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Action to support new law against harassment by customers [UNI] 02-04-2026


Le Japon publie des lignes directrices pour accompagner la nouvelle loi contre le harcèlement [UNI] 02-04-2026


Firms agree to 5.26% wage hike, top union group's preliminary data shows [Reuters] 23-03-2026


Rengo head urges wide-ranging changes for gender equality [The Times] 11-02-2026


“Shunto” Spring Wage Talks Kick Off in Japan [Japan News] 27-01-2026



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Japan ratifies the Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) 2026-04-03 [ILO]

Le Japon publie des lignes directrices pour accompagner la nouvelle loi contre le harcèlement 2026-04-02 [UNI]

Action to support new law against harassment by customers 2026-04-02 [UNI]

Firms agree to 5.26% wage hike, top union group's preliminary data shows 2026-03-23 [Reuters]

Fagforening stusser over at flere i Norge ønsker kjernekraft 2026-02-22 [Fri fagbevegelse]

Rengo head urges wide-ranging changes for gender equality 2026-02-11 [The Times]

“Shunto” Spring Wage Talks Kick Off in Japan 2026-01-27 [Japan News]

Rengo says the environment for wage talks this year is not so bad 2026-01-27 [Investing.com]

Keidanren Vows to Lead Wage Hike Efforts 2026-01-20 [Nippon.com]

UA Zensen : le plus grand syndicat industriel du Japon à un tournant 2026-01-15 [IndustriALL]

UA Zensen: el mayor sindicato industrial de Japón en un momento decisivo 2026-01-15 [IndustriALL]

UA Zensen: Japan’s largest industrial union at a turning point 2026-01-13 [IndustriALL]

Bedriften brukte kunstig intelligens for å evaluere arbeiderne. Da ble det bråk 2026-01-05 [Fri fagbevegelse]

Global BWI and Japanese affiliates reaffirm partnership, forge stronger action for the new year 2025-12-11 [BWI]

Japan S. Korea to hold solo commemoration for Korean victims of Sado mine forced labor next week 2025-11-13 [Yonhap News Agency ]

Urgent action needed to reduce teachers’ workload and increase education funding 2025-11-10 [Education International]

Japan Western Australia Kwinana Grain Terminal lockout garners international attention with Japanese wharf union to report to ITF 2025-10-14 [Countryman]

Japan Zenkoku-Kowan letter of support for CBH Kwinana workers during lockout 2025-10-11 [MUA]

Japan East Asia LaborFest – Our Shared Struggles – Tokyo 2025-10-05 [Asian Labour Review]

Japan A Festival of East Asia Labour Movements 2025-10-05 [Asian Labour Review]

Pension reforms needed in Japan as women's work styles evolve 2025-09-17 [The Mainichi]

Japan Motorcycle firm union marks 100th day of strike for ‘living wage’ For more info  ActNOW!  2025-08-28 [Inquirer.net]

Japan Faces Demographic Crisis | Turns to Foreign Workers to Strengthen Its Economy 2025-08-15 [DD India]

Japan Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Never again 2025-08-11 [IUF]

Global 80 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki: A renewed call for peace 2025-08-07 [UNI Global Union]

Quatre-vingts ans après Hiroshima et Nagasaki, l’accélération de la course à l’armement nous éloigne-t-elle de la paix ? 2025-08-06 [CSI]

Global A 80 años de dos bombas atómicas, ¿la aceleración de la carrera armamentística nos aleja de la paz? 2025-08-06 [CSI]

Global 'No one else should suffer like this': honouring the atomic people 80 years on 2025-08-06 [EPSU]

Japan Eighty years after the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, is the escalating arms race taking us further away from peace? 2025-08-06 [ITUC]

Japan Delegação da CGTP-IN está no Japão nos 80 anos de Hiroshima e Nagasaki 2025-08-04 [CGTP]

An Afternoon in Sendai: Youth Activism, Foodbank and Community Farm 2025-07-20 [Asian Labour Review]

Japan Kawasaki Motors Philippines' non-response to allegations For more info  ActNOW!  2025-07-07 [Business & Human Rights Resource Centre]

Japanese firms take steps to protect outdoor workers as heatwave sizzles on 2025-07-07 [Reuters]

Japan Workers and union go on strike to demand living wage and benefits after unsuccessful CBA negotiations with employer For more info  ActNOW!  2025-05-22 [Business & Human Rights Resource Centre]

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

В Японии проходит забастовка 17 тысяч докеров 2025-04-21 [sb.by]

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

Empoderar al personal docente con discapacidad: el compromiso del Sindicato de Docentes de Japón con la educación inclusiva 2025-03-30 [IE]

Soutenir les personnels en situation de handicap : l’engagement du syndicat japonais JTU pour une éducation inclusive 2025-03-30 [IE]

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

Japan La renaissance du nucléaire soulève des problématiques concernant les travailleurs et la sécurité 2025-03-27 [IndustriALL]

Japan El renacimiento nuclear plantea problemas de seguridad y laborales 2025-03-27 [IndustriALL]

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

“On revendique l'amélioration des salaires et des conditions de travail pour tous” Toshiaki Ishikawa du syndicat japonais Zenroren 2025-03-15 [CGT]

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]

Крупные японские компании обещают существенное повышение зарплат 2025-03-12 [Интерфакс]

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]

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