Economy” Seminar, a pre-event of the Japan Society for International...

The SSE Research Group of the Japan Society for International Development (JASID), Solidaridad Japan, and ILO Office for Japan, held an event titled the "Decent Work and the Social Solidarity Economy (SSE)" on 2 December 2022. About 100 academics,...

Policy Recommendations in Business and Human Rights

National Strategies Aligned with International Instruments are Needed

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

ILO Tokyo and JETRO sign agreement to strengthen collaboration on co-research