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Japan: Dentsu receives warning for violating overtime rules, two years after worker suicide highlighted illegal overtime practices
Author: The Japan Times
"Advertising giant Dentsu again found violating rules on overtime hours", 5 December 2019...
- Related companies: Dentsu
Japan: Activists allege sexual harassment of job-seeking students
Author: Reuters
"Japan activists push to halt sexual harassment of job-seeking students", 2 Dec 2019...
South Korea: Draft bill proposes creation of fund for wartime labor compensation
Author: The Japan Times
"South Korea drafts bill for foundation to resolve wartime labor issue with Japan: media report", 27 Nov 2019...
Japan: Japanese workers allege labour abuses at US military bases
Author: The Asahi Shimbun
"Japanese worker abuse cases growing at U.S. military bases", 18 Nov 2019...
Japan: Labour groups oppose draft guidelines over potential misuse of harassment provisions
Author: The Mainichi Newspapers
"Fears in Japan over possible abuse of power harassment 'exemptions' in draft guidelines", 21 Nov 2019...
Japan: Labour officials hold Toyota responsible for worker suicide
Author: Reuters
“Toyota says labor officials found it responsible for worker suicide”, 18 Nov 2019...
- Related companies: Toyota
Japan: Govt. survey reveals majority of convenience owners are overworked
Author: The Mainichi Newspapers
"Japan gov't survey shows most convenience store owners overworked", 6 November 2019...
- Related companies: Lawson Inc. Seven & i
Japan: Social media outcry mounts over reports of employers prohibiting women from wearing glasses at work
Author: Thomson Reuters Foundation
"Japanese women fight for right to wear glasses to work", 8 November 2019...
Japan: Japanese Trade Union Confederation will reportedly seek hike in minimum hourly wage in next year's annual negotiations
Author: The Mainichi Newspapers
"Japan labor body to seek hike in minimum hourly wage next year", 24 October 2019...
Fast Retailing & International Organization for Migration launch initiative to investigate recruitment & employment conditions of migrant workers in supply chain
Author: International Organization for Migration
"IOM, Fast Retailing to Map Apparel Labour Supply Chains, Uphold Migrant Workers' Rights", 4 October 2019...
- Related companies: Fast Retailing