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Lim Sae Mi honors father on 'Kkokkomu' while addressing textile workers' rights 2025-05-01 [The Chosun Daily]

Companies focus on ‘bonding’ to keep young hires from quitting 2025-04-03 [The Asahi Shimbun]

Empowering educators with disabilities: The Japan Teachers' Union's commitment to inclusive education 2025-03-30 [EI]

Revitalizing rice industry with young workers 2025-03-25 [NHK World Japan]

UA Zensen reports wage hike for workers 2025-03-15 [Investing]

Firms offer over 5% wage hike for 2nd straight year: survey 2025-03-14 [Kyodo News]

Japan ranks 3rd worst place for working women in 2024 int'l ranking 2025-03-09 [Kyodo News]

Biggest union group demands highest wage hike since 1993 2025-03-06 [The Times]

Japan's metalworker unions demand record pay hike 2025-03-04 [JT]

Manufacturing sector union members demand record pay hike in 2025 2025-02-27 [Reuters]

Amazon DSP Drivers-The Hidden Cost of Free Shipping 2025-02-13 [PARC]

Real wages down for 3rd year in row as inflation strains budgets 2025-02-06 [Asahi Shimbun]

Firms urged to end 'maternity harassment' of foreign technical interns 2025-01-13 [The Mainichi]

Japan's education crisis: New survey calls for urgent action 2024-12-16 [Education International]

PM Ishiba calls on businesses for big wage rises next year 2024-11-26 [Reuters]

UA ZENSEN’s commitment to organizing part-time workers wins Breaking Through Award 2024-11-19 [UNI Global Union]

UA Zensen Union Aims for Continued 6% Wage Hike in 2025 2024-11-06 [Bloomberg]

Exploring labour relations, social dialogue and union dynamics: Insights from India and Japan 2024-10-21 [UNI Global Union]

‘They refused to let me go’: Japanese workers turn to resignation agencies to quit jobs 2024-10-19 [Guardian]

Big wage increase sought by Japan’s largest union slightly underwhelms 2024-10-17 [The Times]

Largest labor union to aim for 5% or more pay hike next year 2024-10-17 [Today]

Largest labor union to aim for 5% or more pay hike next year 2024-10-16 [The Mainichi]

ITUC applauds Nihon Hidankyo's Nobel Peace Prize win 2024-10-15 [ITUC]

Unions Just Secured The Biggest Pay Hike Since 1990 2024-07-04 [Finimize]

Pay hikes hit 33-year high driven by rising prices, labor shortages 2024-07-03 [Asahi Shimbun]

Nearly half of workers report 'customer harassment' in last 2 yrs: Japan survey 2024-06-06 [The Mainichi]

Fostering peace through education: A priority for Japanese and Korean unions 2024-05-28 [Education International]

Union demands changes to address teacher workload and well-being 2024-05-17 [Education International]

Average Pay Scale Hike in Japan Hits Record High 2024-04-03 [Nippon]

Average Pay Scale Hike in Japan Hits Record High 2024-04-03 [Nippon]

Why Japan’s ‘shunto’ wage hikes may not bring cheer to over 80% of its workers 2024-04-03 [CNBC]

Japan’s labor unions win big pay raises for members 2024-03-21 [JT]

Google workers in Japan have joined a labor union in response to planned layoffs 2024-03-19 [engadget]

Japanese workers get biggest pay hikes in 33 years 2024-03-16 [Yahoo]

Union group announces biggest wage hikes in 33 years, presaging shift at central bank 2024-03-16 [Reuters]

Firms offer biggest pay rise since 2013, largest industrial union says 2024-03-14 [Reuters]

Toyota, Nissan offer large pay hikes, fuel hope of beating deflation 2024-03-13 [The News]

Pay hikes at Japan Inc set stage for rate rise 2024-03-13 [Reuters]

Unions demand highest wage hikes in 30 years 2024-03-12 [HRM Asia]

Top Union Group Demands Highest Wage Hike in 30 Years 2024-03-09 [Bloomberg]

Major union wins big pay hikes for some members, talks continue 2024-03-07 [Saltwire]

Wage rise demands 2024-03-07 [Nikkei Asia]

Former Canadian Embassy worker wins battle for Japanese employment benefits 2024-03-05 [The News]

Former Canadian embassy worker wins battle for Japanese employment benefits 2024-03-05 [Today]

Toyota gives no answer to union demands at second round of wage talks 2024-02-28 [Reuters]

Toyota Union Seeks Higher Wages, Bonus in Negotiations 2024-02-20 [Bloomberg]

Anime and manga creators, dream workers pushed to the limit? 2024-02-15 [Equal Times]

Historic Wage Hike Demands by Labor Unions in Japan's Automotive Industry 2024-02-14 [BNN]

Unions of Automakers Demand High-Level Pay Raises This Year 2024-02-14 [The News]

Steel workers demand record pay hikes in spring talks 2024-02-09 [Saltwire]

This month in labour history

This month in labour history

1-06-1949 Introduction of a new version of the law governing the activity of trade unions. [more]