Saturday, August 29, 2015

#JAPAN: New Law Requires Businesses To Set Goals For Hiring Women

[world politics news]


Japanese lawmakers approved a law Friday requiring large employers to set and publicize targets for hiring or promoting women as managers. The law approved by a vote of 230-1 in the House of Councillors is intended to promote greater gender equality and counter labor shortages that are arising as Japan's population ages and declines.

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