Gov't, Keidanren, Rengo agree to promote work sharing

TOKYO, Japan - Representatives from government, business and labor sectors compiled a document Dec. 4 aimed at ensuring job security in the deteriorating labor market by means such as promoting work sharing. The representatives -- (from R to L) Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren) Chairman Hiroshi Okuda, Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Chikara Sakaguchi, and Kiyoshi Sasamori, president of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengo) -- held a news conference after their meeting in Tokyo.

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