"ILO基本条約を批准へ、労働安全衛生法改正で," 22 March 2025

"Unofficial Japanese-to-English translation by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre"

The government has requested approval from the current Diet session to ratify the Convention Concerning Occupational Safety and Health and the Working Environment, one of the fundamental conventions of the International Labor Organization (ILO). The Cabinet decision to request approval was dated the 11th, in light of efforts to expand the scope of protection under domestic laws that protect the safety of workers...

ILO conventions call on countries and companies to take necessary measures to prevent workplace accidents and other incidents...