A labor-management dispute at IBM Japan over personnel evaluations using artificial intelligence (AI) is now resolved under a landmark agreement. The Japan Metal, Manufacturing, Information and Telecommunication Workers’ Union (JMITU) revealed the agreement at …
Amazon Japan delivery driver found eligible for workers’ compensation
A self-employed delivery driver for the Japanese unit of Amazon.com Inc. has been deemed eligible for workers’ compensation after he was injured on the job, a labor union said Wednesday. …
Delivery Workers’ Union Takes on Amazon Japan
Delivery workers in Japan are fed up with Amazon Japan’s practices that make accidents and injuries more likely by increasing delivery volume and speed. They are now organising unions to …
Japan: Amazon delivery firms tell drivers to use fake ID to mask long hours
Amazon subcontractor ordered delivery workers to use someone else’s ID code to cover up long work hours. In May 2021, Amazon began using artificial intelligence and apps to direct delivery …
Japan to set human rights guidelines for companies
TOKYO — The Japanese government will draft guidelines for human rights due diligence as early as this summer to help companies detect and prevent human rights violations in their supply …
Seoul court orders Japan to pay damages over wartime sexual slavery
Japan has denounced as “utterly unacceptable” a South Korean court ruling ordering it to pay damages to women who were sexually enslaved by the Japanese military before and during the …
A Job for Life, or Not? A Class Divide Deepens in Japan
“Two court rulings threaten to further entrench distinctions in Japan between “regular” workers and the growing ranks of nonregular employees, many of whom are women… Last month, after more than …
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Japan’s Moment to Act on Forced Labor in Supply Chains
Despite past commitments, Japan is the only G-7 member that has not imposed sanctions on Beijing for its state policy of forced labor. In October 2021, the G-7 nations, including Japan, issued …