In a case where one or both parties to an individual labor-related dispute (hereinafter referred to as "disputing parties") set forth in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article (except disputes on matters concerning the recruitment and employment of workers) files an application for mediation for the individual labor-related dispute, if the Director of the Prefectural Labour Bureau finds it necessary for the resolution of the individual labor-related dispute, the Director is to have the Dispute Coordinating Committee conduct mediation.
The provisions of paragraph 3 of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to a case where a worker files the application set forth in the preceding paragraph.
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