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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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VIDEO Asia 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]

India 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]

Japan Remembering Hiroshima: A call for a nuclear-free world 2024-08-07 [UNI Global Union]

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]

Korea 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]

Asia 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]

In wake of JAL crash, air traffic controllers call for significant staff increase 2024-02-08 [Today]

Major union UA Zensen calls for 6% pay raise to support BOJ policy shift 2024-02-02 [The Times]

Toyota Union Seeking Higher Wages, Bonus in Annual Negotiations 2024-01-31 [BNN]

Jetstar crews strike for pay, union rights 2024-01-30 [Green Left Weekly]

Pay hikes at small firms in focus at Japan’s spring wage negotiations 2024-01-29 [The Times]

Toyota’s labor union demanding largest annual bonus yet for workers 2024-01-29 [Teslarati]

Education union calls for government action as teachers average daily workload exceeds 11 hours 2024-01-28 [EI]

Delivery workers' union seeks gov't help after Amazon Japan refuses collective talks 2024-01-26 [The Mainichi]

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This month in labour history


1-02-1947 On this date, the rival confederations Sanbetsu and Sodomei announced a national strike. Many unaffiliated unions join in over wage demands and the resignation of the government. [more]

4-02-1905 Wage tensions amid a wealth display by employers turn into an insurrectional strike lasting 3 days in the copper mines of Ashio, located a hundred kilometers north of Tokyo. [more]

22-02-1927 The first union for Korean casual labourers in Japan was formed: the Casual Workers' Union (Jiyü Rõdõsha Kumiai). [more]

23-02-1927 The first union for Korean casual labourers in Japan was formed: the Casual Workers' Union (Jiyü Rõdõsha Kumiai). It was organised by Korean anarchists Mun Seong-hun, Lee Si-woo, O Seong-mun, and others. [more]