Over Half of Companies in Toyama Prefecture Employ No People with Disabilities [Podcast Episode]

By Barrier Free Japan

November 8 2024

TOYAMA – Companies in Japan of a certain size are required by law to employ people with disabilities, according to the ‘Act on Promotion of Employment of People with Disabilities’.

Companies with 40 or more employees in Japan are required by law to employ at least one person with a disability. According to the Toyama Labor Bureau, over half of the companies that meet that certain size have not employed a single person, so-called zero-employment companies.

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Over Half of Companies in Toyama Prefecture Employ No People with Disabilities