Japan’s PM Abe apologizes for ‘nearly 20 years of neglecting’ disability employment issue
“ “”I am sorry as a head of an administration for a problem that had been neglected for nearly 20 years,”Abe said”
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Labor ministry lays down the law on hiring disabled people
““ “We are hoping that you will be supporters of the disabled and promote their employment by taking back what you learned through this seminar to your workplace,” said Kenichi Hojo, chief of the ministry’s Employment Development Department, at the opening of the meeting.”
Japanese Labor Ministry to conduct survey on the ‘padding’ of disability employment figures
“The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry, which holds jurisdiction over the country’s system for employment of people with disabilities, will send investigators to each ministry and agency to find out whether required standards, including the confirmation of disability certificates, are met, according to the sources.”
Ensure govt entities are prepared to accept more disabled employees
“The government must create an environment in which disabled people can work stably without overexerting themselves by tailoring work duties and working hours to suit their individual characteristics. It is important to learn from good examples in the private sector and expand the range of places where disabled people can demonstrate their abilities while working.”
First General Japanese Government Civil Service Exam for Disabled People to start February 2019
“On the 24th October, the National Personnel Authority announced that in February 2019 the central government ministry will increase the number of employment for persons with disabilities, the National Personnel Authority will conduct a unified screening examination for national public servants targeted at persons with disabilities for the first time in February next year. It is expected that hundreds of disabled people will be hired across ministries and agencies.”
Questions linger on gov’t padding of disabled workforce figures after third-party probe
“ “The probe is superficial,” said Katsunori Fujii, head of the Japan Council on Disability. “It failed to answer questions about problems the panel itself raised — the low level of interest in hiring people with disabilities, and the weak awareness about the ideals of the law.”
Japan ministries counted dead and retired people in totals to meet legal disability quotas
“Ministries and agencies “arbitrarily interpreted” guidelines for employing disabled people and counted people who were retired or even dead among their numbers in an attempt to meet legal quotas”
NHK reports on the ‘Padded Jobs’ issue in Japan [Video In English]
Reported on NHK News 7 on October 22nd 2018
Japanese Govt to aim at hiring 4,000 disabled workers in FY19
“The Japanese government is expected to conduct its first unified employment examination targeting disabled people next January or February, in an effort to raise the proportion of workers with disabilities to 2.5 percent, the legally required level for central government bodies, by the end of fiscal 2019, informed sources said.”
Shizuoka prefecture’s board of education re-examines prefectural employment rate of disabled people
“The Shizuoka prefectural board of education re-examined all faculty and staff on the 2nd October on the issue of inflating the employment of persons with disabilities. As a result, the prefectural board of education employment rate of persons with disabilities was initially reported to be 1.63%, the statutory employment rate (is 2 · 4%), which is the highest in the world. The actual figure was reported to be 2. 47%. day, Kazuaki Naomi, the director of prefectural assembly council of political affairs for Shizuoka explained.”
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