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JILAF E-mail Magazine

The Japan International Labour Foundation (JILAF) regularly distributes an e-mail magazine in order to further enhance our information-transmitting functions and to publicize our projects to people in exchange countries, program participants, and labour-related personnel, as well as members of the general public.

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12.17.2024
JTUC-RENGO Holds “Freelance Summit” in Tokyo, Addressing New Laws and Challenges for Freelancers No.432
12.9.2024
Exchange of Views among Government, Labour, and Management Held No.431
11.20.2024
Economic and Labour Situation in Japan, November 2024 No.430
11.6.2024
Results of the National Tax Agency’s Survey on Private-Sector Wages in 2023 No.429
10.31.2024
Economic and Labour Situation in Japan, October 2024 No.428
9.17.2024
Economic and Labour Situation in Japan, September 2024 No.427
8.26.2024
Proposals for Reforming Labour Unions by RENGO Think Tank No.426
8.13.2024
Economic and Labour Situation in Japan, August 2024 No.425
8.8.2024
Sharpest Ever Minimum Wage Rise amid Inflation No.424
7.18.2024
Economic and Labour Situation in Japan, July 2024 No.423
7.8.2024
RENGO President Yoshino Attends Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy No.422
6.17.2024
Economic and Labour Situation in Japan, June 2024 No.421
5.23.2024
Economic and Labour Situation in Japan, May 2024 No.420
5.20.2024
Firms Unable to Raise Wages Face Survival Threat in Inflation Era No.419
4.11.2024
Economic and Labour Situation in Japan, April 2024 No.418
3.21.2024
In Japan, groundbreaking wage hikes after 33 years No.417
3.21.2024
Economic and Labour Situation in Japan, March 2024 No.416
3.14.2024
Human Rights Due Diligence and Labour Unions No.415
2.29.2024
Japanese Government Presents Proposal for New Skill Developing Program for Foreign Workers No.414
2.26.2024
British Post Office Ltd‘s Commissioned Sub-postmaster False Charge Scandal: Background No.413
2.22.2024
Economic and Labour Situation in Japan, February 2024 No.412
2.19.2024
Japan Business Federation “Recommendations for Labour Legislation Centered on Labour？Management Autonomy” and Labour？Management Consultation System No.411
2.15.2024
Wage, Hours Worked, and Employment in 2023 －Real wages dropped 2.5%－ No.410
2.5.2024
2024 First Exchange of Views Held Among Government, Labour, and Management No.409
1.16.2024
Economic and Labour Situation in Japan, January 2024 No.408
1.9.2024
2023 Basic Survey of Trade Unions — Organization Rate Lowest Ever — No.407
12.15.2023
Economic and Labour Situation in Japan, December 2023 No.406
11.16.2023
Economic and Labour Situation in Japan, November 2023 No.405
10.16.2023
Results of the National Tax Agency’s Survey on Private-Sector Wages in 2022 No.404
10.13.2023
Economic and Labour Situation in Japan, October 2023 No.403
9.20.2023
Economic and Labour Situation in Japan, September 2023 No.402
8.23.2023
Economic and Labour Situation in Japan, August 2023 No.401
8.18.2023
General Contractors’ Union Protests Against Request for Exemption from Overtime Regulations for Expo Pavilion Construction No.400
8.4.2023
90% of Labour Unions Say Labour–Management Relations Are Stable, While Sogo Seibu Labour Union Establishes Right to Strike No.399
7.27.2023
Economic and Labour Situation in Japan, July 2023 No.398
6.20.2023
Economic and Labour Situation in Japan, June 2023 No.397
6.9.2023
Economic and Labour Situation in Japan, May 2023 No.396
5.26.2023
Economic and Labour Situation in Japan, May 2023 No.395
5.23.2023
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Participates in May Day and Expresses Support for Wage Increases No.394
5.18.2023
Economic and Labour Situation in Japan, April 2023 No.393
5.10.2023
The Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2022 No.392
4.28.2023
Exchange of Views between Government, Labour and Management Held for First Time in Eight Years No.391
3.31.2023
Economic and Labour Situation in Japan, March 2023 No.390
3.2.2023
“Wage, Hours Worked, and Employment in 2022 – Real Wages Fall 0.9% -“ No.389
2.27.2023
“Two Employer Legacies from the 1900s Recognized as “”Japan’s Labor Heritage”” – Improved working conditions at a spinning works in Kurashiki and the introduction of the eight-hour workday in Kobe -“ No.388
2.21.2023
“Economic and Labour Situation in Japan, February 2023 Labour Force Survey 2022 Yearly Average Results” No.387
2.20.2023
2023 Spring Labour Struggle Kicks Off on January 23 with Labour-Management Meeting No.386
2.10.2023
U.S. and Japanese governments establish task force to promote human rights in supply chains No.385
1.26.2023
“2022 Basic Survey of Trade Unions — Organization Rate Lowest Ever—“ No.384
1.25.2023
“Economic and Labour Situation in Japan, January 2023 PM Kishida Urges Wage Increases to Prop Up Japanese Economy” No.383
12.16.2022
Economic and Labour Situation in Japan, December 2022 No.382
12.12.2022
“Tokyo Labor Relations Commission Recognizes Collective Bargaining Rights of Uber Eats Union” No.381
12.8.2022
“RENGO Strengthens Support for Freelance Workers – Workers in the cultural, performing arts, and artistic fields are a priority -“ No.380
11.17.2022
Economic and Labour Situation in Japan, November 2022 No.379
11.15.2022
Wages Not Keeping Pace with Rising Prices No.378
10.31.2022
Results of the National Tax Agency’s Survey on Private-Sector Wages in 2021 No.377
10.28.2022
How can wages in Japan be increased? No.376
10.24.2022
Economic and Labour Situation in Japan October 2022 No.375
10.19.2022
Japan’s Middle Class in Crisis No.374
9.22.2022
Economic and Labour Situation in Japan September 2022 No.373
9.20.2022
RENGO 2022 Summary of Spring Labour Struggle – Evaluation and Challenges No.372
8.29.2022
The Limitations of Japanese-style Labour－Management Negotiations as Reflected in “Employment or Wage Increases” No.371
8.23.2022
Survey on Labour Disputes 2021 No.370
8.22.2022
Economic and Labour Situation in Japan August 2022 No.369
8.1.2022
JTUC-RENGO to Kick Off New Activities to Increase Youth Participation – One Effort to Build a New Style of Labor Movements – No.368
7.21.2022
Economic and Labour Situation in Japan July 2022 No.367
6.30.2022
Freelance Labour Unions Continue to Form, National Organization Emerges No.366
6.17.2022
Economic and Labour Situation in Japan June 2022 No.365
5.23.2022
Economic and Labour Situation in Japan May 2022 No.364
5.20.2022
Freelancer Makes Debut at RENGO May Day Rally No.363
4.20.2022
Economic and Labour Situation in Japan April 2022 No.362