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2013 October 2 - 8 [LABOR]

Gov’t council demands lifting of ban on day labor

The government’s Council for Regulatory Reform on October 4 called for drastic deregulation of the temporary labor service law, including removal of the ban on day labor.

In the statement it published, the council argues that the Worker Dispatch Law’s regulations related to jobs and time periods for the use of temporary workers are “no longer reasonable when nearly 40% of workers are working on non-regular contracts”.

It demands that temporary workers be allowed to be used in all work categories for longer than the current time limit of up to 3 years.

Amid increasing public criticism against the so-called “black corporations”, the council’s proposal goes directly against workers’ demands for better working conditions, said Akahata.

What is needed now is a drastic revision of the Worker Dispatch Law in order to prohibit manufacturers from using temporary workers and to restrict the use of temporary labor only for specific and occasional purposes.