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Labor Standards Act

労働基準法（ろうどうきじゅんほう）

124 articlesIn force 17 July 2026

Chapter I General Provisions Article 1Principles for Working Conditions Article 2Deciding Working Conditions Article 3Equal Treatment Article 4The Principle of Equal Wages for Men and Women Article 5Prohibition of Forced Labor Article 6Elimination of Exploitation by Intermediaries Article 7Guarantee of the Exercise of Civil Rights Article 8Deleted Article 9Definitions Article 10 Article 11 Article 12 Chapter II Labor Contracts Article 13Contracts Violating This Act Article 14Contract Period; Related Matters Article 15Making the Working Conditions Explicit Article 16Prohibition on Establishing the Compensation for Loss or Damage in Advance Article 17Prohibition on Offsetting against Advances Article 18Compulsory Savings Article 19Restrictions on the Dismissal of Workers Article 20Advance Notice of Dismissal Article 21 Article 22Certificate on Separation from Employment Article 23Return of Money and Goods Chapter III Wages Article 24Payment of Wages Article 25Emergency Payments Article 26Allowance for Absence from Work Article 27Guaranteed Payment at Piece Rates Article 28Minimum Wage Articles 29 to 31Deleted Chapter IV Working Hours, Breaks, Days Off, and Annual Paid Leave Article 32Working Hours Article 32-2 Article 32-3 Article 32-3-2 Article 32-4 Article 32-4-2 Article 32-5 Article 33Off-Hours Work and Work on Days Off in Cases of Temporary Need Due to a Disaster or Other Event Article 34Breaks Article 35Days Off Article 36Off-Hours Work and Work on Days Off Article 37Premium Wages for Off-Hours Work, Work on Days Off, and Night Work Article 38Calculation of Hours Worked Article 38-2 Article 38-3 Article 38-4 Article 39Annual Paid Leave Article 40Special Provisions on Working Hours and Breaks Article 41Workers Exempt from the Application of Provisions on Working Hours, Breaks, and Days Off Article 41-2 Chapter V Safety and Health Article 42 Articles 43 to 55Deleted Chapter VI Minors Article 56Minimum Age Article 57Certificates for Minors Article 58Labor Contracts with Minors Article 59 Article 60Working Hours and Days Off Article 61Night Work Article 62Restrictions on Engagement in Dangerous and Hazardous Operations Article 63Prohibition on Belowground Labor Article 64Traveling Expenses for Returning Home Chapter VI-2 Expectant and Postpartum Mothers; Women of Childbearing Age Article 64-2Limitations on Belowground Operations Article 64-3Limitations on Dangerous and Hazardous Operations Article 65Before and After Childbirth Article 66 Article 67Time for Child Care Article 68Measures for Women Who Find It Extremely Difficult to Work on Days of Their Menstrual Periods Chapter VII Training of Skilled Laborers Article 69Elimination of Harmful Practices in Apprenticeships Article 70Special Provisions Regarding Vocational Training Article 71 Article 72 Article 73 Article 74Deleted Chapter VIII Compensation for Injury or Illness Article 75Medical Compensation Article 76Compensation for Absence from Work Article 77Compensation for Disabilities Article 78Exceptions to Compensation for Absence from Work and to Compensation for Disabilities Article 79Compensation for Bereaved Family Article 80Funeral Expenses Article 81Compensation for Discontinuation Article 82Payment of Compensation in Installments Article 83Right to Receive Compensation Article 84This Act's Relationship to Other Laws Article 85Administrative Review and Arbitration Article 86 Article 87Exceptions for Contracts for Work Article 88Details of Compensation Chapter IX Rules of Employment Article 89Duty to Draw Up and File Rules of Employment Article 90Procedures for Drawing Up Rules of Employment Article 91Restrictions on Provisions for Sanctions Article 92Relationship of the Rules of Employment to Laws and Regulations and to Collective Agreements Article 93Relationship of the Rules of Employment to Labor Contracts Chapter X Communal Housing Article 94Autonomy of Life in Communal Housing Article 95Order in Life in Communal Housing Article 96Communal Housing Facilities and Safety and Health Article 96-2Administrative Measures for Supervision Article 96-3 Chapter XI Inspection Organizations Article 97Staff Members of Inspection Organizations Article 98Deleted Article 99Authority of the Director-General of the Labor Standards Management Bureau Article 100Authority of the Director-General of the Women's Management Bureau Article 101Authority of Labor Standards Inspectors Article 102 Article 103 Article 104Report to Inspection Organizations Article 104-2Reports Article 105Duties of Labor Standards Inspectors Chapter XII Miscellaneous Provisions Article 105-2The State's Duty to Provide Assistance Article 106Duty to Make Known Laws and Regulations Article 107Roster of Workers Article 108Wage Ledger Article 109Preservation of Records Article 110Deleted Article 111Free Certification Article 112Application to the State and Public Organizations Article 113Establishment of Orders Article 114Payment of Additional Monies Article 115Prescription Article 115-2Transitional Measures Article 116Exclusion from Application Chapter XIII Penal Provisions Article 117 Article 118 Article 119 Article 120 Article 121

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as amended by Act Partially Amending the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act, etc. (Act No. 60 of 2026)労働者災害補償保険法等の一部を改正する法律

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