Disability News Japan Podcast: Disability Welfare Organizations Highlight Staff Shortages Ahead of Next Fiscal Year

By Barrier Free Japan

December 15 2023

TOKYO – In preparation for the next fiscal year’s revision of compensation for welfare services for persons with disabilities, Kyosaren, a Tokyo-based national organization that supports persons with disabilities, submitted a petition signed by 1,411 organizations to Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Keizo Takemi on December 8th, requesting a positive revision of basic compensation in light of the severe operating environment at service centers, including a serious labor shortage.

Episode Notes: https://barrierfreejapan.com/2023/12/08/as-preparations-for-next-fiscal-year-are-made-disability-welfare-organization-in-japan-warns-of-unprecedentedly-severe-staff-shortage/